4 Bed Detached House For Sale

We are delighted to introduce you to Edelweiss, the most wonderfully spacious and comfortable family home cosseted in a third of an acre of glorious gardens and peacefully located in one of South Oxfordshire’s most desirable villages.

In a secluded neighbourhood on the outskirts of enchanting East Hanney, this luxurious detached four-bedroom house is on the market for the first time since it was built in 2000 by renowned local developer Andrew Herring, and it’s simply stunning!

Step inside and you’ll be entranced by the fresh contemporary vibe and immaculate presentation, all enhanced by a stylish pared back décor and oodles of natural light.

There’s a wonderful flow to Edelweiss with generously proportioned rooms throughout, and this is particularly illustrated at the hub of the home - the wonderful 26x14ft kitchen/dining room where the wall of bifold doors give a first glimpse of the dazzling gardens in all their summer glory. They concertina open onto the decked terrace, creating a seamless indoor-meets-outdoor merger.

And there’s a further link to the terrace via French doors from the 23x16ft sitting room, a super-chic room that’s also super-sunny thanks to conservatory-style floor-to-ceiling and overhead windows at one end – so you have unlimited views of that dreamy garden. There are fields beyond this, making it peaceful and private.

A trio of Velux windows cast natural light into the study and a well-equipped utility room and cloakroom complete the downstairs layout.

There’s tremendous space upstairs too with a luxe principal bedroom suite and three further generously large double bedrooms and family bathroom all leading from a spacious, sunny landing. In the winter the entire house is kept warm and cosy with gas central heating.

Separated by just one field, East and West Hanney are known collectively as ‘The Hanneys’, and many aspire to put down roots in this rural idyll. Blessed with a primary school and pre-school, shop/post office, two pubs, two restaurants and a village hall with a buzzing weekly programme of clubs and activities for all ages, it’s a great place to live with good road and rail links and regular bus services to the nearby towns of Abingdon and Wantage, and into the city of Oxford.

We love Edelweiss and we’re sure you will too, so here are all the details . . .

The perfect home to grow with you and your family . . .

Tucked away behind mature hedging, double oak gates open onto the gravel drive of Edelweiss where there’s parking space for four cars in front of the integral double garage. The house is attractively framed on both sides by borders planted with a carefully orchestrated blend of ornamental shrubs and trees.

The front door opens into a spacious entrance hall that invokes that rare ‘wow’ factor! Make it your own with artwork and decorative touches – there’s a corner nook that’s perfect for a statement chair, space for a console table and an on-trend Berber rug would add a stylish touch to the limestone flooring, which also extend into the kitchen/diner. The carpeted staircase with white spindles and oak balustrade enhances the contemporary vibe.

The entrance hall has a big under-stairs cupboard and doors lead off into the 13x9ft study, which is filled with natural light thanks to the trio of Velux windows overhead. There’s also a cloakroom with WC and a large utility room with sink and plenty of storage which will efficiently take care of all the laundry requirements – it has an exterior door too, which means that muddy walkers, children and dogs can enter this way and get sorted before trailing mud into the rest of the house!

A door to the other side of the hall opens into the designer kitchen/diner which is the made-to-measure hub of family life. Fitted with a well thought-out range of hand-made floor and wall-mounted dove grey units with chic black granite worktops, the integral appliances include a Siemens oven and microwave, Neff gas hob, fridge/freezer and dishwasher. The central island with breakfast bar and high stools is an indispensable quick stop for children to grab cereal and toast, grown-ups to enjoy elevenses and a browse of the papers, or for the youngsters to do their homework.

A half-height wall with oak mantel partly divides the kitchen from the dining room which is flooded with natural light via an entire wall of bifold doors. There’s ample space for a big dining table and chairs that’s handy for informal family meals or impressive for candlelit dinner parties. Alternatively, you might prefer to add a corner sofa, creating the perfect place for watching TV.

Looking for a place to relax? - then the luxe boutique styling of the spacious sitting room is sure to hit the mark. With mellow engineered oak flooring and sofas gathered round an ultra-chic limestone fireplace with gas fire, the piece de resistance of this room is the conservatory-inspired glazing at the far end which focuses on the technicolour panorama of the garden – currently breathtakingly beautiful in all its summer finery.

A bedtime story

Sleepyheads will climb the stairs to the delightfully spacious landing. Much like the extraordinary entrance hall, there’s enough space to create a stylish gateway to the bedrooms – a cosy reading nook with a squashy chair to snuggle up in is an obvious choice, but it’s a creative blank page.

There’s no jostling among youngsters for the best bedroom here – all four of them are lovely! The grown-ups get the pick of the bunch with the 15x15ft principal suite, which has chic built-in wardrobes, a dressing room and top-of-the range en-suite Laufen bathroom which, along with the family bathroom, was installed just three years ago. It has twin washbasins and a walk-in shower and is the perfect place to relax and revive.

Three further bedrooms are all generously sized doubles and have wonderful views of the gardens and fields beyond. They share a designer Laufen bathroom with tub and walk-in shower.

A truly fabulous garden

Gardens come in all shapes, sizes and levels of presentation – but you can be assured that the gardens of Edelweiss are exemplary!

Clearly lots of thought, time and investment has gone into creating this leafy haven of tranquillity. The south-east-facing garden terrace is impressive and simply perfect for entertaining - stretching the width of the house and combining a huge decked dining area with a paved section featuring a lavender-planted central flowerbed.

Split level, three steps lead up to the pristine expanse of manicured lawn which is surrounded by the most immaculately tended borders stocked with established trees, shrubs and topiary. It really is pretty as a picture. A love seat under a bower is the place to lap up the last of the sun’s rays at the end of the day over a glass of something chilled.

There’s a garden shed for storing mowers and garden tools and an attractive Victorian conservatory-style greenhouse for bringing on seedlings and ripening tomatoes.

Out and about

This is no sleepy village – East Hanney has loads going on all-year-round so you can dip in and out of the social whirl as you wish.

As well as the extensive range of activities at the village hall – everything from the WI, senior citizens’ group and history society to a drama club, book club and wine circle - the village local, The Black Horse, hosts a monthly market for local producers and crafters too.
The community-run shop/post office is attached to the village hall and you can pick up fresh bread, milk and vegetables here Monday to Saturday.

For those with children, it’s a short walk to St James CE Primary School, Ofsted-rated ‘good’, and the pre-school caters for the little ones. Some of the country’s best independent schools are nearby – Abingdon School, Radley College and St Helen & St Katharine’s number among them.

La Fontana Italian restaurant is a bit of legend in the Hanneys and the local take-away, Hanney Spice, is also highly rated. Travel a little further, and you’ll find innovative two AA rosette menus at the fabulous White Hart in Fyfield.

The nearby market towns of Wantage and Abingdon have all the enhanced shopping and amenities you could desire including Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Tesco supermarkets.
Commuting is easy – road, rail and bus services are excellent in this part of Oxfordshire. You’ve hit the jackpot!

The Finer Details:

Square footage:
• Internal – 221.6 sqm / 2385 sqft
Garage – 39.9 sqm / 429 sqft
Total – 261.5 sqm / 2814 sqft

Distances:
• Wantage – 4.1 miles
• Didcot – 7.8 miles
• Oxford – 12.6 miles
• Heathrow – 59.3 miles

Trains: Didcot Parkway – London Paddington 37 minutes

Council Tax: G

Heating: Gas Central Heating

EPC: C

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