5 Bed Detached House For Sale

A handsome double fronted Edwardian detached house of much character with well presented family accommodation together with a south west facing garden and garage

Northdown House - Northdown House is set back from the road behind a gravelled driveway with garage alongside. It has a fine façade distinguished by part rendered twin bays with sash windows to either flank of an elaborate timber framed porch. To the rear is an attractive west facing garden.

The interior is set around a central stairwell and is enhanced by some fine period features including fireplaces, dado rails, tiled and boarded floors. The two principal reception rooms are attractively proportioned and both benefit from large bay windows whilst the family kitchen opens onto the garden and leads through to the utility room and cloakroom.

On the upper floor there are five bedrooms with a beautifully fitted en suite bathroom and a large family bathroom with vaulted ceiling.

Outside - There is a delightful west facing rear garden, laid to lawn with a variety of ornamental trees and shrubs. A large shaped timber deck lies to one corner with a south facing aspect.

To front of the property is a wide gravel driveway providing ample parking and access to the garage.

Watlington - Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls. There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College. The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.

Services - Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas. Gas fired central heating.
EPC Rating D
South Oxfordshire District Council, Tax Band E