FOX HOUSE

Ripe for modernisation.

Description

Fox House is a charming, detached period home, believed to date back to 1870. Constructed of local stone under slate roof, this is the first time this cottage has been offered to the market since 1963.

Situated in an enviable position on the edge of the village, Fox House retains wonderful period features but is now in need of more comprehensive modernisation and improvement. The property offers considerable potential and there is plenty of opportunity to extend. With a great foundation, the cottage has capacity to be altered and improved to allow scope for more versatile living. (Subject to relevant planning permissions.) This could create a very exciting opportunity to stamp your own mark on this wonderful home.

Inside, the ground floor comprises of a kitchen/ breakfast room, dining area and sitting room, all of which are delightfully light and a generous size. Off the kitchen, there is also useful outside storage space and an outside WC, with great potential to become a utility area. Upstairs provides more flexible living space, comprising three double bedrooms and a family bathroom, all in need of updating.

Outside there is a delightful garden which is a generous size. Predominantly laid to lawn and lovely and private, there is an abundance of maturity to be seen with trees, hedges, bushes and flower beds, and a patio area perfect for entertaining in the summer. There is also an outside store to the rear of the garden with potential to perhaps be used as an external office/ workshop. To the front is a paved driveway with off road parking and a garage with power and lighting.

Location

The parish of Newbottle and Charlton is situated south-east of the market town of Banbury in open South Northamptonshire countryside bordering North Oxfordshire.

Within a Conservation Area, the village today has a thriving community with the 13th century church of St James, C of E primary school, blacksmiths forge, village hall, pub/restaurant and playing fields for cricket and football. Local amenities can be found at the Post Office and Co-op in nearby Kings Sutton (2 miles). More specialised amenities are found at the market town of Brackley (4.5 miles) with more extensive facilities in Banbury (8.5 miles), Buckingham (11.6 miles), Bicester (12.5 miles), Oxford (26 miles), Northampton (26 miles) and Milton Keynes (25 miles).

Communication links are excellent with easy access to the M40 motorway at J10, Ardley for the south or J11, Banbury (7 miles) for the north. Mainline train services to London Marylebone run from Bicester (about 50 minutes) and Banbury (about 60 minutes).

Secondary schools in the area include Magdalen College School (Brackley) with preparatory schools at Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury). Public schools at Stowe, Tudor Hall (girls) and Bloxham, with bus services nearby to the Oxford schools.

Sporting and leisure activities in the area include Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew; golf at Buckingham, Middleton Cheney and Whittlebury Park; horse racing at Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Milton Keynes and Northampton; numerous local walks and bridleways, Stowe National Trust Gardens.

Please note all times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,450 sq ft



Additional Info

Council Tax Band - F