Winderton, Winderton, Oxfordshire, OX15

Charming characterful farmhouse, with beautiful gardens, outbuildings, and adjoining cottages and apartments, which are let on assured shorthold tenancies, situated in this unspoilt south-Warwickshire Cotswold hamlet.

FARMHOUSE
Mid-17th Century farmhouse with 20th Century alterations
Grade II Listed Hornton stone part thatched house
Copious character and historical features
Overlooks the gardens and a central courtyard
Charming hall with some exposed stone, painted stone and exposed beams
Dining room with impressive stone fireplace, shepherd’s seat and wood-burner, quarry tiled floor, and a wealth of exposed timbers
Drawing room with fantastic easterly distant views, impressive open fireplace, stone wall, and timber beams
Fitted kitchen/breakfast room with an extensive range of floor and wall mounted cupboards, oil-fired Rayburn range cooker, double electric oven, and bottled gas hob
Downstairs shower/cloakroom, and rear lobby leads to the garden
On the lower ground floor is a study/fifth bedroom, providing valuable office space for home working
On the first floor are four bedrooms and a family bathroom
Landing currently used as a home office

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
MANOR COTTAGE
Split level cottage comprising entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom
Let on a periodic AST

THE BARN – GROUND FLOOR FLAT
Sitting room, kitchen, one bedroom and bathroom
Let on a periodic AST

THE BARN – FIRST FLOOR FLAT
Open plan sitting room/kitchen, bedroom and bathroom
Let on a periodic AST

THE STABLE
Sitting room, fitted kitchen and bathroom, mezzanine bedroom accessed via a fixed ladder
Let on a fixed term AST

Currently producing an annual rental income of £25,600

EPCs for all the let properties are band E

OUTGOINGS
Council tax and tax payable for 2022/23:
The Farmhouse – band G; £3,398.30
Manor Cottage – band D; £2,038.98
Barn Ground Floor, Barn First Floor, and The Stable – all band A; £1,359.32

SERVICES
Main water and electricity are connected
Oil fired central heating to The Farmhouse only
Drainage is to two private systems
Average broadband speeds advertised within this postcode are up to 74.8 Mbps if the provider is BT

SITUATION
Winderton is a picturesque hamlet with many period houses
Located within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Shipston-on-Stour is approx. 5 miles where there are excellent shops and amenities for everyday needs
The award-winning Daylesford Organic Farm Shop is about 13.5 miles
The Members’ Club Soho Farmhouse is about 12 miles
Other larger centres within easy reach are Banbury, Leamington Spa and Oxford
Excellent rail links are found at Banbury 10.5 miles reaching Marylebone from 55 minutes and Moreton-in-Marsh about 11 miles reaching Paddington from 92 minutes

OUTSIDE
Approached off the hamlet road the drive rises to a central courtyard
Parking for several vehicles within the courtyard
Rear drive leads out of the courtyard to a further area of parking behind The Barn
Beautiful country garden, with lawns, mature trees, shrubs, flower borders, delightful wildlife pond and kitchen garden area
Lovely views over surrounding countryside

OUTBUILDINGS
Large full height vaulted barn offers scope for more accommodation (subject to planning); the barn is currently used as a storage barn for the farmhouse; two WC’s
Traditional stable and tack room currently used as a workshop and storage