Little Tew, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7

A rare opportunity to renovate and extend such a quintessentially pretty cottage in the delightful village of Little Tew near Soho Farmhouse. The property features a beautiful thatched roof and is constructed out of unmistakable honey-coloured Hornton stone, synonymous with the region.

Inside, the cottage retains all of its original character, with exposed timber beams, leaded windows and original fireplaces. The ground floor has three reception rooms, including the sitting room, with its window seat and impressive inglenook fireplace. There is also a formal dining room and a further reception room, which is ideal for relaxing as a family or could be used as a home office. The kitchen and breakfast room may require some cosmetic modernisation (there is also planning permission to extend) but provide space for all the necessary appliances and a small dining table for informal meals. There is also a useful and well-proportioned adjoining utility room.

Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, each of similar proportions, with the principal bedroom featuring an en suite bathroom. There is also a family bathroom. The property benefits from an annexe located in the garaging block, which includes a large first-floor living space with a kitchenette and a cloakroom. Planning permission has been approved to convert this into a two-storey annexe.

The property is set in a delightful garden extending to 0.66 of an acre, with a lawn to the front, bordered by flowerbeds and a gate opening on to a pathway to the entrance. A five-bar timber gate to the side opens on to the gravel driveway providing access to the integrated single garage and the detached garaging block, which houses a double garage. To the rear, the extensive south-facing garden is mostly laid to lawn, with paved terracing at the back of the house and a variety of established shrubs and trees.

No Oven Cottage is located in the idyllic Cotswolds village of Little Tew. Situated between Banbury and Chipping Norton, the village is a small community with plenty of character properties dating from the 17th century, hued out of Hornton stone and surrounded by unspoilt rolling countryside. The village has a parish church while neighbouring Great Tew has a popular pub, The Falkland Arms, a village shop with a café and an outstanding rated primary school. For further amenities, the bustling towns of Chipping Norton and Banbury are five and nine miles away, respectively. There is a good choice of schooling in the area, with the Bloxham and Tudor Hall independent schools nearby and various strong state schools. The area is well connected for transport, with the M40 11 miles away and a mainline station at Charlbury (1 hour 20 minutes to London Paddington).

Distances
Chipping Norton town centre 5.0 miles, Charlbury mainline station 7.3 miles (1 hour 20 minutes to London Paddington), Banbury town centre 9.6 miles, M40 (Jct 10) 11.2 miles, Soho Farmhouse 2 miles.
(All times and distances are approximate).