Hanwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire

West Barn offers a spacious family home with an excellent blend of period features and contemporary living. Period features include exposed stone walls, flagstone flooring, ceiling beams, timber panelled internal doors and a feature fireplace with stone surround.

The entrance hall extends into a bright dining room with a wall of south-facing windows offering an outlook to the front. The adjoining sitting room has a feature fireplace with stone surround, housing a wood-burning stove, built-in storage and double doors out to the garden. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with Shaker-style cabinetry and topped with granite work surfaces. There are several integrated appliances including a range stove, dishwasher and Belfast sink. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility area with Belfast sink, space for appliances and wine store. The conservatory/gym offers flexible-use options, with views to the garden beyond. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.

The staircase rises to the first floor which comprises the principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The garden is a particular feature of the property as it backs onto open countryside. A paved terrace spans the rear of the house with direct access from the conservatory/gym offering opportunities for outdoor dining and entertaining. Timber sleepers form the edge of the patio with steps leading up to an area
of lawn with a variety of mature trees. The property is approached via a private lane which leads to the double garage and off-road parking and the frontage is enclosed by low-level stone walling topped with timber trellis and backed by shrubbery.

The pretty iron stone village of Hanwell is just a couple of miles north of Banbury. Within the village there is a popular public house, The Moon & Sixpence and a village hall. The village has a thriving community with an annual country fayre with live music, as well as a community observatory set within the grounds of Hanwell castle.

There is a 'Sainsburys Local' just over a mile away and more extensive shopping and leisure facilities can be found in Banbury, just three miles away. There are well-regarded local schools nearby including primary schools at Wroxton and Cropredy and secondary at North Oxfordshire Academy. The village is in the priority area for the Stratford Grammar School and KES and further private schooling close by includes Warwick Prep School, Warwick School, Kings High School, Bloxham School, Tudor Hall, Sibford School and Carrdus.

Communication links are excellent, with Banbury train station providing regular direct trains to London Marylebone and Birmingham. The M40 (J11) is also within easy reach offering easy travel to Oxford, Birmingham and London.