Cumnor, Oxfordshire, OX2

Lake View House is an impressive seven-bedroom family home with excellent proportions and far-reaching views. The house was built in the early 1990s with the principal reception and bedrooms looking out over Farmoor Reservoir. The house, which is situated in a raised position, is approached by electric gates and a sweeping driveway with space for plenty of cars. There are several mature trees surrounding the house, with a pretty assortment of topiary beds and shrubs at the front of the house near a parking area and a double-bay garage.

Accessed via stone steps and a charming porchway, the first room of the house is a grand reception hall with high ceilings and a large galleried staircase. To the left is a sizeable drawing room with corniced ceilings, dual aspect bay windows and an ornate wooden and marble hearth. Continuing through to the westerly side of the house, there is a spacious and bright orangery with very high ceilings, which was added on a couple of years after the initial build. To the right of the reception hall is the dining room, which enjoys amazing far-reaching views through a floor-to-ceiling bay window. Further along, the corridor is a sitting room with French doors providing access to a pretty terrace at the front of the house – the perfect spot for taking in the beautiful countryside views. The main reception rooms in the house lend themselves very well to both family life and entertaining on a grand scale. The kitchen offers views of the back garden and is a good size with a small breakfast bar and seating area, which can also be accessed via a side door in the double-bay garage.

On the first floor, there is a charming triple aspect principal bedroom suite with a corniced ceiling and bay window. There is also a large connecting en suite bathroom and dressing area. On the first floor, there are four further bedrooms, all with en suite facilities. Up a smaller set of stairs, the second floor accommodates two sizeable bedrooms, a home office and a large attic storeroom.

Cumnor is a sought-after residential area and civil parish, close to Oxford with easy access to the A34 and Oxford ring road, connecting to the M4 and M40 motorways. Newbury is also within easy reach. Cumnor village has two public houses, a family butcher, and a village hall. Sporting and leisure facilities include the Nuffield Health Club and golf at Hinksey Heights and Frilford Heath. Nearby Farmoor Reservoir provides extensive fishing and watersports opportunities. There are excellent local schools, including Abingdon, Cothill and Cokethorpe, with Oxford schooling close to hand, including Magdalen College School, Headington, Cherwell, The Dragon, Radley, St Edward's and Summer Fields.

Oxford City Centre 5.7 miles (Oxford to London Paddington from 49 minutes), Oxford Parkway 8.2 miles (Trains to London Marylebone from 55 minutes), Abingdon 6.5 miles, M40 (Junction 9) 12.8 miles.
(All distances and times are approximate).