High Main Road, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18

Situated on the outskirts of Alvescot, this detached three bedroom cottage is believed to date back to 1884 and provides pleasant accommodation, set within grounds of around half an acre.

Wooden floors and beams are features throughout this period property, which is approached into a welcoming entrance porch leading through to the main entrance hall. Flanking the hallway is a sitting room with inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove to one side, and dining room with further fireplace and inset electric wood burner to the other. The rear hallway provides a study area with window overlooking the rear garden, and stairs leading up to the first floor. The kitchen/breakfast room is of a lovely size - this dual aspect room features a range of wooden base and wall units with wooden work surfaces over with an inbuilt oven and electric hob. There is ample space within the kitchen for a dining table along with washing machine, fridge/freezer and a Rayburn. The utility room sits adjacent to the kitchen and have further space for appliances and provides access to both the re-fitted downstairs shower room and to the sunroom which is at the rear and provides delightful views across the back garden.

On the first floor, the landing provides access to the third bedroom and bathroom, with steps leading up to two further bedrooms and a seating area. These two bedrooms are both double in size and sit alongside the seating area which was once the bathroom for the house and could be redeveloped to create an en suite bathroom if desired. The main bathroom is accessed via a few steps is a fantastic size and features a freestanding roll top bath in the centre of the room.

Externally, there is driveway parking immediately in front of the property with gates providing access to a further parking area, which in turn opens up to an expansive lawn area. There are various hardstanding areas within the garden, one of which has been fenced and is home to the summer house and another being used as a patio area. At the rear of the garden is a large double garage with an up and over door to the front and personal door to the side. Also in the rear garden is a 45 ft outbuilding which has the scope to be further developed if required, subject to planning consent.

It is important that potential buyers are aware that this property is located on the edge of Brize Norton runway and airfield.

Alvescot is a small village in Oxfordshire, adjacent to RAF Brize Norton and the larger village of Carterton beyond. It lies between the Cotswold hills and the Thames valley and has a population of about 400. Alvescot has a public house, a village shop, an excellent school and a village hall.

Carterton is the second largest town in West Oxfordshire and has a good range of shops and amenities. There are a number of primary schools and a secondary school, with varioous public houses and placed to eat, along with a library and Leisure Centre which includes a swimming pool.

Nearby Bampton is the envy of many of the neighbouring villages in that it boasts an excellent array of amenities for a village of its size. It has a post office, library, a sports ground and pavilion, an art gallery, two churches, a primary school, a medical centre and of course a market square. The village is well known as one of the film sets for Downton Abbey and as the background to the popular crime novels by Melvin Starr featuring the mediaeval surgeon, Hugh de Singleton.