Horley, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire

A fabulous family home, with very good flexible accommodation, including self-contained potential, located over three floors, and wonderful countryside views.


Fabulous family accommodation
Ground floor
• St. Mary’s House is situated in a quiet edge of village position. It is believed to have been constructed in the late 1990’s of local stone, with some charming features.
• The property offers light and spacious flexible living space, with the opportunity to create a self-contained one bedroom annexe.
• The vaulted kitchen/breakfast room has an Aga, terracotta tiled floor and a good range of units. There is a useful adjacent utility/boot room giving outside access.
• The snug leads to the garden room, with fabulous west-facing panoramic views – the perfect place to relax and enjoy the surrounding countryside.
• The dining room has an adjacent library area.
• The sitting room is dual aspect with French doors to the terrace and garden, and a feature stone fireplace with open fire.
• Adjacent to the garage is an area that could easily be converted into a self-contained annexe. It currently has a ground floor study/room and a workshop with stairs to a first floor bedroom and bathroom.

First floor
• The principal bedroom has lovely views over open countryside, with a good sized Jack/Jill en suite bathroom.
• There are two further guest bedrooms (one with en suite). An office/nursery room is accessed through a low level door, via one of the bedrooms.
• On the second floor there are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom, an ideal children’s area.

Gardens and grounds
• There is plenty of off-street gravelled parking at the front of the property, along with a garage and adjacent secure deep well.
• There are raised vegetable beds, fruit bushes and a greenhouse to the side, leading to the rear garden.
• The garden is well planted, with a lawned area and beautiful open countryside views.
• There are several terraces to relax and entertain, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Situation
Horley is a pretty ironstone north Oxfordshire village set in attractive undulating countryside, close to the Warwickshire borders, with Conservation status. It has a thriving active local community with a public house, popular cricket club, parish church and provides easy access to Banbury. There are several village events throughout the year, so plenty for all of the family to get involved with.

In the adjacent village of Hornton there is a well-regarded primary school with options also in Shenington and North Newington. There are a wide range of other excellent state, grammar and private schools in the area, including Tudor Hall (girls), Bloxham (co-ed), Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys). Preparatory schools include St Johns' Priory (Banbury), Winchester House (Brackley) and Beachborough (Westbury).

Banbury benefits from a wide range of leisure and shopping facilities together with mainline train services to London Marylebone (approx. 54 mins), and Birmingham, and access to the M40 at J11.

Stratford upon Avon, Chipping Norton, Oxford and Leamington Spa are in easy reach and offer excellent cultural activities.

Fixtures and fittings
All fixtures, fittings and furniture such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and statuary are excluded from the sale. Some may be available by separate negotiation.

Services
Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Heating is via oil. None of the services or appliances, heating installations, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agents.

The estimated fastest download speed currently achievable for the property postcode area is around 79 Mbps (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 24/07/2025). Actual service availability at the property or speeds received may be different.

The village has recently been connected to the fibre network so has potential for a faster network connection.

We understand that the property is likely to have current mobile coverage (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 24/07/2025). Please note that actual services available may be different depending on the particular circumstances, precise location and network outages.

Tenure
The property is to be sold freehold with vacant possession.

Method of sale
The property is offered for sale by private treaty method however the vendor reserves the right to conclude the sale by an alternative method if required.

Local Authority
Cherwell District Council.
Council Tax Band G.

Public rights of way, wayleaves and easements
The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure.

Plans and boundaries
The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor’s agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment through Fisher German LLP.

Directions
Postcode – OX15 6BJ
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