Weston Road, Bletchingdon

Part of the former village stores, an elegant maisonette apartment overlooking the village green. Two bedrooms, charming vaulted living room with exposed timbers, bespoke kitchen, a very smart bathroom, & off road parking. Share of freehold, contents available to purchase, & NO CHAIN

Bletchingdon is a well regarded North Oxfordshire village, set on a plateau overlooking Oxford and Kidlington. Its roots date back to Norman times, as evidenced by St Giles parish church. The village strikes that rare balance between local amenities, a good community, lovely countryside and also easy commuting. A recently built school and village hall are both well used by the community. The hall hosts a café plus a range of clubs and classes, and there's also a village grocery store. Access is excellent with Oxford and Bicester close by. The village is also less than 10 minutes drive from the Oxford Parkway rail station, offering trains to London Marylebone. And for those working from home, the broadband provided by Gigaclear in this area is one of the fastest services in the UK.

For several hundred years, the local store was, like the nearby pub, the epicentre of village life - and probably much of the village gossip! In the late 20th century the store became unviable as more people used supermarkets and online shopping. However, the conversion to residential has been a roaring success. Every possible scrap of character has been retained. But in parallel, the spec now includes double glazing, efficient modern gas heating and plumbing, making it easy to use. And as the property was originally purchased as a secondary home, most if not all the furnishing could be purchased along with the property, if desired.

As you look at the front of the building, just to the right is a gravel driveway that leads down to parking for the three apartments and their neighbour. A few few yards along, on the left there is a glazed door, inside which stairs lead to just two apartments, including this one. At the top, the entrance door opens into an exceptionally smart hallway that immediately impresses you with very good natural light. It's an immediately elegant place to be, and much more spacious than you might have expected.

To your left, the smaller of the bedrooms is an ample single, but with no external window, we suspect this would be more an occasional or guest room, and probably mostly used as a home office or possibly dressing room. The larger bedroom next door is another pleasant surprise. Its proportions are impressive, and the decor is particularly elegant. In addition the view through the leaded glass window to the front out across the village green is captivating. Serving both rooms, the bathroom is a similarly impressive spec and style, fitted to a very high quality and presented in excellent condition.

From this landing, stairs rise at the top floor, with a large store cupboard beneath them. Once at the top, the living room is as appealing as the rest of the property. The fact that the property was once thatched is confirmed by the original timber trusses that criss-cross the vaulted ceiling overhead. And the room they frame is an impressive size, offering more than enough room for a suite of easy chairs to one end, a dining table in the middle, and kitchen at the opposite end. In the kitchen, units are perfectly fitted on three sides, yielding a lot of storage and ample preparation space from a relatively compact area. It never feels small, and the quality of units and fitting make it all the more pleasing. The combined dimensions of this space would put many a cottage to shame. And that same lovely view over the village green is ever-present through a dormer window to the front.

Outside, the building sits well back from the road, with the green its main focus. The parallel access road immediately in front only serves these few properties, hence while there is a dedicated parking space behind the building, there is also ample further parking available on the road. It's a peaceful spot, walkable to the stores, school, and a delightful church.

Mains water, gas, drainage
Cherwell District Council
Council tax band D
£2,408-11 p.a. 2025/26
Share of freehold