Pound Lane, Upton, OX11

A substantial well proportioned character house set in a principally walled garden of half an acre in a quiet location within this pretty South Oxfordshire village.

Built of brick and stone, this classically proportioned home offers over 3000 square-foot with accommodation and has been sympathetically enlarged by the present owners to blend many of the original features with stylish open-plan living in equal measure. There are five well-proportioned bedrooms (two en-suite) and highly flexible reception spaces, including a traditional sitting room with open fireplace and large bay window overlooking the gardens, a formal dining room and an impressive open-plan family kitchen/living and dining space, complete with wood burner and French doors opening to gardens.

A substantial double garage with studio above was added just 10 years ago. The property is beautifully presented with a hand finished bespoke kitchen with Aga, Stylish well-appointed bathrooms and timber and tiled floor finishes throughout the ground floor.

Material information
The property is connected to mains electricity, water and drainage.
Central heating is installed fired by Oil. Ofcom checker indicates basic to superfast broadband is available at this postcode. Ofcom checker indicates some restricted mobile reception availability with certain providers. The government portal generally highlights this as a very low risk postcode for flooding. Properties built or renovated pre-1999 may contain asbestos in certain building materials e.g. Artex, vinyl tiles, sheet boards and corrugated roofing, pipework and lagging/insulation. These are generally considered safe unless disturbed but prospective buyers must take their own advice.

Upton is a pretty and popular village lying approximately 4 miles to the south of Didcot. The village boasts many pretty period properties, an historic church and a thriving village pub (The George at Upton). The neighbouring village of Blewbury, just 2 miles away, offers additional facilities including a primary school, pre-school, popular farm shop and garden centre and a garage with convenience store. Didcot offers more comprehensive shopping and leisure facilities together with an excellent mainline rail service from Didcot Parkway to London Paddington in approximately 45 minutes. There is a cycle way from the village along the old railway line connecting to Didcot in under 2 miles. The A34 can be accessed at the Chilton interchange just 2 miles away and offers a fast connection to the M4 at Newbury and the M40 at Bicester.

Schools
Local primary schools at Blewbury, Secondary schooling at Didcot single sex at Didcot Girls School and St Birinus boys school co educational at Aurius School. A wide variety of independent schools are available at Moulsford (Moulsford Prep and Cranford House) and Abingdon (Abingdon School and St Helens)