Hanwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17

Unique, detached home with a delightful south facing garden and a range of garaging and outbuildings.

Description

Stone Croft is a unique, detached home of stone construction set in the heart of the conservation village of Hanwell. It has been transformed over the years to provide much more than initially meets the eye. It offers a rare opportunity, with stylish, open plan accommodation, generous bedrooms, extensive off street parking and garaging, as well as a south facing garden with enviable garden snug.

The hallway leads through a notable kitchen, which has been transformed by the current owners into a muted industrial style. This forms the heart of the home, with a dual aspect, exposed brickwork, contemporary oriel window seat, Rayburn, wooden floor, fitted units and a large island unit and breakfast bar.

This in turn flows into a charming sitting room with character features, including a wood burning stove, exposed stone and brick walls, wooden floor and doors on to the terrace. There is also a useful study, which could be used as a fourth bedroom, a utility room with external side door a downstairs WC and storage.

The first floor provides an impressive and spacious principal bedroom suite, with a dressing area with in-built wardrobes, a south facing Juliet balcony looking over the garden and a contemporary en suite shower room. A second double bedroom features a walk in cupboard and an en suite shower room. There is also a third double bedroom, a generous bathroom with a free standing bath and a boarded loft.

The property benefits from ample and versatile off-street parking options, including spaces in front of the house, an integrated drive through garage leading to two further tandem parking spaces and a further garage.

To the rear of the property is a generous, south facing garden, which features a sun terrace with stone pizza oven, ideal for alfresco dining. Steps lead up to the lawn garden with well stocked borders and onto a larger area of lawn, ideal for play equipment or chickens, as well as a vegetable garden.

The real focal point of the garden is a wonderful, open sided snug / loggia, which provides a unique and characterful seating space perfect for entertaining and relaxing alike. There is also a separate studio / workshop offering further versatile space.

Location

The north Oxfordshire village of Hanwell is situated in attractive, rolling countryside. The village has an active community and comprises many period ironstone houses, an historic Church, pub and village hall. There is a Sainsbury Local just over a mile away and more extensive shopping and leisure facilities in the market towns of Banbury (3.2 miles), Stratford-upon-Avon (19.6 miles), Warwick (18 miles) and Leamington Spa (18.4 miles).

Communication links include access to the M40 at Banbury (J11) for the South and Gaydon (J12) for Birmingham and the North. Mainline train services from Banbury to London Marylebone (from 56 minutes). Birmingham International Airport is 37.7 miles away.

There is a range of local schooling options including primary schools at Wroxton, Cropredy, Hardwick and Hanwell Fields and secondary at North Oxfordshire Academy. The village is in the Priority Area for the Warwickshire Grammar Schools at Stratford-upon-Avon - King Edward VI (KES) for boys, Stratford Grammar School (for girls). For private schooling - Kings High (girls), Warwick (boys), Kingsley, Tudor Hall (girls), Bloxham (co-ed) and Sibford. Preparatory schools in the area include St Johns’ Priory (Banbury), Sibford, Warwick Prep and The Croft (Stratford-upon-Avon).

Sporting and leisure activities in the area include golf at Tadmarton Heath, Rye Hill, Feldon Valley and Cherwell Edge; theatres at Chipping Norton, Stratford upon Avon and Oxford; Soho Farmhouse private members club at Great Tew; indoor sports complex and cinema / leisure complex in Banbury; motor racing at Silverstone; horse racing at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Cheltenham. There is a good footpath network through the surrounding rolling countryside.

Please note all property times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 1,528 sq ft



Additional Info

Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Bottled gas for cooking.