Property description

Oakfield is a striking detached period property that sits within combined grounds of 2.5 acres which includes a paddock, outbuildings and gardens that wrap around the property. The property has been in the same family for over 50 years.

The property is approached across a gated driveway which provides a generous sized parking area. The ground floor comprises an entrance hall, a substantial dining room and a sitting room with open fire and bay window to the front. There is a modernised kitchen/breakfast room with a walk-in pantry, a family room, cloakroom and a rear lobby, ideal for storing coats and boots.

Stairs from the hall lead up to the first floor where there is a master bedroom with an ensuite shower room. There are 3 further generous sized double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Externally, the gardens wrap around the property and comprise both a formal walled garden together with more relaxed garden areas and an organic vegetable patch. There are a number of outbuildings to the rear of the plot which are in a poor state of repair, but offer a purchaser the potential to renovate and put to a variety of uses. To the western edge of the parking area is a paddock of just under 2 acres which can be accessed either from the main driveway or a separate gated access close to the village.

The vendors will be looking to place an overage arrangement on the paddock should, in the future, planning permission be secured for additional residential dwellings.

The property is freehold and is connected to mains water and electricity. There is private sewerage.

Great Coxwell is a popular and quiet village approximately two miles south west of Faringdon, just off the A420 Oxford to Swindon road. There is a footpath that links Great Coxwell to Faringdon and is located conveniently to the rear of the property’s grounds.

There is a small 12th century church of St Giles and on the northerly edge of the village is Great Coxwell Barn which was completed in the middle of the 13th century. It is the finest surviving medieval barn in the country. The National Trust owns much of the surrounding farmland as well as this magnificent barn. The Reading Room is situated in the heart of the village, and is the venue for village functions and monthly tea mornings.

The village is ideally positioned for the A420, leading to the A34, M40 and M4 and mainline railway services from Swindon, Oxford, Oxford Parkway and Didcot Parkway. There is also a frequent bus service between Swindon and Oxford.

The historic market town of Faringdon, which dates back to the 12th Century, is located almost equidistant of Swindon and Oxford on the A420 which leads to the A34, M40 and M4. Mainline railway services to London run from Swindon, Oxford City, Oxford Parkway and Didcot Parkway. The town is served by the Stagecoach S6 bus which runs a regular ½ hourly service through much of the day to Swindon and Oxford and the villages en-route. The town itself has a thriving community and amenities such as the leisure centre, library, independent traders, doctors’ surgery, two primary schools, and a secondary school. In 2004, Faringdon became the first Fairtrade town in the South East of England. A recent retail development includes a Waitrose and an Aldi supermarket in addition to the existing Tesco store.

Viewings are strictly by appointment through the agent please.
Amenities

A striking detached property

Set within extensive grounds

Outbuildings (requiring renovation)

Sought after edge of village location

Potential to extend (subject to planning)

1.75 acre paddock

3 reception rooms

4 generous sized double bedrooms