Property description

A delightful terraced Victorian family house in Walton Manor, designed by architects Wilkinson & Moore and built in 1886 with accommodation over four floors, totalling approximately 1,745 sq ft. with a pretty west facing rear garden which runs down to the Oxford Canal.

The property is beautifully presented and retains period features including sash windows, bay windows and cornicing. Southmoor Road is a side road and as such there is minimal traffic flow.

4 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, drawing room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, separate basement access, west facing garden.

SITUATION    The property is situated in the popular Walton Manor Victorian conservation area, flanked on the western side by the River Thames and Port Meadow, and to the east by the River Cherwell and the University Parks. Central North Oxford is particularly popular for its proximity to the wide range of popular schooling and its easy access to the city centre along nearby Walton Street. Walton Street is a charming part of the city with its local shops and popular restaurants including Raymond Blanc's Brasserie Blanc and the independent cinema, The Phoenix Picture House.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE HALL    Dado rail, radiator, stairs to first floor.

DRAWING ROOM 26'10\" x 12'8\" (8.18m x 3.86m). Double reception room with bay sash windows, tiled hearth, marble mantelpiece, cast iron fireplace with ornamental tiled surround, open grate, television aerial point, cable TV/broadband point, built-in cupboards with shelves within, cornicing, dado rail, French doors to Juliet balcony, two radiators.

WC    Wood laminate floor, sash window, WC, pedestal wash basin with mixer tap, mirrored cupboard above, tiled splashback, trio of spotlights above, shower cubicle, Bristan overhead shower, radiator towel rail.

FIRST FLOOR

BATHROOM    Wooden floor, pedestal wash basin, glass shelf above, fitted mirror with light above, tiled splashback, WC, claw footed bath by Imperial Bathrooms with mixer tap and shower attachment, radiator towel rail.

BEDROOM 2 12'1\" x 10'9\" (3.68m x 3.28m). Sash window, radiator.

MASTER BEDROOM 16'5\" x 11' (5m x 3.35m). Sash windows, cornicing, radiator.

SECOND FLOOR

LANDING    Sash window, built-in wardrobe, loft hatch, radiator.

BEDROOM 3 15' x 11'7\" (4.57m x 3.53m). Sash windows, radiator.

BEDROOM 4 12'1\" x 9'3\" (3.68m x 2.82m). Sash windows, radiator.

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

LOBBY    Dado rail, trio of spotlights, wooden banisters, radiator, under stairs cupboard, stairs to ground floor.

KITCHEN 12' x 10'7\" (3.66m x 3.23m). Cherry wood laminate floor, a range of wall and floor mounted units with drawers, granite pearlescent work surface, single bowl stainless steel sink with mixer tap, tiled splashback, drawers, Neff four ring halogen hob, Neff extractor fan with light, Neff double oven, downlighters, radiator, dado rail, door to rear garden.

DINING/FAMILY ROOM 16'7\" x 14'10\" (5.05m x 4.52m). Cherry wood laminate floor, sash windows, marble fireplace and mantelpiece, tiled hearth, cast iron fire surround, built-in cupboards with shelves, some downlighters, radiator, door to basement area, coal store shed and steps up to front entrance.

UTILITY ROOM 9' x 5'3\" (2.74m x 1.6m). Tiled floors, space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, Worcester boiler, extractor fan, trio of spotlights, airing cupboard.

OUTSIDE    The very pretty canal side garden has a paved seating area with an outside tap and steps up to the garden. A path leads to the lawn and wooden shed and on through mature flowering borders to a pergola where a gate opens to the canal. The borders contain rosemary, roses, hellebores, roses and sage and mature trees including a bay, a holly and corkscrew hazel. The garden is set within brick walls, wood panelling and box hedges.
To the front of the property a quarry tiled path leads up to the front door, with an ornamental crest above the porch. The house is set within wrought iron railings and a gate opens to steps down to the lower ground floor entrance, bin store and old coal store.

DIRECTIONS    From Summertown, cross onto the Woodstock Road and proceed south towards the city centre, turn right onto St Margarets Road and cross to Kingston Road, turn left towards the city centre and first right into Southmoor Place, at the end of Southmoor Place bear left into Southmoor Road, where the property is on the right hand side. Postcode OX2 6RE.