The house is set away from the public road in a courtyard setting with an attractive outlook to the rear towards the 14th century parish church of St Leonard.
Recently redecorated both internally and externally the house further benefits from a number of other significant improvements and upgrading works. These include new bi-fold doors to the garden, a solid fuel stove in the fireplace and a bespoke book and display unit to the full length of one wall. The family sized kitchen/dining room, which also opens to the garden, has a new Howdens kitchen with integral equipment and a large corner larder cupboard. A study lies off the hallway, as well as a cloakroom. The adjacent integral garage has a new electric shutter door and gas boiler, replacing the old oil-fired system, and the electrical installation has been upgraded.
Upstairs, an en-suite shower room has been installed for the principal bedroom together with a custom-built ‘Sharps’ fitted wardrobe. A further double and single bedroom on this floor are served by a modern family bathroom with separate bath and shower cabinet. From this floor there are attractive views over the garden to the parish church.
Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls.
There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College.
The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.
The garage has a remote operated electric roller shutter door. There are power and light points, a plumbing point for a washing machine and a new wall-mounted gas-fired boiler has been installed. A rear door leads out to the garden and a new fire-resistant internal door leads to the kitchen. There are two parking bays in the courtyard, fronting the house.
The garden, which has an attractive outlook to the parish church and church yard, is south facing and enclosed by close boarded fencing. It has been designed for low maintenance with new drainage and a surface of Cotswold chippings over a porous membrane. There is a raised stone paved terrace and well-stocked borders containing a wide variety of plants. A large timber framed garden store has been recently erected and there is an outside tap and lighiting. A gate to the rear of the garden gives pedestrian access to a public footpath that offers provides a five minute walk to the High Street.
Mains Services: Electricity / Gas / Water / Drainage
Heating: Gas fired central Heating
Local Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council
Council Tax Band: F
EPC Rating: C
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