House For Sale £550,000
The old village store and post office, ripe for redevelopment to a four bed house of c.2,500 sq ft. Generously proportioned now, planning is currently being sought (with overwhelming local support) to create a gorgeous family house.
Kirtlington needs little introducton locally! It is, simply, one of the most popular villages in North Oxfordshire. There are many reasons for being here. Try the walks through Capability Brown's gardens in Kirtlington Park, or through the woodland in the old quarry; have a pint in the Oxford Arms or Dashwood. Then check the travel time to four different London-bound stations within a short distance, not to mention the A34 and M40 access. Frequent bus services to Oxford, Kidlington, Woodstock etc are available from a stop just yards away, and the walk to the school, shop and pubs is just a couple of minutes. There are many reasons to live here. But its all-inclusive ethos, sense of vibrancy and spirit makes Kirtlington the sort of place people rarely want to leave.
Kirtlington Stores and Post Office has struggled along bravely against the prevailing currents of modern internet shopping and global convenience stores for many years. However, the shop shut a year ago as the new stores in nearby Bletchingdon and Upper Heyford took away what little trade it still had. This changing landscape leaves us with one positive from that sad predicament - the opportunity to create a marvellous village house. The square footage of the property is sizeable already but once the full potential is realised the result will be a large and lovely home. We are in touch with the architect and the plans that have been submitted for change of use to residential are exciting. And as of the date of this brochure, of the 43 local respondents commenting on the planning, over 40 support the proposal.
As the accommodation in place today will change, we will give only a brief tour. The rather charming thick timber front door leads into the shop entrance. Immediately ahead, a large opening doubles as a storage area. To the left a rather pretty room exhibits a lot of the original character. A fine stone fireplace confirms the historic nature of the building, and underfoot is a rather pleasant parquet floor. Heading through the door to the rear, steps bring you up through a very large store room/ pantry into the kitchen. This is sizeable, with ample space between all the units for a breakfast table. And at this point you become aware for the first time that beyond the house is a pretty lengthy garden to the rear. Take a right and a second reception with a roof light above is currently used as a mix of gym and overspill, with a tiled floor, and behind it is a door out to the garden. Back down steps again and past more storage space, brings you to the main shop. This is a long room, now mostly cleared so you can see the significant space but still housing the Post Office booth to the rear. And of course to the front the large shop window still remains.
Upstairs, the layout is slightly eccentric. Of the three bedrooms, the first is vast, with eaves features. Potentially, as there are windows to front and rear, it could be subdivided to create two rooms. Next door, bedroom two is longer and thinner but still a significantly large double bedroom. The smallest is much more compact, more a large single or a study, facing out to the rear. And next to them all is a bathroom with white suite. Note that the loft space above is both tall and wide hence the planning submitted provides for a great fourth bedroom.
To the front the building is sat back behind parking that only really serves this and one small neighbouring cottage, so parking should never present an issue. At the rear, a terrace gives way to several steps that lead up to a surprisingly lengthy garden that stretches perhaps 100 feet in length, mainly lawn with some border plants and a handful of trees. This could be landscaped to create something really stunning if desired, and there is more than ample room for an outside office or other ancillary building if desired.
Kirtlington needs little introducton locally! It is, simply, one of the most popular villages in North Oxfordshire. There are many reasons for being here. Try the walks through Capability Brown's gardens in Kirtlington Park, or through the woodland in the old quarry; have a pint in the Oxford Arms or Dashwood. Then check the travel time to four different London-bound stations within a short distance, not to mention the A34 and M40 access. Frequent bus services to Oxford, Kidlington, Woodstock etc are available from a stop just yards away, and the walk to the school, shop and pubs is just a couple of minutes. There are many reasons to live here. But its all-inclusive ethos, sense of vibrancy and spirit makes Kirtlington the sort of place people rarely want to leave.
Kirtlington Stores and Post Office has struggled along bravely against the prevailing currents of modern internet shopping and global convenience stores for many years. However, the shop shut a year ago as the new stores in nearby Bletchingdon and Upper Heyford took away what little trade it still had. This changing landscape leaves us with one positive from that sad predicament - the opportunity to create a marvellous village house. The square footage of the property is sizeable already but once the full potential is realised the result will be a large and lovely home. We are in touch with the architect and the plans that have been submitted for change of use to residential are exciting. And as of the date of this brochure, of the 43 local respondents commenting on the planning, over 40 support the proposal.
As the accommodation in place today will change, we will give only a brief tour. The rather charming thick timber front door leads into the shop entrance. Immediately ahead, a large opening doubles as a storage area. To the left a rather pretty room exhibits a lot of the original character. A fine stone fireplace confirms the historic nature of the building, and underfoot is a rather pleasant parquet floor. Heading through the door to the rear, steps bring you up through a very large store room/ pantry into the kitchen. This is sizeable, with ample space between all the units for a breakfast table. And at this point you become aware for the first time that beyond the house is a pretty lengthy garden to the rear. Take a right and a second reception with a roof light above is currently used as a mix of gym and overspill, with a tiled floor, and behind it is a door out to the garden. Back down steps again and past more storage space, brings you to the main shop. This is a long room, now mostly cleared so you can see the significant space but still housing the Post Office booth to the rear. And of course to the front the large shop window still remains.
Upstairs, the layout is slightly eccentric. Of the three bedrooms, the first is vast, with eaves features. Potentially, as there are windows to front and rear, it could be subdivided to create two rooms. Next door, bedroom two is longer and thinner but still a significantly large double bedroom. The smallest is much more compact, more a large single or a study, facing out to the rear. And next to them all is a bathroom with white suite. Note that the loft space above is both tall and wide hence the planning submitted provides for a great fourth bedroom.
To the front the building is sat back behind parking that only really serves this and one small neighbouring cottage, so parking should never present an issue. At the rear, a terrace gives way to several steps that lead up to a surprisingly lengthy garden that stretches perhaps 100 feet in length, mainly lawn with some border plants and a handful of trees. This could be landscaped to create something really stunning if desired, and there is more than ample room for an outside office or other ancillary building if desired.
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