House For Sale £1,750,000
The Gables sits in the heart of the thriving village of Eynsham which is often considered the link between Oxford and The Cotswolds. Bound by high walls and entered through an archway this Grade II Listed building has a Stonesfield Slate roof and the south end of the house is an oak timber a-frame building dating from about 1570. The rest of The Gables was built around 1650 with stone walls for the ground floor and an oak timber frame for the two floors above.
About 200 years ago the Swann family altered the Gables by changing the original casement windows into sash windows which were fashionable at the time, but which now make the house look Georgian. It is in fact considerably older. The house is entered from the garden via a small porch through the historic front door, which opens on to the entrance hall and this in turn leads
to a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a utility room and larder. There is access to the cellar from the kitchen.
There are seven generous bedrooms and five bathrooms arranged over the 1st and 2nd floors. The two staircases allow the second sitting room, and the bedrooms above, to be used as self-contained accommodation if required. On the ground floor is a large room (The Music Room), which opens directly onto the courtyard. This room offers excellent flexibility and can be used as part of the main house or can be self-contained as it has its own washroom and toilet. Over the years the current owners have very generously opened this up to several local groups.
The property is approached via a private archway leading to an enclosed courtyard and parking area. There are various outbuildings, garden stores and garages which are also accessed via the courtyard including a studio that is rented to a local physio therapist, an arrangement that can continue if the purchaser is happy. The Gables sits in generous grounds of over an acre and looks over a formal lawn with mature trees and herbaceous borders. There is a wall to one side with a pathway leading to a thatched summerhouse. There is also an orchard with a number of mature fruit trees, and beyond the orchard is a set of solar panels supplying the Gables and the grid under the Feed in Tariff system.
Council Tax - £3,970.90 Band H
agents note:
There is an additional area of land to the right of the drive (if approaching from the road) that could be purchased by way of separate negotiation. This is currently a vegetable garden, but could, subject to the usual consents, become additional garden, parking or remain as a great source of home-grown healthy foods! Please contact the agent for further information.
Eynsham has a wide variety of shops for
most day-to-day needs including a chemist,
post office, churches, several public houses
and, a library. There is a primary school and
Bartholomew Secondary School received
‘Outstanding’ in the most recent Ofsted report.
There is a village hall, numerous active clubs
and societies, youth centre and sports pavilion.
There is easy access to the A34 going north
and south, and to the M40 from London to
Birmingham. There is a frequent bus service
from Eynsham into Oxford (passing the rail
station) and out to Witney.
Council Tax Band H - £3,970.90
About 200 years ago the Swann family altered the Gables by changing the original casement windows into sash windows which were fashionable at the time, but which now make the house look Georgian. It is in fact considerably older. The house is entered from the garden via a small porch through the historic front door, which opens on to the entrance hall and this in turn leads
to a spacious kitchen/breakfast room with a utility room and larder. There is access to the cellar from the kitchen.
There are seven generous bedrooms and five bathrooms arranged over the 1st and 2nd floors. The two staircases allow the second sitting room, and the bedrooms above, to be used as self-contained accommodation if required. On the ground floor is a large room (The Music Room), which opens directly onto the courtyard. This room offers excellent flexibility and can be used as part of the main house or can be self-contained as it has its own washroom and toilet. Over the years the current owners have very generously opened this up to several local groups.
The property is approached via a private archway leading to an enclosed courtyard and parking area. There are various outbuildings, garden stores and garages which are also accessed via the courtyard including a studio that is rented to a local physio therapist, an arrangement that can continue if the purchaser is happy. The Gables sits in generous grounds of over an acre and looks over a formal lawn with mature trees and herbaceous borders. There is a wall to one side with a pathway leading to a thatched summerhouse. There is also an orchard with a number of mature fruit trees, and beyond the orchard is a set of solar panels supplying the Gables and the grid under the Feed in Tariff system.
Council Tax - £3,970.90 Band H
agents note:
There is an additional area of land to the right of the drive (if approaching from the road) that could be purchased by way of separate negotiation. This is currently a vegetable garden, but could, subject to the usual consents, become additional garden, parking or remain as a great source of home-grown healthy foods! Please contact the agent for further information.
Eynsham has a wide variety of shops for
most day-to-day needs including a chemist,
post office, churches, several public houses
and, a library. There is a primary school and
Bartholomew Secondary School received
‘Outstanding’ in the most recent Ofsted report.
There is a village hall, numerous active clubs
and societies, youth centre and sports pavilion.
There is easy access to the A34 going north
and south, and to the M40 from London to
Birmingham. There is a frequent bus service
from Eynsham into Oxford (passing the rail
station) and out to Witney.
Council Tax Band H - £3,970.90
