House For Sale £900,000
A substantial detached home with spacious accommodation, driveway and garden in an idyllic setting, offered for sale with no onward chain.
The Property
The PropertyYew Tree Cottage provides a rare opportunity to acquire a property in the highly regarded yet tranquil hamlet of Ledwell. This large cottage is of stone construction under a welsh slate roof and is handsome in it's period design. The property is Grade II Listed given its historical and architectural importance and dates back the late 18th century. The house sits to the rear of its plot with mature gardens and driveway parking for several vehicles. The spacious layout offers flexibility making it an appealing family home. The accommodation currently comprises an entrance hall, spacious dining room with inglenook, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room which was most recently utilised as a ground floor double bedroom, partially converted to provide a wet room which could easily be reverted to the original layout. The first floor offers a master bedroom suite with ensuite shower room, two further good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom. There are two storage buildings adjacent to the house. Within the property there are many period features including fireplaces, beams, ledge and brace doors and window seats.
Entrance hall
A solid timber ledge and brace door from the front leads to the entrance hall with quarry tiled floor, stairs to the first floor and doors to the snug and;
Dining room
A characterful room with a large inglenook fireplace with a bressumer beam and bread oven, beamed ceiling, two windows to the front with window seats, built in pantry cupboard, door to;
Kitchen/Breakfast room
Two steps lead down to the kitchen fitted with cabinets with a sink and drainer unit and space for appliances, large built in larder, steps to door to the front garden, windows to front and side, beams to the ceiling, hatch to loft space.
Snug
A cosy reception room with feature fireplace, beamed ceiling, understairs cupboard, window to front, door to;
Sitting room
A large reception space, currently used as a ground floor bedroom, two windows to the front, exposed beam, door to;
Shower room
Created to provide an ensuite wet room with a shower unit, WC and hand basin, tiled walls.
First Floor Landing
Split level landing with window to the rear and doors to;
Family bathroom
Fitted with a white suite comprising a roll top bath, WC and hand basin, tiled walls, window to the front.
Bedroom two
A large double bedroom with window to the front and built in wardrobe space.
Bedroom three
A double bedroom currently used as a study, window to front, hatch to loft space.
Master bedroom
A large double bedroom with built in double wardrobe and built in shelved cupboard, hatch to loft, double aspect with windows to front and side, door to;
Ensuite
A shower room with a shower unit, WC and wash basin, tiled walls, two windows to the front.
Store
A lean to extension, with integral access from the sitting room, provides storage space ideal for a motorbike or bicycles, power connected, roof storage space, door and window to front.
Gardens and Driveway
The property is accessed from the lane via wooden gates, the driveway which is block paved extends to the gravel parking area. The gardens are situated to the front of the property and they enjoy a good degree of privacy. The gardens include lawned areas, a rose garden, paved terrace with a gazebo and various well stocked flower and shrub beds. Stone walls and hedgerows at the perimeters.A garden store, accessed from the front houses the oil tank. There is a useful greenhouse and external oil fired boiler which was replaced in 2022.
Situation
Ledwell is a picturesque and secluded hamlet located between the villages of Great Tew and Sandford St Martin. Local amenities in Great Tew include a popular public house (Falkland Arms), parish church, primary school and nursery.More extensive amenities can be found in nearby Chipping Norton, Woodstock, Oxford and Banbury. Soho Farmhouse private members club in Great Tew offers an extensive range of amenities including a gym, tennis court, restaurants, swimming pool, lake, cinema and shops along with a variety of accommodation. Communication links are excellent with access to the M40 (Junction 10) 9 miles linking to Oxford (A34) and the south or M40 (Junction 11) Banbury for Birmingham (M42) and the north.Excellent educational facilities include the primary school at Great Tew, Kitebrook (Moreton-in-Marsh), The Dragon School, Summer Fields and St. Edward's (Oxford) Tudor Hall and Bloxham (Banbury),Cheltenham College and Kingham Hill School.Regular direct train services from Charlbury to LondonPaddington; Banbury, Bicester and Oxford Parkway to London Marylebone.
The Property
The PropertyYew Tree Cottage provides a rare opportunity to acquire a property in the highly regarded yet tranquil hamlet of Ledwell. This large cottage is of stone construction under a welsh slate roof and is handsome in it's period design. The property is Grade II Listed given its historical and architectural importance and dates back the late 18th century. The house sits to the rear of its plot with mature gardens and driveway parking for several vehicles. The spacious layout offers flexibility making it an appealing family home. The accommodation currently comprises an entrance hall, spacious dining room with inglenook, kitchen/breakfast room, sitting room which was most recently utilised as a ground floor double bedroom, partially converted to provide a wet room which could easily be reverted to the original layout. The first floor offers a master bedroom suite with ensuite shower room, two further good sized bedrooms and a family bathroom. There are two storage buildings adjacent to the house. Within the property there are many period features including fireplaces, beams, ledge and brace doors and window seats.
Entrance hall
A solid timber ledge and brace door from the front leads to the entrance hall with quarry tiled floor, stairs to the first floor and doors to the snug and;
Dining room
A characterful room with a large inglenook fireplace with a bressumer beam and bread oven, beamed ceiling, two windows to the front with window seats, built in pantry cupboard, door to;
Kitchen/Breakfast room
Two steps lead down to the kitchen fitted with cabinets with a sink and drainer unit and space for appliances, large built in larder, steps to door to the front garden, windows to front and side, beams to the ceiling, hatch to loft space.
Snug
A cosy reception room with feature fireplace, beamed ceiling, understairs cupboard, window to front, door to;
Sitting room
A large reception space, currently used as a ground floor bedroom, two windows to the front, exposed beam, door to;
Shower room
Created to provide an ensuite wet room with a shower unit, WC and hand basin, tiled walls.
First Floor Landing
Split level landing with window to the rear and doors to;
Family bathroom
Fitted with a white suite comprising a roll top bath, WC and hand basin, tiled walls, window to the front.
Bedroom two
A large double bedroom with window to the front and built in wardrobe space.
Bedroom three
A double bedroom currently used as a study, window to front, hatch to loft space.
Master bedroom
A large double bedroom with built in double wardrobe and built in shelved cupboard, hatch to loft, double aspect with windows to front and side, door to;
Ensuite
A shower room with a shower unit, WC and wash basin, tiled walls, two windows to the front.
Store
A lean to extension, with integral access from the sitting room, provides storage space ideal for a motorbike or bicycles, power connected, roof storage space, door and window to front.
Gardens and Driveway
The property is accessed from the lane via wooden gates, the driveway which is block paved extends to the gravel parking area. The gardens are situated to the front of the property and they enjoy a good degree of privacy. The gardens include lawned areas, a rose garden, paved terrace with a gazebo and various well stocked flower and shrub beds. Stone walls and hedgerows at the perimeters.A garden store, accessed from the front houses the oil tank. There is a useful greenhouse and external oil fired boiler which was replaced in 2022.
Situation
Ledwell is a picturesque and secluded hamlet located between the villages of Great Tew and Sandford St Martin. Local amenities in Great Tew include a popular public house (Falkland Arms), parish church, primary school and nursery.More extensive amenities can be found in nearby Chipping Norton, Woodstock, Oxford and Banbury. Soho Farmhouse private members club in Great Tew offers an extensive range of amenities including a gym, tennis court, restaurants, swimming pool, lake, cinema and shops along with a variety of accommodation. Communication links are excellent with access to the M40 (Junction 10) 9 miles linking to Oxford (A34) and the south or M40 (Junction 11) Banbury for Birmingham (M42) and the north.Excellent educational facilities include the primary school at Great Tew, Kitebrook (Moreton-in-Marsh), The Dragon School, Summer Fields and St. Edward's (Oxford) Tudor Hall and Bloxham (Banbury),Cheltenham College and Kingham Hill School.Regular direct train services from Charlbury to LondonPaddington; Banbury, Bicester and Oxford Parkway to London Marylebone.
