House For Sale £1,250,000
A property in need of full refurbishment sat in 17 acres with far reaching rural views.
Description
Downcroft comprises a house in need of full refurbishment set in approximately 17 acres located in the peaceful and picturesque setting of Church Westcote, a very sought after village in the Cotswolds. The property occupies a very attractive, elevated position with far reaching rural views to the front of the property, and views over the paddock to the rear.
The property offers a kitchen, sitting room, dining room, sun room, two bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The garden is mainly laid to lawn with shrubs and trees. The driveway leads to three additional outbuildings and access to the 17 acres to the rear of the property.
There is huge scope to create a dream home, whether the existing house is extended and modernized or incorporated into a new, larger dwelling. (subject to planning consent).
Location
The charming village of Church Westcote lies less than a mile from the neighbouring village of Nether Westcote with the award-winning inn, The Feathered Nest. Bourton on the Water offers amenities with many restaurants and shops and an excellent secondary school. Upper Rissington offers further amenities with a number of shops and leisure facilities, with Burford and Chipping Norton offer more extensive facilities. Larger shopping centres are located in Witney and Oxford with cinemas, theatres and other recreational activities. Cheltenham is very accessible with a number of first class educational establishments. Moreton in Marsh and Kingham offer mainline train stations into London Paddington.
Sporting and recreational facilities are well catered for in the area with gold courses at Lyneham, Chipping Norton and Naunton Downs. National Hunt Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester.
The Cotswolds’ year is packed with events ranging from world famous international festivals like Cheltenham Literature Festival and Cheltenham Gold Cup Week to major musical events such as the Wilderness Festival and the Big Feastival, as well as a jam-packed events calendar featuring concerts, exhibitions, arts and literature festivals and theatrical productions.
Acreage: 17.5 Acres
Directions
From Stow on the Wold continue along the Fosseway south towards Bourton on the Water, taking the A424 turn towards Burford. Continue for approximately 4 miles and take the left hand turn sign posted for Church Westcote. Follow the road down into the village, turning left at the T-junction. Follow the road for approximately 250m where the entrance to Downcroft is found on the left hand side.
Additional Info
Local Authority – Cotswold District Council, Telephone[use Contact Agent Button]. Band D
Services – Mains water and electricity are connected. Oil fired central heating. Solar panels. Drainage is through a soak-away. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations.
EPC G.
Tenure – Freehold with Vacant Possession upon completion.
Town and Country Planning – the property lies within the area administered by Cotswold District Council, to whom interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of any planning issues and development opportunities for the property.
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way. The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale or not .
Viewings strictly by appointment only with Savills Stow on the Wold,[use Contact Agent Button].
Date of Information - Particulars prepared September 2023. Photographs taken September 2023.
Description
Downcroft comprises a house in need of full refurbishment set in approximately 17 acres located in the peaceful and picturesque setting of Church Westcote, a very sought after village in the Cotswolds. The property occupies a very attractive, elevated position with far reaching rural views to the front of the property, and views over the paddock to the rear.
The property offers a kitchen, sitting room, dining room, sun room, two bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The garden is mainly laid to lawn with shrubs and trees. The driveway leads to three additional outbuildings and access to the 17 acres to the rear of the property.
There is huge scope to create a dream home, whether the existing house is extended and modernized or incorporated into a new, larger dwelling. (subject to planning consent).
Location
The charming village of Church Westcote lies less than a mile from the neighbouring village of Nether Westcote with the award-winning inn, The Feathered Nest. Bourton on the Water offers amenities with many restaurants and shops and an excellent secondary school. Upper Rissington offers further amenities with a number of shops and leisure facilities, with Burford and Chipping Norton offer more extensive facilities. Larger shopping centres are located in Witney and Oxford with cinemas, theatres and other recreational activities. Cheltenham is very accessible with a number of first class educational establishments. Moreton in Marsh and Kingham offer mainline train stations into London Paddington.
Sporting and recreational facilities are well catered for in the area with gold courses at Lyneham, Chipping Norton and Naunton Downs. National Hunt Racing is at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Worcester.
The Cotswolds’ year is packed with events ranging from world famous international festivals like Cheltenham Literature Festival and Cheltenham Gold Cup Week to major musical events such as the Wilderness Festival and the Big Feastival, as well as a jam-packed events calendar featuring concerts, exhibitions, arts and literature festivals and theatrical productions.
Acreage: 17.5 Acres
Directions
From Stow on the Wold continue along the Fosseway south towards Bourton on the Water, taking the A424 turn towards Burford. Continue for approximately 4 miles and take the left hand turn sign posted for Church Westcote. Follow the road down into the village, turning left at the T-junction. Follow the road for approximately 250m where the entrance to Downcroft is found on the left hand side.
Additional Info
Local Authority – Cotswold District Council, Telephone[use Contact Agent Button]. Band D
Services – Mains water and electricity are connected. Oil fired central heating. Solar panels. Drainage is through a soak-away. Telephone line subject to BT transfer regulations.
EPC G.
Tenure – Freehold with Vacant Possession upon completion.
Town and Country Planning – the property lies within the area administered by Cotswold District Council, to whom interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of any planning issues and development opportunities for the property.
Wayleaves, Easements and Rights of Way. The property is sold subject to all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale or not .
Viewings strictly by appointment only with Savills Stow on the Wold,[use Contact Agent Button].
Date of Information - Particulars prepared September 2023. Photographs taken September 2023.
