Church Street, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15

£650,000

Guide price

Virginia House is a lovely characterful village home which has been a pivotal part of the village's history throughout the years. The property's studio was formerly the village carter's barn and in later years part of the property has been the village sweet shop. Offering sizable and versatile living space the property combines the right mix of character charm with the practicalities of modern day living. A spacious entrance hall gives access to the sitting room, a cosy and welcoming room, this gives access to the garden room, a lovely place to sit and relax with views across the rear garden. The kitchen and breakfast room offers a range of units with a Hotpoint 4 ring electric hob and double oven, Bosch dishwasher and LEC fridge. The dining room leads to a substantial studio/ home office which is an ideal space for family gatherings and social events. There is an additional boot room and utility/cloakroom housing a Samsung washing machine and Beko freezer. The first floor offers four well-proportioned bedrooms with an ensuite bathroom to the principal bedroom and a further family bathroom.

Outside

To the front an established Virginia creeper covers the property. The rear walled garden is a delightful private space to relax, unwind and listen to the bird song whilst enjoying the sunshine. The garden is divided between a lawn area and sun terrace with a raised vegetable beds and established perennial flower and shrub borders. Planting includes spirea, lilac and magnolia, spring bulbs, fruit and rose bushes, tamarisk and dwarf apple tree and established conifers.

pSituation

Bodicote is one of the larger villages within the area. Nearby Banbury offers facilities including Castle Quay, Gateway Retail Park, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi & Lidl. Health & Fitness clubs will be found at nearby Bannatynes and Spiceball Leisure Centre. There is also a mainline railway station with access to London Marylebone (under an hour) & J11 of the M40.

Entrance Hall

Sitting Room

Dining Room

Kitchen Breakfast Room

Utility Room

Garden Room

Studio / Study (formerly the barn)

Cloakroom

Four Bedrooms

Ensuite Bathroom

Bathroom

Additional Information

The property has solar panels which serve the hot water system. There are also photo voltaic panels with a storage battery which generate energy for the electricity; the current clients receive regular payback cheques which go towards their electricity bills. There are two gas central heating boilers at the property. Council Tax - Cherwell District Council - Band F.