Detached house for sale in Colegrove Down, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2

This is an exceptional house, having been extended and refurbished by the present owners and occupying a lovely position with outstanding views.

The house is finished to a very high standard with a high-quality kitchen, bathroom fittings, underfloor heating, and air conditioning on the ground floor and in the main bedroom suite. It enjoys a spectacular setting with far-reaching views, which can be enjoyed from all the main rooms, two large sun terraces and from the garden. The heart of the house is a wonderful open-plan sitting/dining/kitchen with full-height windows and doors from which to enjoy the view. It provides a superb entertaining space with the doors folding back onto the large terrace with barbeque area. In addition, there is a large sitting room (currently configured as a cinema room), a further large reception room, a study, well-fitted utility room and WC.

The first floor has the main bedroom suite with fitted wardrobes, an ensuite bathroom, and doors onto the sun terrace. There are three more bedrooms, two of which are ensuite, one also has access to the sun terrace and a large family bathroom. There is a double garage with electric doors and off-street parking for more than four cars.

The garden is mainly to the rear and side of the house, laid to lawn, and has well-stocked herbaceous borders and a large deck area. A good-sized summer house and workshop with a patio area at the side of the house could be used as a home office. The house benefited from full re-wiring and re-plumbing in 2023.

The property occupies a lovely setting in Colegrove Down, just off Cumnor Hill and is very well placed for access to Oxford as well as the A34, A420 and Oxford Parkway for rail access to London.

Local shopping can be found at West Way shopping centre at the foot of Cumnor Hill, and there is a Waitrose supermarket on Botley Road. In Oxford, there is an excellent range of international shopping, restaurants and leisure facilities for all tastes. The picturesque village of Cumnor is about half a mile away with a pond, two public houses, a butcher, a hairdresser, a sub-post office and greengrocer and a complementary health clinic. It also has a primary school, two churches and well-established football and cricket clubs.

Oxford has a wide range of schools, both state and independent, for all ages, and there is good access to the Witney and Abingdon schools as well.