5 bed semi-detached house for sale

Farndon Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2

Lying on this sought-after side road, this is an elegant house over four floors comprising 2860 square feet. It has been extended and fully renovated by the current owners to provide a very comfortable family home in the heart of Walton Manor.

The front door opens into the entrance hall that leads to a large study/reception room with a wood-burning stove and bespoke fitted joinery and to the front is the lounge and music room with a bay window. These rooms are also connected by glazed double doors. Steps lead down from the hall to the lower ground floor to an open plan kitchen and dining room with limestone flooring. There is a large central island and breakfast bar with a roof lantern above. The dining area has a vaulted ceiling with a set of rooflights. This wonderful light-filled space enjoys direct access to the landscaped garden with bifold doors that open onto the terrace. There is also a very well-fitted utility room and WC. Off the kitchen is a playroom with a wood-burning stove, and from here, double doors lead to a bedroom with an ensuite shower room.

The first floor has the main bedroom to the front with an ensuite shower room and a walk in dressing room. There is a further bedroom to the rear with a fitted wardrobe and shelves. The top floor has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a store room.

To the front of the house is a gravel drive with an EV charger and a bicycle store. A path at the side of the house leads to the garden. The rear walled garden is lush and laid to lawn with well-stocked borders and a lovely terrace which is flanked by raised flower beds.

The house was fully renovated in 2016 and the improvements include new flooring throughout, new bath/shower rooms, kitchen extension, complete rewiring and replumbing and underfloor heating throughout the lower ground floor.

Farndon Road lies in the heart of the North Oxford Victorian Conservation Area, just off Woodstock Road. It is close to all the amenities of Jericho, including restaurants, coffee shops, two public houses and Phoenix Picturehouse Cinema. Port Meadow is nearby, with lovely river and canal-side walks to the Perch and Trout pubs, Medley Manor Fruit Farm and Wolvercote.

The house is in the catchment area for ss Philip and James Primary School and is close to The Dragon, Oxford High School, St Edward's, Wychwood School for Girls, the Swan and Cherwell School amongst others.

There are excellent communications with access to the M40, connecting to London and Birmingham, and the A34, linking to Newbury and the M4. There is a fast rail service to London Paddington, taking approximately 55 minutes, and from Oxford Parkway, there are services to London Marylebone in approximately 66 minutes. From the coach station at Gloucester Green there are services to London Victoria, Heathrow and Gatwick airports. From Woodstock Road there are bus services to the city centre.