6 bed detached house for sale

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52

Set at the top of a long sweeping driveway under the backdrop of open fields and the hill, The Oaks is an imposing contemporary Cotswold home that has been significantly extended and comprehensively modernised by the current owners.

Elevated, the house and gardens enjoy stunning views over the nearby Ellenborough Park towards Cheltenham racecourse and Cheltenham itself with the Malvern Hills and Black Mountains in the distance.

The house faces south west so is naturally very light. Arranged over three floors it extends to approximately 4,727 square feet that revolves around a spacious reception hall and first floor landing. In brief, there are 6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms, a large open plan kitchen, 3-4 versatile reception rooms, a study, utility/boot room, wc and a ground floor shower room.

On the first floor, an impressive principal bedroom suite includes a dressing room, walk in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. Across the large central landing, there is a guest suite, two further guest bedrooms and a family bathroom.

On the second floor, there are two further guest rooms, a large shower room and an easily accessible walk in attic space perfect for storage.

Enclosed on all sides with electric gates to the front, the house sits in an elevated position to the rear of the plot. There is a large west facing terrace in front of the house perfect for entertaining, private formal garden to the side of the house with the rest of the plot being lawned, dotted with mature oak trees. A second sun terrace frames the swimming pool, heated via an air source heat pump. There is ample parking and turning space at the end of the driveway in front of the garage.

Double Garage
Valid until March 2027, the property has planning permission (Application number: 22/00361/ful) to enlarge the existing double garage by around 50% to include a large workshop/garden store as well as secondary accommodation on the first floor.

Services: Mains, gas, water and electricity are connected. Super fast fibre broadband. Air source heating for the swimming pool. Electric vehicle charging point. Solar photovoltaic panels on the house and garage.

Set on the lower slopes of the Cotswold escarpment, within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb), the property enjoys views across the Severn Vale to the Malvern Hills as well as immediate access to the footpaths that lead to Cleeve Common (over 1,000 acres and the highest point in the Cotswolds), the Cotswold Way and several well-known Cotswold towns. It is also within a short walk of Cleeve Hill Golf Club, The Rising Sun public house and restaurant and opposite the driveway to the property is Ellenborough Park hotel, restaurant and spa..

A short 3 mile drive to the north, tucked away in the folds of the Cotswold Hills, the thriving Anglo-Saxon market town of Winchcombe is well known for its warm toned Cotswold stone cottages, tea shops, good local amenities and traditional medieval architecture.

To the south, the nearby Regency town of Cheltenham is best known for its quality of lifestyle, schooling, recreational activities and amenities. All of this set against the stunning back drop of period architecture and beautiful scenery, being positioned just on the edge of the Cotswold Hills.

Winchcombe 3 miles, Cheltenham 5 miles, Stow-on-the-Wold 16 miles, Burford 25 miles, Oxford 43 miles, London 82 miles (distances approximate)