5 bed detached house for sale

Blandford Avenue, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2

Situated in the north of Summertown, this mid-century family home offers generous living space and stylish interiors in a highly sought-after, family-friendly setting with excellent connectivity to the wider city. Arranged over three floors, it provides versatile accommodation with excellent flow, ideal for modern family living.

A welcoming reception hall, featuring an attractive staircase and useful storage, leads into a charming sitting room with a bay window and a contemporary fireplace – a warm and inviting focal point. The heart of the home is the kitchen/dining room, opened up to create a wonderful space for day-to-day living and entertaining. The kitchen is fitted with sleek contemporary cabinetry, centred around an island illuminated by a roof light and feature lighting. A suite of integrated appliances includes a Miele double oven and a gas hob. There is ample space for relaxed seating, set around a fireplace, along with a dining table, from which views over the garden can be enjoyed through bi-fold doors that seamlessly extend the living space outdoors. An adjacent office/library provides an ideal space for work or reading, while further practical additions include a cloakroom and a utility room for laundry, providing access to the integral garage.

On the first floor, there are four bedrooms, two of which are doubles, including one with built-in storage and a bay window. These rooms are served by a family bathroom and a separate shower room. The second floor is dedicated to the light-filled principal bedroom, which benefits from built-in eaves storage, along with a modern en suite shower room.

This home is set behind a leafy front garden featuring mature shrubbery and a lawn, with a gated driveway providing parking and access to the integral garage. The south-facing rear garden is ideal for families. It is fully enclosed and predominantly laid to lawn, with a variety of mature trees casting dappled shade throughout the day – creating a wonderful sense of privacy and seclusion. A generous paved terrace borders the house, providing ample space for al fresco dining and outdoor relaxation while enjoying the peaceful setting. A shed provides useful garden storage.

Blandford Avenue is a quiet residential road situated off the North Way (A40), moments from Banbury Road - a vibrant thoroughfare in Oxford’s Summertown. It is well placed for access to the day-to-day services of Summertown and Jericho, with the plentiful shopping, attractions and leisure facilities of the city centre four miles away to the south. There are excellent road communications with the A40 providing links to the West Country and London, the A34 and Oxford Parkway station for a regular service to London Marylebone, while Oxford station has frequent services to central London in less than an hour. The property is conveniently located for the well-regarded selection of north and central Oxford schools, including The Cherwell School (rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted), together with a good selection of independent schools including Cherwell College, Oxford International College, Oxford Sixth Form College, New College, Christ Church Cathedral School and Wychwood.