6 bed detached house to rent

Buckland, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7

A classic period farmhouse

Description
Set within beautifully landscaped gardens and framed by vibrant flower beds, this attractive Cotswold stone-built home offers a rare blend of classic charm and modern comfort. Thought to date back to the mid-18th Century the property retains its hallmark Georgian architecture style and period features, such as well-proportioned reception rooms off a central hallway, inglenook fireplaces and large sash windows.

The ground floor of the property offers a thoughtfully designed and spacious layout ideal for both everyday living and entertaining. Upon entering, you are welcomed into a generous entrance hall from which most rooms on the ground floor are accessed. There is a lovely a sitting room to the front with fireplace, a family room to the rear with open fire and French doors to the garden and a cosy TV/cinema room. The heart of the home is the kitchen/breakfast room, which combines functionality with charm, featuring a recessed gas fired Aga, central island with breakfast bar and integrated appliances, it flows seamlessly through to the corner aspect dining room a wood burning stove. There is a practical utility to the rear of the kitchen with a back door to the parking area and a guest cloakroom, a further cloakroom is off the main hall along with stairs down to the cellar.

The first floor features an impressive principal bedroom suite with built in wardrobes and steps down to a stunning bathroom and further walk in wardrobe. There are additional double bedrooms, each generously sized and filled with natural light. A family bathroom and en suite shower room serve the remaining bedrooms, ensuring convenience for family and guests.

The top floor offers a great space for older children or guests seeking privacy. With two bedrooms; one with an ensuite bathroom and the other with a guest cloakroom, both accessed off a central hallway that could be a study area or hangout.

The main house is complimented by a separate, detached, four-bedroom barn. The ground floor rooms, off an impressive vaulted entrance hall, include a large kitchen / dining room with island, living room with wood burning stove, office, guest cloakroom and utility room. On the first floor there are four bedrooms with the principal suite having a walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. The other bedrooms share a bathroom.

Externally the property boasts beautiful south and west facing terraces, offering far reaching countryside views and landscaped gardens with manicured lawns, box hedging and rose gardens. The grounds offer a peaceful setting for outdoor relaxing or entertaining with features including a heated outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, basketball court, boules court, orchard and paddock with vegetable garden and greenhouse.

The house is accessed via a private (shared) drive and through electric gates into an ample gravelled parking area, there is also a double garage.

Services:
Mains gas- 3 boilers service the two properties, mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Each property has its own council tax charge, both are Band G. EV charge point. Solar panel with batteries.

Location
Situated approximately 15 miles south west of Oxford, a short distance from the village of Buckland, in a rural setting with views of the surrounding countryside and to the Ridgeway. Amenities in the village include the parish church, The Lamb public house and well reputed C of E primary school. The nearby market towns of Faringdon, Abingdon, Witney and Wantage are handy for day to day requirements, with the city of Oxford providing for extensive shopping, cultural and leisure facilities.

Buckland is ideally located for an excellent range of state and independent schools including preparatory at St Hugh’s, Chandlings and Cothill and senior independent at Radley, St Edward’s, Magdalen College School, Headington, Oxford High, Abingdon School and St Helen’s & St Katherine’s.

Communication is good with intercity trains from Didcot (London/Paddington from 43 minutes). Both the A40/M40 and M4 motorways are conveniently accessible via the A34 and there is a regular local bus service into Oxford from the A420.

All times/distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,061 sq ft





Additional Info
Holding Deposit : £2,769.23 ( 1 week )
Deposit Payable : £16,615.38 ( 6 weeks )
Minimum Term : 12 months
Rent must be paid monthly in advance