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Corfe Cottage, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire OX13 5QQ 216 Banbury Road Summertown, Oxford OX2 7BY T: 01865 510000 F: 01865 558877 E: [email protected]@west-tpc.co.uk THE PROPERTY CONSULTANCY PRICE: £1.195 Million Freehold Corfe Cottage, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire OX13 5QQ TUBNEY Oxford in 7.8 miles | London Paddington c.48 minutes (via Didcot Station) A stunning 1.253 acre site close to the county’s leading golf club, Frilford Heath. Currently a mid 20th Century detached bungalow nesting in what is a beautiful sylvan setting. The property has a stylish interior and offers 2 reception rooms which offer views over the private grounds, 4 bedrooms, a well appointed bathroom, kitchen and oil fired central heating. Timber garaging. This is a lightly wooded site with enormous potential subject to planning. (TOTAL FLOOR AREA: 1755 sq ft) CONTACT: Gavin West (t) 01865 510000 (m) 07789 655100 (e) [email protected] 216 Banbury Road Summertown, Oxford OX2 7BY T: 01865 510000 F: 01865 558877 E: [email protected] THE PROPERTY CONSULTANCY Corfe Cottage, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire. OX13 5QQ Approximate Gross Internal Area W Main House = 1765 Sq Ft/164 Sq M Garage = 172 Sq Ft/16 Sq M S N Corfe Cottage, Abingdon Road, TotalTubney, = 1937 Oxfordshire. Sq Ft/180 OX13 Sq M 5QQ Approximate Gross Internal Area Family Room W 4.90 x 4.00 E Main House = 1765 Sq Ft/164 Sq M 16'1" x 13'1" Garage = 172 Sq Ft/16 Sq M S N Total = 1937 Sq Ft/180 Sq M Family Room 4.90 x 4.00 E 16'1" x 13'1" Garage 4.70 x 3.40 15'5" x 11'2" Garage Living Room 4.70 x 3.40 8.50 x 4.00 15'5" x 11'2" 27'11" x 13'1" Living Room 8.50 x 4.00 27'11" x 13'1" Boiler Room Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Kitchen 2.70 x 2.30 4.10 x 2.70 2.90 x 2.70 8'10" x 7'7" Master Bedroom 13'5" x 8'10" 9'6" x 8'10" Boiler Room3.90 x 2.70 5.20 x 4.00Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 12'10" x 8'10" Kitchen 2.70 x 2.30 17'1" x 13'1"4.10 x 2.70 2.90 x 2.70 8'10" x 7'7" Master Bedroom 13'5" x 8'10" 9'6" x 8'10" 3.90 x 2.70 5.20 x 4.00 12'10" x 8'10" Utility 17'1" x 13'1" Utility Ground Floor Bedroom 2 Ground Floor 4.00 x 3.40 Bedroom 2 13'1" x 11'2" 4.00 x 3.40 13'1" x 11'2" FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY - NOT TO SCALE TheFOR position ILLUSTRATIVE & size of PURPOSES doors, windows, ONLY appliances- NOT TO SCALE and other features are approximate only. The position & size of© doors, ehouse. windows, Unauthorised appliances reproduction and other features prohibited. are approximate Drawing ref. only. dig/8373846/SS © ehouse. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited. Drawing ref. dig/8373846/SS DIRECTIONS: Head south west along the A420 towards Swindon. Continue for approximately 4 miles to the roundabout and turn left on to the A338 towards Wantage, after a further mile turn right intoTubney. Corfe Cottage is approximately half a mile along on the right hand side which you can identify by its new dry stone retaining wall and high timber gated entrance. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner’s express prior written consent. The website owner’s copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website..
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