COURT END ADDERBURY • OXFORDSHIRE COURT END ADDERBURY • OXFORDSHIRE Approximate distances: Banbury 4.5 miles • M40 (J11) 5 miles • M40 (J10) 7.5 miles • Bicester 12 miles • Oxford 20 miles Unassumingly Magnificent Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Sitting room • Study • Kitchen/breakfast room Laundry/utility room • Store/boot room • Cloakroom • Cellar Five bedrooms • Four bath/shower rooms (three en suite) Separate WC • Second floor self-contained flat/office Detached stone cottage comprising sitting room, kitchen, two bedrooms, two en suite bathroom/shower rooms Double Garage Gravel driveway and parking Extensive gardens • Orchard • Vegetable garden • Greenhouse and store In all about 1.7 acres savills.co.uk SAVILLS BANBURY SAVILLS COUNTRY DEPARTMENT 36 South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AE 33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD +44 (0) 1295 228 002 +44 (0) 20 7016 3825 [email protected] [email protected] Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text SITUATION • Adderbury is a particularly sought-after village just south • Fast train services from Bicester and Banbury to London/ of the market town of Banbury, comprising a selection of Marylebone, (about 45 and 56 minutes respectively). large ironstone houses and thatched cottages. • M40 connections at junction 11 (Banbury), for the north • Excellent local facilities include a hairdresser, post office, (about 5 miles) and junction 10 (Ardley) for the south village shop, tennis club and a number of public houses (about 7.5 miles). and a fine fourteenth century church. • Leisure and sporting activities in the area include an • The nearby market town of Banbury offers retail, sporting excellent squash and tennis club in the village; Soho and leisure facilities. Farmhouse at Great Tew (10 miles); Daylesford organic farm shop and spa at Daylesford (19 miles); golf on the • Local education includes a primary school in the village edge of the village and at Tadmarton Heath; horse racing and the Warriner Comprehensive in Bloxham. Prep at Warwick, Stratford and Cheltenham; motor racing at schools are St Johns Priory (Banbury) and Carrdus Silverstone; polo at Kirtlington; Bannatyne’s Health Club (Overthorpe). Independent schools; Bloxham (Co-ed), in Bodicote; theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Tudor Hall (girls) and Sibford (Co-ed) private schools. Chipping Norton; a multitude of cultural activities in There are two private bus services, one for Warwick Oxford. School and another for Oxford schools. DESCRIPTION • Lying in a Conservation Area, Court End is a magnificent detached village house of 17th Century origins with later additions. • The property is of ironstone construction under a pitch tile roof with an unassuming façade that belies the splendour of the imposing rear, southerly aspect. • First renovated by the reknowned architect Sir Clough Williams Ellis in 1930, Court End has recently undergone further refurbishment and improvements to provide what is now an exquisite modern house amongst its age and architecture. There has been extreme attention to detail, including the installation of high-quality kitchen and bathroom fittings together with the upgrading of electrics, heating and new flooring. And yet the property still retains an array of period features including mullion leaded light windows, exposed timbers, open fireplaces, window seats, solid wooden floors and a studded oak front door. • This elegant house with high ceilings and well- proportioned reception rooms offers both formality and fantastic family space. • The well-fitted kitchen and breakfast/living room is light and airy; ideal for family and informal dining. It is equipped with modern appliances including a dual oven and grill, steam oven, microwave, coffee machine (all Miele) and three dishwashers. The central island houses a 5 burner gas hob and a breakfast bar. • A hallway connects the kitchen to a paved terrace overlooking the garden and croquet lawn for relaxed outdoor entertaining. • The utility/laundry room, with ample storage cupboard space, has plumbing for two washing machines and two tumble driers. There is a cloakroom and boot room beyond with two, recently installed, gas boilers providing hot water and central heating for the house. • The drawing room and dining room have glorious aspects across the gardens to the south as well as providing access onto the paved entertaining terraces. For winter evenings there is a delightful snug with gas stove. • The L- shaped drawing room has a hardwood floor, open fireplace with Cotswold stone surround. The potential exists to add an orangery on the west terrace (subject to the relevant consents). • The well-proportioned, dual-aspect dining room has a wooden floor, Cotswold stone fireplace with inset coal- effect gas fire. • To the front is the library which is fitted throughout with bespoke bookshelves and views out onto Manor Road. • The reception hall has an ‘Arts and Crafts’ style stone inglenook fireplace with inset herringbone brick lining. The exposed beams, window seats and wooden flooring combine to provide a real sense of arrival. • There is a useful cellar with reasonable head height, suitable for storage and wine. • On the first floor, all bedrooms are well proportioned. A few steps up from the main landing lead to an impressive principal bedroom with views over the garden. The bedroom has been fitted with an abundance of wardrobes and storage, plus an additional dressing area, large en suite bathroom with shower, bath and twin washbasins. • These proportions are replicated at the end of the house with a large guest suite offering a south facing bedroom and generous bath/shower room. A sizeable storage space is accessible from the bathroom. • Three further first floor bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, are all well-presented and each has built in wardrobes. • There is also a separate family bathroom and WC on the first floor. • On the second floor and approached via the secondary staircase, is a self-contained annexe with kitchenette, large shower room and sitting room/office space. Dormer windows throughout ensure the top floor accommodation remains light and spacious and would be ideal for an au pair, guest accommodation or working from home. Significant additional loft storage can be accessed from here. Cottage GARDEN AND GROUNDS • To the outside, the house has an understated grandeur • Beyond is a double garage with loft storage. • Fed from the roof of the main house, a 40,000 litre underground rainwater storage tank provides for extra with the approach via a gravel drive. On entering through • The gardens have been carefully landscaped and are a water over the summer months. solid timber, automatic gates, the privacy afforded by real delight. The south-facing terrace is framed by well Court End is palpable. stocked borders, espaliered lime trees, climbing roses and • There is ample parking to the side and rear with additional • Adjacent to the main house is a former barn, recently wisteria. There is a magnificent copper beech and a cedar parking on a hard standing/grassed area. of Lebanon at the edge of the croquet lawn and a ha-ha converted to a delightful, detached cottage providing • The southern boundary of the garden is flanked by mature a generous sitting room, fitted kitchen, ground floor separates the formal garden from the orchard which boasts a range of apple trees. trees offering considerable privacy. bedroom with en suite shower and a further double bedroom and en suite bathroom above. This has been • A row of espaliered fruit trees divides the orchard from • As well as enjoying all the advantages of a well serviced fitted to an extremely high standard and would be ideal a productive vegetable garden including fruit cages, a village community, this garden offers the serenity and for dependent relatives, visiting guests or income streams. garden store and greenhouse. privacy of a rural retreat. Main House Cottage Second Floor First Floor COURT END Approximate Gross Internal Area: Main House: 586 sq.m. / 6,308 sq.ft. Storage: 34 sq.m. / 366 sq.ft. Cottage: 100 sq.m. / 1,076 sq.ft. Garage: 33 sq.m. / 355 sq.ft. Total: 753 sq.m. / 8,105 sq.ft. For identification only. Not to scale. First Floor Ground Floor Ground Floor Main House COURT END Court End Cottage Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey. Not to Scale mapping with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright (100041908) ACCOMMODATION FIXTURES AND FITTINGS See floor plans below. Those items mentioned in these sale particulars are into Water Lane/Cross Hill Road where the road continues included in the freehold sale. All other fixtures, fittings and over a bridge and up a slight incline. At the sharp left-hand SERVICES furnishings i.e. carpets, curtains, light fittings and garden bend, bear slightly right into Manor Road. Proceed down Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage are connected to statuary are expressly excluded. Certain such items may Manor Road for about 150 yards where the entrance to Court the property. Central heating and hot water provided by two be available by separate negotiation. Further information End can be found on the left-hand side. gas boilers. BT available subject to usual transfers. should be obtained from the selling agents. VIEWINGS LOCAL AUTHORITY DIRECTIONS (OX17 3EL) By appointment with Savills. Prior to making an appointment Cherwell District Council. Tel: 01295 252535 From Banbury, take the A4260 southwards towards Oxford. to view, Savills strongly recommend that you discuss any On the edge of Adderbury, just beyond the traffic lights, turn particular points which are likely to affect your interest in COUNCIL TAX: Band H right at the green signposted to West Adderbury. Continue the property with a member of Savills’ staff who has seen the TENURE: FREEHOLD through the village and around the sharp right-hand bend property in order that you do not make a wasted journey.