Noke, 4 bedroom, Cottage

Vine Cottage successfully combines the charm of a bygone era with the practical requirements of modern sustainable living.

Originally just a small pretty Grade II Listed part thatched cottage, the property has been extended, with a much larger addition to the rear, to provide a spacious family home in this peaceful Village just to the North East of Oxford.

The owner, a local craftsman, has sourced traditional trades and materials from the Oxfordshire area to produce a character home that is largely self-sufficient in its energy use and is generally eco-friendly.

The addition to the cottage has been constructed of local Oak, Noke clay, Bletchingdon straw and Wytham Chestnut shingle roof tiles and other local materials. The property benefits from solar panels & wood burning stoves for underfloor heating and hot water. Outside the gardens are secluded and the property overlooks fields and countryside to the rear. There is ample off street parking and a large outbuilding.

There is also the bonus of having permission in place to replace the existing outbuilding with a large workshop. The owner would be happy to retain this part of the property if a buyer is interested in Vine Cottage but at a lower figure.

N.B. The property is in the process of being redecorated and finishing works are being carried out.

Area description

Noke is a pretty no through village made up of attractive individual houses and cottages and is surrounded by fields and countryside. The Otmoor Nature reserve is at the far end of the village and there is a 13th Century Church and a large village field with a fabulous children's play area. Vine Cottage is situated close to the village pond, adjacent to a field and is screened by tall trees and shrubs. The neighbouring village of Islip offers a village school with pre school, a general store within the village hall, a doctors surgery with a dispensing pharmacy and two village pubs. Islip also has the advantage of a railway station with a direct service to Oxford and to London Marylebone (c.60 mins). Noke is just c.6 miles North East of Oxford and c.4.5 miles from junction 9 of the M40.

The pretty villages of Stanton St John and Beckley are both within easy reach and have excellent pubs which serve food and Beckley also has a very good village school.

Oxford provides an extensive range of shopping and transport facilities, as well as many excellent schools including The Dragon, St Edwards, The Oxford High School, Summerfield's, Magdalen College School and Headington School. Noke is also convenient for the Abingdon schools, and Radley. Day to day shopping and supermarkets can be found in Summertown, Kidlington and Headington. Bicester Village is also within easy reach. Sporting facilities include Polo at Kirtlington, golf at the North Oxford Golf Club, Kirtlington Golf Club, and at Horton cum Studley.

These sales details are prepared for the convenience of prospective purchasers, and are a general outline for guidance. They do not constitute part of an offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, references to permission for use or occupation, and any other details, are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchaser should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these details. Photographs contained in these details may have been taken with a wide angle lens.