Larkwell House

Juniper Hill, Brackley, NN13 5RH

Asking Price

£1,050,000

Property Highlights

A detached period stone-built property
Four bedrooms, en suite and family bathroom
Open plan kitchen/breakfast/family room, utility room
Sitting room, study, dinning/family room, snug, cloakroom
Off street parking for ten cars, oversized double garage
1.2-acre plot with countryside views
Rural location in a hamlet close to Brackley
No onwards chain

Property description

A four double bedroom detached period property with four reception rooms on a 1.2 acre plot with off street parking for ten cars, a detached double garage, in a village location with countryside views and no onwards chain.

Built circa 1860, this stone under slate property has a combined approximately 3,060 sq. ft. of accommodation over two storeys. On the ground floor the kitchen/breakfast/family room is open plan with a snug, and has a utility room. An open plan dining/family room has a pantry and there are a separate sitting room and a study. On the first floor, all four bedrooms are double and have built-in wardrobes or storage. There is an en suite shower room to the principal bedroom, a family bathroom and a walk-in airing/linen store. Features include an AGA in the kitchen, wooden parquet flooring in the hallway, a wood burner in the family area and a stone fireplace with a wood burner in the sitting room. The property is also double glazed and benefits from 16KW solar PV installed in 2015. The over 1-acre plot includes mature wraparound gardens on three sides backing onto farmland. Juniper Hill has access to the A43 with connections to the M40 and commuting via Bicester North Station.

Reception Rooms

The dual aspect kitchen has a range of bespoke low level wooden units with contrasting stone and wooden worksurfaces with tiled splashbacks. There is an Aga with an extractor fan, a built-in electric oven, and a dishwasher. There is a pantry cupboard, a separate utility room and space for a dining table and a sofa. The dining/family room is also dual aspect and open plan. It has a pantry and there is a wood burner in the family area. There is a study for home working and a triple aspect sitting room. This room has a fireplace with a wood burner and French doors to the rear patio.

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Leading off the landing, the principal bedroom is dual aspect, has built-in wardrobes and storage, and a three piece en suite shower room with a heated towel rail. Bedrooms two, three and four are also double in size, bedroom two is dual aspect and all the rooms have built-in wardrobes or storage. There is a three piece family bathroom tiled to half height and with a shower above the bath. Accessed from the landing is a walk-in airing/linen store.

Outside

There are mature gardens on all sides. At the front, cottage gardens are enclosed by a stone wall with a path and a wooden picket gate to the front door. The side garden is mainly laid to lawn with hedged borders providing privacy. There is a stone well and a patio. The rear garden, with country views, is mainly laid to lawn, and has a variety of fruit trees and wild flower gardens. Hard standing off street parking for up to ten cars leads to a detached stone oversized double garage.

Situation and Schooling

Juniper Hill is a small hamlet in the parish of Cottisford and is approximately 6 miles from the historic market town of Brackley where there is a range of shopping and leisure facilities. The town of Bicester and Bicester Village are approximately 8 miles away and also provide a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities.