Oxleys
Shipton Lee, Quainton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4DJ
£899,000
Property Highlights
- 18th-century converted stable block
- Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, ground floor cloakroom
- Sitting/dining room, study/family room
- Kitchen/breakfast room, utility room
- Ground floor underfloor heating
- Barn style open bay double garage
- Enclosed garden with a pond, backing onto paddock land
- Catchment for Waddesdon upper school and Aylesbury grammar schools
Property description
An 18th-century four bedroom converted stable block with 1,940 sq. ft. of high specification accommodation and double open garaging, set in a 0.56 acre rural plot with open countryside views.
Oxleys dates back to 1724 and once formed part of Grange Farm, a Domesday manor granted before 1146 to Thame Abbey. In 2016, the stable block was converted to a contemporary home retaining original features. These include a stall partition in the sitting/dining room, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and handmade ironwork window openings. All doors, window frames, and wooden floors are solid oak, and the ground floor benefits from underfloor heating. The downstairs accommodation includes an entrance hall, which leads to a cloakroom, utility room, 30 ft. long sitting/dining room, the kitchen area and the study/family room. The entrance hall also has stairs to the first floor, which comprises four double bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes and en suite shower rooms, and a family bathroom. The enclosed rear garden is laid to lawn with a fenced, natural pond that was originally part of a medieval fishery. Overlooking the pond is a substantial decking area of over 500 sq. ft.
Ground Floor
A part glazed oak framed door opens to the entrance hall which has a solid oak staircase to the first floor, with understair storage. There are exposed beams and the ground floor is tiled with underfloor heating. The open plan sitting/dining room has solid oak flooring with views over paddock land and open countryside. There is a wood burning stove set on a slate hearth with an exposed flue, a stall partition from the original stables, and an opening into the kitchen/breakfast room. At the front of the property is the study/family room which overlooks the driveway to the paddock land and the natural pond.
Kitchen Breakfast Room
The kitchen/breakfast room overlooks open fields towards Quainton Hill. There are contemporary storage units, drawers, a shelved larder cupboard, an inset sink and Corian work surfaces. Integrated Neff appliances include a fridge/freezer, a dishwasher and a Rangemaster cooker with a Neff extractor above. There is room for a breakfast table seating six, and the tiled floor has underfloor heating. The utility room has matching storage cupboards, an inset sink, and work surfaces.
Outside
Electric gates open to a gravelled driveway with parking for up to four cars, including the open bay garage. There is a paved patio with an area of lawn. A pedestrian timber gate leads to the principal garden which is laid to lawn with mature trees and a fenced pond, which has an island with native ducks and a substantial decking platform. The garden backs onto paddock land and is enclosed by fencing and mature hedging. The open bay garage has space for two cars; power and light are connected.
Situation and Schooling
Quainton has a Church of England School, a village store, tennis courts, a playground, a windmill, a church and The George and Dragon public house and tea room. Shopping, social and sports facilities are located in Aylesbury (7.9 miles), and Bicester (12 miles). Aylesbury also has the Waterside Theatre, grammar schools, a college, and a university. Other nearby railway stations include Leighton Buzzard (3.0 minutes from Euston) and Haddenham and Thame Parkway (37 minutes from Marylebone).
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