Kitchen/Dining Room
This open plan, 23 ft. room has tiled flooring with underfloor heating throughout, and bi-fold doors to the rear courtyard garden creating an inside/outside entertaining space. Dual aspect windows and a lantern skylight provide additional natural light. The kitchen has a range of blue Shaker style units with white granite worksurfaces and a butler sink. Fitted appliances include an AEG oven and microwave, an induction hob, a fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.
Outside
The low maintenance rear courtyard garden faces almost due east, is mainly paved with a sandstone patio with flower and shrub borders, and is enclosed by closed board timber fencing. The garden is not overlooked from the rear so provides a private, secluded space for entertaining. At the front there is a paved seating area enclosed by iron railings.
Situation and Schooling
Hethe is a small village about 4.5 miles north of Bicester. It has two churches, The Muddy Duck public house and restaurant (currently closed), an adventure playground and playing field, and a village hall which is available for hire and hosts groups and clubs including a garden club, yoga, and line dancing. The primary school in Fringford (1.2 miles) is rated as good by Ofsted, and secondary education is available in Bicester.
Location
Hethe is a rural, Conservation village set in attractive north Oxfordshire countryside close to the Northamptonshire border with excellent communication links.rrLocal amenities are found nearby in the market towns of Bicester (6 miles), Brackley (6 miles), Buckingham (8.5 miles) and Banbury (15 miles) with more extensive shopping and entertainment at Oxford (19 miles) and Milton Keynes (21 miles).rrTransport connections include train services from Bicester North to London Marylebone from 51 minutes. M40 junction 10 is within 2 miles providing access to Oxford/London to the south and Banbury to the north, and there is a dual-carriageway link via the A43 to the M1 at junction 15A. Birmingham International airport is 52 miles away.rrThere is a range of well-regarded schooling locally. There are local primary schools at Fringford, Croughton and Finmere and state secondary schools at Bicester, Brackley and Upper Heyford. Private schools include Beachborough, Winchester House, Stowe, Tudor Hall and Bloxham, plus the Oxford schools including The Dragon, St Edwards, Magdalen and Headington.rrLocal sporting and leisure facilities include a sports complex at Bicester, golf at Chesterton, Kirtlington and Buckingham.rrFurther attractions in the local area include Soho Farmhouse at Great Tew; horse racing at Cheltenham and Warwick; polo at Kirtlington; motor racing at Silverstone; National Trust house and gardens at Stowe; theatres in Oxford and at Milton Keynes. rrThere are also fantastic footpaths and bridleways to be explored in the area.
