5 Bed Detached House, Motivated Seller, Didcot, OX11 9FJ £1,995,000

Note: Lapsed planning permission for a triple storey rear extension, including a subterranean cinema room and addition of skylights to main bedroom

Summary of accommodation:
Ground floor; Reception lobby, reception hall, drawing room, sitting/dining room, kitchen/breakfast, study, cloakroom, boot room, utility room
First floor; Principal bedroom/sitting room, with ensuite bathroom and dressing area. 3 further double bedrooms, one with ensuite bathroom, family bathroom.
Second floor; accessed through bedroom 2; flexible mezzanine area currently used as a dressing room, further attic storage room.
Outside; 2 integral car ports. Workshop/garden store.

Gardens: South-westerly facing rear garden mainly laid to lawn, with tiled terrace areas for summer dining. Oak side gates. Timber constructed workshop/garden store. Further gardens to the side. Electric timber gate secures the large gravel parking area.

Local facilities: Easy walking distance to the village hall and the recreation ground which hosts an active football and cricket team and various village events. These include; Astonbury, a music, food and drinks events and the annual Aston fireworks event. The well-equipped pavilion is available for hire and the recreation ground has a refurbished playground, a boules pitch, zip wire, grass football pitch and a cricket square. There are three village churches and the village hall hosts the Astons Café, a village post office and various groups and clubs. Olivier at The Chequers is a country pub and restaurant serving local, seasonal food, with a slight French touch.

Aston Upthorpe and Aston Tirrold lie at the foot of the Berkshire Downs in the valley. The surrounding countryside is noted to be of outstanding rural beauty and footpaths are within easy access enabling very pretty walks through open countryside. This is also excellent riding country with the nearby Downs and Ridgeway giving access to gallops, bridle paths and the Blewbury Riding Centre for the equestrian enthusiast.

Wallingford is a fine old market town on the River Thames with lots of specialist shops, restaurants, and a Waitrose. Didcot is home to many popular high street retailers and its supermarkets include M&S Food, Sainsbury`s, Tesco and Aldi, there are numerous banks, health services, leisure centres, an arts centre, and a multiplex cinema.

Didcot Parkway has a mainline train station is an easy drive away, with a train journey to London Paddington taking approximately 45 minutes and Oxford approximately 12 minutes.

Schools: There are excellent schooling facilities within the area including a highly regarded primary school at South Moreton which has bus pick-ups in the village. The village is inside the catchment area for Didcot Girls School which is Ofsted rated as outstanding. Within easy driving distance are; Cranford House, Moulsford Prep School for boys, Abingdon Boys School, St Helen`s & St Katherine`s, Radley College, The Dragon Prep School, St Edwards School, Summerfields, Cothill, The Oratory School and The Oratory Prep School, Bradfield College and Pangbourne College.

Directions: With the village hall (OX11 9EQ) on your left, follow the road round to the right, and as the road bends round to the left, the entrance to Frimley Yard will be found on the left-hand side. Frimley House is the second property on the left.

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Post Code: OX11 9FJ

Tenure: Freehold

Some material information to note:
Gas fired central heating.
Mains electricity.
Mains water.
Mains drainage.
Rain water recycling system.
10-year new home warranty (Ends Feb 2026)
The property has driveway parking for a number of cars, and two car ports.
EV charging point in car port.
Accessibility; there is step free access from the street to the inside of the property.
BT Fibre high speed broadband is connected.
Mobile signal is dependent on provider. Please refer to signalchecker.co.uk
This is a low-risk flood area.
Property construction is brick and block under a tiled roof.
There are no Tree Preservation Orders.
The property is within a conservation area.
This property is accessed via a shared driveway. Any maintenance charges?
There is a covenant to contribute 40% of any agreed upkeep costs to the access drive to the 4 properties. The access drive is in very good repair.
We are not aware of any planning permissions in place which would negatively affect the property.

EPC Rating: B

Local Authority & Council Tax Band: South Oxfordshire, Band G

Fixtures and fittings: Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale.

Viewing by arrangement with vendor`s agent, Dudley Singleton & Daughter, No. 1 Station Road, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7AN.

Websites: singletonanddaughter.co.uk rightmove.co.uk, mayfairoffice.co.uk, countrylife.co.uk

London Office: Cashel House, 15 Thayer Street, London, W1U 3JT.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dudley Singleton & Daughter for themselves and for the vendors of this property, whose agents they are, give notice that:
1. The particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items. We relied upon our own brief inspection and information supplied to us by the vendors.
(i) The description, including photographs of the property and its contents, are intended to be a guide only rather than a detailed and accurate report and inventory. (ii) Floor plans, measurements, areas and distances are intended to be approximately only. (iii) Prospective purchasers are strongly advised to check measurements. The position of bathroom fittings as shown on the plan is indicative only sizes, shapes and the exact locations may differ. Wall thicknesses, together with window and door sizes are approximate only and window and door openings are shown without frame details. (iv) Photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current and no assumption should be made that any contents shown in them are included in the sale.
2. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith, and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them:
3. No person in the employment of Dudley Singleton & Daughter has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property or these particulars, nor to enter into any contract relating to the property on behalf of the Vendor.
4. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by intending purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn.
FIXTURES AND FITTINGS: The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for their purpose. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or surveyor.

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Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.