Listed for £825,000
July 15, 2025
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FIRST FLOOR
The stairs rise to central part galleried landing with all three double bedrooms radiating off. The principal bedroom overlooks the courtyard garden and benefits from a run of fitted wardrobes. In one corner lies access to the neat and well equipped en suite shower room. The remaining two bedrooms on the first floor overlook the formal south facing garden and enjoy a Jack and Jill walk-in wardrobe along with recessed storage cupboards. Both rooms are served by the family bathroom with fitted panel bath and separate tiled shower cubicle. The airing cupboard houses the hot water cylinder with slatted drying shelves above.
SECOND FLOOR
Dogleg oak staircase rises to provide access to the large part vaulted double bedroom along with a further bedroom which is currently utilised as another home office with run of fitted storage cupboards. The main bedroom also enjoys access to the boarded loft currently utilised for storage but with potential to be converted subject to obtaining listed building consent.
GARDEN AND GROUNDS
A five bar field gate opens onto the gravelled drive edged by low stone walls providing generous off road parking and access to the former garage with walled storage area to one side. Lying to the east of the house is an attractive walled courtyard offering seating and dining areas with mature copper beech providing dappled shade.
Running along the eastern side of the property and outside the formal walled garden is a woodland glade with barked path leading down to former kitchen garden currently laid to lawn and edged by herbaceous borders.
The main south facing garden is walled with manicured lawn edged by well stocked herbaceous borders offering a profusion of colour in the summer months. At the far end is a pond with waterfall and in the corner a seating area. Running along the southern side of the house is a York stone seating and dining terrace enjoying wonderful views down the garden. In the corner of the terrace is the access to the stone cellar. Beyond the walled garden is a further area of lawn enclosed by mature beech hedging.
LOCATION
Helmdon is a larger rural village with good facilities lying in rolling open countryside between Brackley and Towcester. The village has a public house, a church and highly rated primary school. The nearby towns of Brackley, Towcester and Banbury offer good local facilities with more extensive shopping and leisure facilities available at Milton Keynes, Northampton and Oxford. Helmdon is well placed for access to both the M40 and M1 via the A43 dual carriageway and there are mainline train stations at Banbury, Bicester and Milton Keynes providing good commuting facilities to London.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating to radiators. LPG gas bottles to five ring hob in kitchen.
Broadband: BT Superfast broadband available in the village
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire Council
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Outgoings: Council Tax Band G
£3,902.01 for the year 2025/2026
EPC Rating: Exempt – Grade II Listed
Tenure: Freehold
Viewings: Strictly by appointment with Jackson-Stops
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