• Three/four-bedroom period cottage. +
• Flexible reception room/home office (former blacksmith’s forge) with loft room. +
• Detached workshop/studio (former village fire station) with wood burner and power. +
• Character features including beams and a charming fireplace. +
• Mature garden with separate access. +
• Off-street parking for two vehicles and EV charging point. +
• Desirable location close to Oxford with direct rail link to London. +
• Local bus services plus excellent road links to the A34 and M40. +
• Village amenities include St. Nicholas’ Church, medical centre, community shop, village hall, Dr. South’s primary school and The Swan public house (refurbished 2022). +
• Currently tenanted until February — suitable for investors or owner-occupiers. +

Sympathetically extended and updated, it retains its charm with exposed beams, an attractive fireplace and a wealth of period character throughout.

Ground Floor

The ground floor comprises an inviting entrance hallway, a well-appointed kitchen with a gas range cooker, a dining area, and a charming sitting room with wood-burning stove. Both the kitchen and sitting room enjoy direct access to the rear garden, creating a natural connection between the indoor and outdoor living spaces. In the 1990s, the former garage – and prior to that the village blacksmith’s forge – was converted to create a further reception room, now a study, with an additional mezzanine level currently accessed via a ladder. This space offers excellent scope to be reconfigured as an additional bedroom, subject to the necessary consents. A ground-floor shower room completes the accommodation on this floor.

First Floor

Upstairs, the landing gives access to two bedrooms, while a separate hallway with generous built-in wardrobe storage leads through to the family bathroom and principal bedroom. This arrangement provides a practical and well-balanced first-floor layout.

Outside

Outside, the property enjoys an enclosed patio area with brick-built BBQ and a stone boiler house/store. A wrought iron gate leads to a mature garden with established planting and a detached workshop – originally the village fire station – now adapted as a practical and atmospheric studio space with power and a wood burner. A gate provides convenient access to The Walk, while on Kings Head Lane there is private off-street parking for two vehicles along with an electric vehicle charging point.

Location

Islip itself is a thriving village with a strong community, a highly regarded primary school, and a direct rail connection to London Marylebone from Islip Station. Steeped in history, Islip is the birthplace of Edward the Confessor and today is home to St. Nicholas’ Church, a medical centre, a community shop, and a village