Chapel Lane, Bledington, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6UZ | Property for sale | Savills
1,647 sq ft(153.01 sq m)
Guide price £700,000

Chapel LaneBledington, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6UZ

  • Under offer

Key features

  • Period cottage
  • Mature garden
  • Highly regarded village
  • Ample parking
  • Recently renovated

A renovated period cottage in a sought after village

About this property

  • College Place is a delightful property situated on the edge of the village set back from Chapel Lane. Dating from approximately 1850, the property has been fully updated by the current owners including rewiring, a new water tank and flooring. The property is approached over a small bridge along a gravel drive which leads to the front of the house The front door opens into the entrance hall with tiled floor, off which is the sitting room with stone floor, extensive fitted bookshelves, a fireplace with a wood burner and a door onto the garden terrace. The dining room is on the other side of the hall and has a tiled floor and an inglenook fireplace with wood burner. In addition, there is a playroom/study, a shower room as well as a fitted kitchen and utility room with door to the terrace. Also off the kitchen is a door into the double garage.

    From the hall, carpeted stairs rise to the first floor where there is the principal bedroom with en suite shower room, two further bedrooms, a family bathroom and separate WC.

    The property is set in a mature garden which is predominantly laid to lawn with a number of well-stocked flower borders. To the rear of the house is a paved terrace with views over neighbouring farm land.

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This is a turn key house, just ready to move into, in one of my favourite villages.

Kay McCluskeyProperty agent

Local information

  • The sought-after village of Bledington is situated in the heart of the North Cotswolds in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Principally centred around the traditional village green, with children's swings, pub and a stream running through it, the village is mainly comprised of period Cotswold stone properties. It enjoys a wonderful community spirit having retained a village hall, parish church and primary school (Ofsted: Outstanding) There is a popular community shop and cafe and a renowned award-winning pub, The Kings Head, which is situated on the green.
  • In addition to the local schools in Kingham and Bledington, there are a number of private schools including those in Kitebrook, Cheltenham and Oxford and the well-known Cotswold School.
  • Day-to-day amenities can be found at Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford and Chipping Norton with a wider selection at Cheltenham and Oxford. The renowned Daylesford Organic Farm Shop and newly opened health and fitness destination, The Club by Bamford, is just three miles away with Soho Farmhouse a thirteen mile drive.
  • Communications are excellent with rail links from Kingham to Oxford and London Paddington and the national motorway network via the A40 leading to the M40 Junction 8 and the M5 Junction 11A.
  • Leisure facilities in the area include racing at Cheltenham, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon and golf at nearby Lyneham. The surrounding countryside provides wonderful walking and riding along a network of footpaths, bridleways and byways.
  • The Cotswolds' year is packed with events ranging from world famous international festivals like Cheltenham Literature Festival and Cheltenham Gold Cup Week to major musical events such as the Wilderness Festival and the Big Feastival, as well as a jam-packed events calendar featuring concerts, exhibitions, arts and literature festivals and theatrical productions.

Additional information

  • A public footpath crosses the property, running along the driveway and one side of the house.
  • Cotswold District Council. Telephone 01285 623000. Tax Band G
  • Viewing strictly by appointment with Savills Stow-on-the-Wold, tel: 01451 832832
  • The property is sold subject to the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and any other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether referred to in the Conditions of Sale, or not.
  • Particulars prepared: September 2023. Photographs taken: September 2023.
  • Directions: From Stow-on-the-Wold, take the A436 signposted to Chipping Norton. After about half a mile turn right, signposted to Kingham, on the B4450. Follow this lane into Bledington. Drive past the village green and bear left into Chapel Lane. The property will be found after a short distance on the left. The postcode will take you within a few yards of the property.
  • EPC Rating: E
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: G