Nethercote Lane, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RX | Property for sale | Savills
1,252 sq ft(116.31 sq m)
Guide price £500,000(€570,106)

Nethercote LaneLewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RX

  • Sold
House
1,252 sq ft (116.31 sq m)
2Bedrooms
1Bathrooms
1Receptions

Key features

  • Sold in July 2023
  • Two double bedrooms
  • Grounds of just over half an acre
  • Potential to develop subject to the usual consents
  • No onward chain

A period cottage in a rural position in need of modernization and potential to extend subject to the usual consents.

About this property

  • Sheepbrook Cottage is a delightful period home, set in the sought after village of Lewknor on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. Currently the accommodation comprises of a sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom and utility room on the ground floor. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms, a large landing that could be made into a third bedroom or study area, and large eves storage in the roof.

    Outside: There is ample parking and an large shed, with a path that leads to the house. There is a stream to one side of the property, with open countryside and fields beyond. Overall the plot is just over half an acre. There is potential to extend and develop subject to the usual consents.

    View payable Stamp Duty for this property

A wonderful period property in a delightful plot of just over half an acre.

Charlie ChavasseProperty agent

Local information

  • Situated in the Oxfordshire village of Lewknor, on the edge of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Beauty and the Aston Rowant nature reserve. The village has a primary school, a pre-school, a Norman church, a pub, allotments, a village hall, children's play area and recreation ground. It holds a very well attended horticultural show and fete in early September each year.
  • The nearby market towns of Watlington and Thame have excellent local shopping facilities and the larger towns of Henley-on-Thames and Marlow offer extensive leisure and recreational facilities. The city of Oxford is accessible via the M40 with the Oxford Tube bus service running from Lewknor to London/Oxford 24 hours a day.
  • Mainline train services run from Haddenham, Thame Parkway, Princes Risborough and High Wycombe to London Marylebone.
  • There are schools in the area of excellent repute and include the Oratory, Moulsford, Cranford House plus a wide range of Oxford and Abingdon schools including the Dragon, Headington, St Edwards and Radley.
  • Extensive walking and riding is available in the surrounding Chilterns countryside.

Additional information

  • Directions: From Junction 6 of the M40 follow signs to Lewknor and Watlington. After 0.5 miles take the right turn into Watlington Road. Take the second left onto Weston Road, after approximately 0.3 of a mile, take the next right into Nethercote Lane, the property will be found on the righthand side.
  • EPC Rating: F
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: E