Close Cottages, Lower End, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7NQ | Property for sale | Savills
2,229 sq ft(207.08 sq m)
Guide price £1,100,000

Close CottagesLower End, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7NQ

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in February 2023
  • Tastefully extended and modernised by the current owners
  • Stunning open plan kitchen dining area
  • Desirable south-west facing terraces and gardens
  • Detached home office with views over countryside
  • Situated in a sought after village with primary school, shop and pub
  • Convenient access into London via the M40 and Haddenham and Parkway mainline station

Superb family home with 225 ft south-west facing gardens.

About this property

  • Situated in a conservation area of the village, 1 Close Cottages is thought to have origins dating to the early 1900's. Having been substantially extended and modernised in 2017, the attached property offers fabulous spaces ideal for both entertaining and modern family life.

    Accommodation over three floors is well conceived. Accessed from the entrance hall is the comfortable sitting room, with wood burner and picture windows overlooking the terrace. The impressive open plan kitchen-dining room is the heart of the home which opens out to the large entertaining terrace area. With lantern roof light and wall to wall sliding doors the bright space has a work island, gas range oven, integrated dishwasher and a wood burner to one corner making a cosy sitting area. From the kitchen is the utility room, with external side door, and a family room, ideal for a play room.

    On the first floor the principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. On the second floor are two attic bedrooms, a WC, and further useful attic space.
    A spacious, light, detached garden office enjoys an idyllic position with open views at the end of the garden.

    Outside, there is gravel off road parking to the front of the property for three cars. The south-west facing rear gardens back on to fields and extend to about 225ft, 0.25 acres, with outside kitchen/entertaining space, play area, fruit and vegetable gardens with greenhouse and garden store, and pretty terrace with views by the garden office.

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This is a truly fabulous family home, where you can walk the kids to the local primary school and work from home privately at the end of the garden.

Nicky QuentelProperty agent

Local information

  • Situated about 9 miles to the east of the city of Oxford, Great Milton is an extremely sought after village with an active local community. Amenities include a post office/shop, public house, church and a popular primary school. It is also home of the renowned Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons.
  • Communication is good with the M40 (J7 & J8 about 2 miles) and Haddenham & Thame Parkway (about 8 miles) provides intercity rail to London Marylebone from about 41 minutes. The village is well located for an excellent selection of state and independent schools with primary in the village, senior state in Wheatley and Thame, as well as the highly regarded schools in Oxford.
  • The Oxfordshire Golf Club and Waterstock Golf Club are nearby and there are comprehensive amenities and shopping facilities in the market town of Thame and the historic city of Oxford has extensive shops, theatres and museums.

Additional information

  • Services: All mains services are connected. Gas-fired central heating.
  • Photos taken Feb 2022 and Oct 2022, details prepared Oct 2022
  • Council Tax - Band E
  • Directions: From London take the M40 and exit at J7. Proceed left onto the A329, and take the first turning right signposted Great Milton. On arriving in the village bear right at the village green onto Church Road. Proceed past the village shop and primary school on the right and 1 Close Cottage is a short distance further on the right. From the north, please note that there is no exit at J7 M40 southbound. Exit at J8 taking the A40 in the direction of Thame and first right to Milton Common then turn right onto A329. Directions then as above.
  • EPC Rating: C
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: E