5 bed detached house for sale

South Street, Blewbury OX11

A handsome village house set in a mature, principally walled garden approaching half an acre offering well proportioned accommodation of over 3000 sqft in a lovely location within Blewbury village.

Approached over a long gravel driveway, Little Cleve was built by the present owners in 1993 to an exacting specification to include such features as a concrete first floor and three zone gas central heating.

The property exudes a traditional character with high ceilings with dentil cornicing to the principal classically proportioned rooms. The house offers three bedroom suites, together with two further double bedrooms. On the ground floor the accommodation offers a high degree of flexibility with a generous family kitchen, a large sitting room, study and a formal dining room that could equally be used as a family room, if preferred.

The gardens and grounds are particularly impressive, a gated entrance and long driveway lead to the front of the house and garage. The gardens lie principally to the south side of the house with extensive lawns with mature fruit trees, ornamental trees and a large terrace adjoining the property. The gardens are walled on three sides and offer a high degree of privacy.

Little Cleve is approached from South Street a quiet lane in the heart of the village within the conservation area. Blewbury is considered one of the prettiest of the South Oxfordshire villages and is renowned for its vibrant and active community with a host of 50 or so clubs and societies covering a diverse spectrum of activities including the arts sports clubs and general pastimes. Village facilities include a primary school pre-school a thriving farm shop garage and convenience store community post office and 2 village pubs.

Didcot and Wallingford are both approximately 4 miles away each offering a wide variety of shopping facilities whilst Didcot also offers a fast rail connection to London Paddington in 40 minutes from Didcot Parkway. Oxford c. 19 miles, Reading c. 18 miles, Newbury c. 16 miles.

Schools: There is a village primary school and pre-school with a choice of secondary schools in Didcot including the highly regarded Didcot Girls School. There is also a wide selection of independent schools in the area with those at Moulsford (Moulsford Prep School and Cranford House) and Abingdon (Abingdon School, St Helens & St Catherines and Our Ladys being the closest.

Some material information to note: Gas central heating. Mains water, electricity and drainage. Ultrafast broadband is available at the property. Offcom checker indicates mobile availability and mobile data is available with all major providers at this postcode; with the possible exception of three. The government portal generally highlights this as an unlikely/very low risk address for flooding. We are not aware of any planning permissions in place which would negatively affect the property