3 bed semi-detached house for sale

Five Mile Drive, Oxford OX2

The house is situated within an area popular with families, which has a welcoming, community feel. It is ideally suited as a family home, with generous proportions over three floors. The ground floor is an inviting, open plan space which runs from the front to the back of the house, beginning with a sunny sitting room with bay window and wood-burning stove. In the heart of the house there is a dining room with an adjoining cloakroom with WC. The kitchen is at the back of the house and is lit from above by Velux windows and additionally two sets of French windows opening onto the rear garden; it’s a light and airy room, with cream painted cabinetry, an island and a number of integrated appliances.

Upstairs there are two good-size double bedrooms on the first floor, in addition to a family bathroom. The principal bedroom on the second floor has eaves storage and its own en suite shower room, with a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden.

The semi-detached house is approached over a brick-paved driveway providing off-street parking. A side gate leads alongside the house to the rear garden, which is north west facing and enclosed by wooden panel fencing. The attractive landscaping combines a paved terrace separated from the lawn by raised planters, with mature borders around the boundary. At the end of the garden there are two storage sheds.

Five Mile Drive is well located in the north of Oxford for excellent access to the A40, Oxford Parkway train station, Summertown and the city centre. The area has many sports and leisure facilities, including golf at North Oxford Golf Club, two cricket clubs, tennis, hockey and volleyball. Cutteslowe Park has an excellent playground. Summertown’s Banbury Road shops and cafes are about 1.5 miles away. It is also conveniently located for the well-regarded selection of north and central Oxford schools, including The Cherwell School (rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted), together with a good selection of independent schools including Carfax College, Cherwell College Oxford, Oxford International College, Oxford Sixth Form College, New College, Christ Church Cathedral School and Wychwood. Five Mile Drive is well-placed for road travel, with easy access to the ring road leading to the M40 and A34. For rail links, Oxford Parkway Station provides a regular service to London Marylebone while Oxford station has frequent services to central London in less than an hour.