Combining contemporary style with a wonderful sense of rural tranquillity, this beautifully updated and extended four-bedroom detached home offers a series of dynamic interior spaces and occupies an elevated position, enjoying breathtaking panoramic 2km views across the surrounding rolling countryside and Evenlode valley, while just a short walk from Long Hanborough railway station. Thoughtfully designed modern alterations maximise space and natural light, with expansive glazing and bi-fold doors framing the stunning landscape, flooding the interiors with daylight and creating a seamless connection between the living spaces and the garden beyond. The home has been enjoyed by the current family for the past 27 years.
Set back from Main Road behind a private driveway, the house presents a double-fronted façade, with a central entrance porch, complimented with a blend of stone and render. Once inside, a generous entrance lobby creates an immediate sense of space. Currently doubling as a study area, this versatile room lends itself to a variety of uses. To the left, a ground-floor double bedroom with its own en suite provides an ideal arrangement for guests, multigenerational living or the convenience of ground-floor living.
At the heart of the home lies an impressive semi open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, forming part of a thoughtfully designed rear extension that maximises natural light and celebrates the far-reaching countryside views. Two sets of expansive glazed bi-fold doors span much of the rear elevation, framing the stunning landscape and opening onto the garden to create a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living. Large rooflights overhead introduce further daylight, enhancing the wonderful sense of space and the room’s bright, open character.
The U-shaped kitchen offers ample storage and generous worksurface space, with fitted appliances complemented by contemporary slate-grey cabinetry and warm, natural wood countertops. Leading off the kitchen, a spacious utility room provides additional storage, further worksurface space, a sink, provision for freestanding appliances and direct access to the garden. The current layout of the open-plan living space incorporates a dedicated dining area with ample room for a large dining table, alongside two distinct seating areas, one of which is centred around a wood-burning stove.
On the first floor, there are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. One of the bedrooms benefits from an en suite shower room, while the principal bedroom enjoys elevated views across the surrounding countryside, together with access to a walk-in dressing room and separate Jack and Jill access to the main bathroom. Originally configured as a fourth bedroom, the dressing room offers the potential to be reinstated as a bedroom, creating a five-bedroom home if desired.
Externally, the property benefits from generous driveway parking and side access leading to the rear garden. Reflecting the home’s elevated position, a raised patio seating area sits directly off the house and takes full advantage of the far-reaching countryside outlook. A further patio sits on the main garden level, alongside a generous lawn and densely planted borders. Two further lawned sections extend the garden, alongside a handy storage shed. Additionally, a useful, covered area is situated to the side of the property, off the utility room, with a separate tool shed. The elevated setting allows the outlook to be enjoyed from across the garden, with mature trees providing an attractive natural backdrop.
Long Hanborough is a vibrant and well-placed village standing above the Evenlode Valley, c.7 miles north-west of Oxford. There are shops for day-to-day needs including a Co-Op with Post Office, two pre-schools, a modern primary school with ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, medical centre, dental practice, churches, choice of pubs, fish and chip shop, cafes and a garage. There is a railway station on the Worcester-Oxford-London (Paddington) line, alternatively Oxford Parkway (c.7miles) runs a service to London Marylebone, and the S7 bus service that runs between Witney-Woodstock- Oxford.
