Washington Terrace, Middle Barton, OX7

A delightful three double bed modern cottage of over 1,500 sq feet, set in a small and quiet courtyard of similar houses, with attractive views over its own generous South-facing garden and the valley beyond. En-suite, utility room, garage with conversion potential (STP) and COMPLETE CHAIN

Middle Barton is one of three linked Barton villages approximately 7 miles from Woodstock, dating back to pre-Norman times. Between them they offer a range of facilities including pubs, a mini-market and cafe, a garage and a post office. The village has extensive sporting facilities and a childrens playground. The primary school is within easy walking distance, and it is exceptionally well regarded. While rural and very much tucked away, the village is well placed amongst other charming North Oxfordshire Cotswold locations such as Great Tew and Duns Tew. Commutability is easy. Lower Heyford station is a short distance away with connections to Oxford, London (Paddington), Banbury and Birmingham (New Street). Oxford Parkway Station, in nearby Kidlington, has direct connections to London (Marylebone) via Bicester. A local bus service circulates around the nearby villages.

Number 7 has all the best attributes of the best houses in this cul-de-sac. Great space, great parking, great flow. From the 25 ft long sitting room with a fireplace to the kitchen that links to a utility room (very rare in a house of this price) it offers almost unrivalled benefits. And being sat in a village with a lovely community that includes a school, shop with cafe, pub, and even a highly respected Lebanese restaurant it's immensely practical too. But for us however, what really seals the deal is the lovely garden overlooking the valley and trees behind. What more could we ask for as this price?

The entrance hall leads to the foot of the stairs, and on the right the door opens into the living room. As you can see by the photos, the light flooding through from doors to the rear and a window to the front is excellent, making this a lovely bright space. The design is also very clever, with the wider part of the room including the wood burner and hence ideal as a large living room. Behind, the narrower part overlooking the garden and terrace through glazed doors is adjacent to the modern fitted kitchen, which includes units to all four sides that provide surprisingly good preparation surfaces and storage cupboards. However, this also flows through into a utility room which features a second sink, plumbing for washing machines etc, and even more store cupboard. With a door into the garden from here too, it's the perfect setup for dirty wellies, muddy dogs etc to be kept out of the rest of the house. And completing this level is a cloak room with white suite.

Upstairs is equally impressive, but even larger. The master bedroom is a lovely, large and characterful double room that overlooks the garden. Fitted wardrobes across all of one wall provide excellent storage, and also ensure the rest of the room remains relatively furnishing free - so the feeling of space is even greater. And its en-suite features both a bath and separate shower cubicle, very rare at this price. Bedroom two is a similarly large double, this time looking back out over the sleepy courtyard to the front, and this too is fitted with large wardrobes. Even the smallest bedroom is a good sized double room by most standards, and this overlooks that same lovely garden to the rear. Serving all three, the bathroom is modern, white and bright with a shower above the bath. NB the loft is a huge space; a nearby neighbour has already converted theirs to provide more accommodation, hence we see no reason why, subject to checks, this property could not provide the same.

Outside, this a great environment. To the front the house is set well back from the neighbouring houses opposite, behind its own off road parking, with a door into the integral garage. To the right the courtyard leads down to a pedestrian gate and into fields. At the rear, the garden features a door into the garage off the terrace, and this terrace runs the width of the house. Thereafter the main space is lawn, initially flat then sloping down past some pretty borders to a fence complete with gate, secure for children and animals. Beyond it, the flat area of grass gives way to trees that run along the most delightful of streams. This area, too, is part of the garden for this property, only fenced off for safety of young children and hence a wonderfully peaceful extra piece of land for you to enjoy.