Situation and Location This modernised and renovated family home offers the best of city and countryside living, positioned just off sought-after Cumnor Hill, giving easy access to both Oxford city centre, Abingdon and West Oxfordshire. Cumnor Village and Botley’s new shopping area are just over a mile away in either direction, providing day-to-day essentials; supermarkets, gastro-public houses, café’s, florist, gym, post-office, village store and primary schools with a short drive to Waitrose on Botley Road. For families, the highly regarded Matthew Arnold Secondary School is in walking distance off main roads, around half a mile away. There is an excellent choice of independent schools in Oxford and Abingdon, most having bus routes from Cumnor Hill. 13 Clover Close is a detached house set in a quiet and tranquil, well-established cul-de-sac of similar-sized detached houses. Located at the end of the close, in a generous corner plot with landscaped gardens wrapping around three sides and a sun-filled south facing aspect to the main living space and garden area. From upstairs rooms there are far-reaching views towards woods of Cumnor Hurst and over rooftops into the distance.
Description Entering through a covered front porch with Ring doorbell, a welcoming entrance hall with contemporary tiled floor and striking gallery staircase with understairs storage. The comfortable sitting room with modern log-burning stove, wooden-shutters to front window and double doors open to the kitchen.
The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with modern cabinets, glass tiles and a central breakfast island topped with solid oak worktop by English Oak, and white solid oak engineered floorboards. Integrated appliances include a Zanussi double oven, Bosch five-ring gas hob, fridge/freezer and Miele dishwasher. French patio doors and a single stable door by Rationel open onto a south-facing paved patio and decking area, perfect for entertaining in the privacy of mature pleached trees.
The dining room is a stunning addition with full height sliding doors by Maxlight, offering abundant natural light and sunset views over the west-facing garden as well as large picture window with wooden shutters overlooking southerly-facing garden. An office/bedroom five features partial wall panelling and ample space for large desk, side window to front porch and wooden shutters. Utility/WC room with base unit by Fired Earth, solid American Black Walnut worktop and large stainless-steel sink, space for white goods, hanging drying rails, and toilet. Spacious ground floor bedroom with full-height Rationel windows and a wall of floor-to-ceiling bespoke fitted wardrobes and storage, is ideal as a guest room or additional reception/playroom. Galleried landing, with built-in storage under solid oak top, gives access to all bedrooms.
Principal spacious double bedroom with bespoke wardrobes and far-reaching views over the woods of Cumnor Hurst. A stylish ensuite with views towards woods, offers a large walk-in shower, wired-mirror light over double width sink vanity unit, plus heated towel rail. Bedroom two is a double room with built in bookcase and distant views over rooftops. Bedroom three is a single room, currently used as a dressing room with large wardrobe space and wall hung oak dressing table. A tiled family bathroom with glass tiles over the separate show cubicle, vanity unit with storage and bath with white suite. Two large areas of under eaves height-restricted storage is located along the width of the upper floor, both sides of the house. Access is via half height doors in Bedroom One and Bedroom Three. Permitted Development is in place to increase the height on the west side, subject to conditions.
Outside Set on a generous corner plot the house has gardens wrapped around three sides, with a double-width driveway offering ample space for two cars leading to garage with electric garage door and one additional parking space. An Ohme Electric Smart Charger has been installed for high-speed Electric Vehicle charging.
The garage has been partially converted to create the office room. A front side lawn with attractive borders and cobblestone paved area leads to a large side gate opening to the rear garden inner gravel courtyard and pleached trees. Next to this is the westerly-facing lawned area with a hard-landscaped corner with the ability to add a future home office, gym or garden room (we are advised without the need for planning permission, subject to conditions, and buyers should make their own enquiries). Two distinct areas of lawn defined in granite setting stones and corten steel borders with gravel paths make up the mature landscaped rear gardens. A separate decked bin-store and garden shed are located at the east side of the building with another gated access to the front. A large bespoke wooden log store with slate roof gives ample dry storage for logs. The paved outdoor dining area has a dwarf Cotswold Stone feature wall surrounding, topped with flat porcelain tiles offering additional seating.
Other Information • Rationel Danish powder-coated aluminium windows and doors to ground floor • HIVE smart heating system throughout and wet underfloor HIVE heating in Dining Room • Yale Wireless Alarm System throughout with separate app-controlled zones and rooms • Ring Doorbell with Video and live app-controlled speaker hard wired • Ohme Electric Vehicle Smart-Charger installed for high speed cost-efficient EV charging • Painted in Farrow & Ball paint colours
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