Location

The property lies in the conservation area within the attractive village of Combe which is on the edge of the Cotswolds and Blenheim Palace. A thriving, friendly community that has a parish church, primary school and a public house overlooking the village green. The Reading Room and a former chapel are both village owned and used for activities and the pre-school.
The picturesque cricket ground is adjacent to the nearby church. The market towns of Charlbury and Woodstock provide shops and amenities and the railway station in Long Hanborough offers services to Oxford and London, Paddington. For those wishing to enjoy the immediate surrounds, there are lovely walks to enjoy in the nearby countryside and Blenheim Park.

Description

11 Akeman Street is a character detached period property understood to originally have been a barn dating from the mid-18th century which was converted to a house in about 1880. Built in stone with brick detailing under a tiled roof, the property provides an entrance hall, kitchen and three reception rooms with three bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. There are gardens to the front and side with off street parking.

Located in the heart of the village, the property enjoys beautiful views over open countryside to the front. Now in need of total renovation, 11 Akeman Street is offered for sale for the first time in over forty years.

Directions

Leave Oxford on the A40 northwards and continue through Woodstock. Turn left after a distance onto the B4437 signposted Charlbury. At the curve in the road, fork left towards Combe/Stonesfield. Take the next turning left signposted Combe. Continue into the village and 11 Akeman Street will be seen on right hand side, shortly before the village green.