Location

Hook Norton is an active, sought after Conservation village situated in North Oxfordshire between the market towns of Banbury and Chipping Norton. The village is particularly well served with a large village shop, butcher, post office, three pubs, famous local brewery, doctor and dental surgeries, library, vet, well renowned primary school and 7 days a week bus service (at time of publication).

The popular market town of Chipping Norton is approximately 5 miles and offers more extensive shopping and entertainment with an active local theatre and many restaurants and pubs. Comprehensive facilities can also be found in Banbury (6.6 miles), Oxford (23.8 miles) and Stratford-upon-Avon (21.6 miles) as well as Cheltenham (34.4 miles) and Birmingham (58.3 miles).

Transport connections to the village include train services to London Paddington from Charlbury (fast service from 75 minutes) and from Banbury to London/Marylebone (fast service from 56 minutes). Connections onto the M40 motorway are either at junction 10 (Ardley) for the south or junction 11 (Banbury) for the north.

Educational facilities in the area include well renowned local Hook Norton School and Sibford School. Senior schools at Bloxham, Chipping Norton and Banbury. Public schools at Sibford School, Bloxham School, Tudor Hall, Kitebrook, Kingham and schooling at Oxford.

Leisure and sporting activities in the area include a sports and tennis club in the village; Soho Farmhouse at Great Tew (7 miles); Daylesford Organic Farm shop and Spa at Daylesford (11 miles); golf at Tadmarton Heath, Chipping Norton and Lyneham; theatre at Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon; Horse racing at Cheltenham and Warwick and Towcester; Hunting with the Heythrop and Warwickshire Hunts, Polo at Kirtlington. The surrounding area includes the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and hosts many footpaths and bridleways for walking and riding.

All distances and times are approximate.

Description

Virginia House is a period property, positioned in the heart of the sought after village of Hook Norton. Offering a rare opportunity for complete renovation, this home boasts an abundance of traditional features and a generous layout and square footage of nearly 4100 sq.ft. providing an ideal project and canvas for those looking to create an exceptional family home.

Set over three spacious floors, Virginia House presents versatile and light filled accommodation with immense scope for modernisation. The property retains historic charm with exposed beams, fireplaces and other characterful details, while offering a flexible layout that can be adapted to suit a variety of lifestyle needs.

Key features include expansive and well-proportioned rooms, inclusive of a kitchen, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, utility area, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. All of which benefit from practicality and functionality.

In addition, there is a connecting property with separate access (Sparrows) which is a charming and habitable, two bedroom cottage with a kitchen, sitting room and bathroom, all of which are in relatively good order. This provides further scope and potential for guest accommodation, income stream or even multi-generational living.

Virginia House and Sparrows are complemented by a delightful, low maintenance garden. There is a lawn, out stores and well stocked flowers beds, mature trees and hedging. There is also ample room for landscaping and outdoor entertaining, and further potential for extension/ reconfiguration of the canopy to enhance the property even more.