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See how verdicts work5-bedroom house · OX1 2LQ
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About
This handsome Grade II listed house lies on the favoured west side of this prestigious road in central Oxford.
The accommodation is over five floors and benefits from elegant rooms with high ceilings, ceiling mouldings and sash windows.
There is a flexible layout with the option of five bedrooms if needed, balanced by four bath/shower rooms, two of which are ensuite.
The heart of the house is the light kitchen/breakfast room with double doors opening to the garden.
This room enjoys excellent light by means of a lantern light and can be accessed from either the sitting room or from the study on the lower ground floor.
Additionally, there is an ensuite bedroom and a utility room on the lower ground floor. On the first floor, there is a charming drawing room with a large sash window and cornicing.
In addition, there is a large double bedroom and bathroom. There are two further bedrooms, one en suite, together with the family bathroom, on the top floor.
This flexible layout enables the property to be used as five bedrooms if needed, balanced by four bath/shower rooms, two of which are ensuite.
The west facing walled garden is an ideal place to entertain and has been designed for low maintenance. There is also gated rear access to Beaumont Buildings.
The current owners have maintained and improved the house during their ownership, and it presents very well. There is no onward chain.
St.John Street lies in the heart of the city centre and is ideally placed for all shopping and cultural amenities the city has to offer, as well as being close to University Departments and Colleges.
A wide range of state and independent schools are nearby, including St Philip and St James Primary School, Cherwell, St Edward's, The Dragon, Wychwood, Summer Fields, St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School and Oxford High.
The Nuffield Health Club is on the Woodstock Road as well as Ferry Sports Centre in Summertown.
The rail station is close by as well as the coach station with services to London Victoria, Heathrow and Gatwick airports..
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