4-bedroom house · OX5 2RZ
To rentListed 46 days · slow let
Opportunity summary
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About
This beautiful 4 bedroom Cotswold Stone Cottage will soon be available to a suitable applicant.
Besides the main house there is a separate annexe with power and its own woodburner suitable as a work from home office and it has independant access from another road.
The village has a shop, dispensing surgery, primary school, a pub, restaurant (with a Michelin* chef), playing fields and a church, all within walking distance.
Downstairs: Generous hall, with shower room off.
Large beamed sitting room with inglenook and wood-burner, 2nd reception room with walk in larder (space for freezer) and ladder access to spacious attic bedroom 4.
The kitchen/breakfast room has fitted cupboards, Falcon range cooker (5 gas hobs, 2 electric ovens), integrated dishwasher, space for washing machine, space for fridge/freezer.
Upstairs: Landing with linen cupboard, 3 double bedrooms, built in wardrobes, bathroom with bath and electric shower over.
Outside: The "fire station" as it used to be known, is a stone office/studio with wood-burner, bookcase, mezzanine storage area.
South-west facing, secure walled garden with sun-trap courtyard, shed, log store, fruit trees and a view. Off-road parking for 2 cars, with electric charging point. Double glazed.
Oil-fired central heating. EPC D. Council tax F (Cherwell)
Value & comps
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Returns
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Deal
Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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