Located within a semi-rural location on the edge of Cumnor Village with views over fields to the front and rear The Old Nursery is a well presented detached family home offering 2,800 sq ft of adaptable accommodation over two floors. The property is set within 0.93 acres and benefits from a large rear garden with a multiplicity of well-established fruit-trees, including some rare breeds of apples.
The ground floor accommodation consists of an entrance porch leading to an entrance hall with a staircase leading to the first floor landing, a spacious reception room with French doors leading to a conservatory with a double glazed door leading to the rear garden, a fitted kitchen/dining room with steps down to a utility room with French doors to the reception room and a door leading to the rear garden, a double bedroom with an ensuite shower room and a door leading to the rear garden, two further double bedrooms and a modern family bathroom. Adjoining is a garden/store room with fitted bookshelves presently used to house a substantial library.
The first floor accommodation consists of a landing with a reception room with access to eaves storage space (this room could be converted into a double bedroom with the addition of a stud wall and door), a principal double bedroom with access to eaves storage space, a second double bedroom with access to eaves storage space and a separate wc.
Outside to the front is a garden which is mostly laid to gravel providing off street parking for three/four vehicles, a wooden gate provides side access leading to the rear. To the rear backing directly onto a field is a substantial established garden which is mostly laid to lawn with an abundance of mature trees and shrubs, including pears, cherries, plums, quinces, mulberries, hazelnuts, berries, and several old and rare varieties of apple trees. As part of a former plant nursery the property contains its own groundwater well providing free natural water rich in minerals and nutrients.
The further parts of the garden contain a brick built storage shed, a wooden shed and a greenhouse. Set back in a tranquil grove of trees and overlooking the fields surrounding Cumnor is a small summer house providing a serene place for relaxation during the warmer months of the year.
The village of Cumnor is a peaceful, family-friendly neighbourhood in known for its clean, green spaces and strong community spirit, proud of its arcadian atmosphere and reputation for being welcoming to families and dogs. Cumnor comprises an abundance of period houses and thatched cottages, a post office with attached general store, as well as two public houses, one of which is the Bear & Ragged Staff, a delightful restaurant with ancient chimneys, flagstone floors and mullioned windows with cut lintels. St Michael’s Cumnor is a fine example of an almost complete Norman church that used to adjoin the old manor house of Cumnor Place, the former country retreat of the Abbots of Abingdon.
There is an outstanding choice of schools in both Oxford and Abingdon, easily accessible by bus, as well as the European School in Culham, connected to Cumnor by its own school bus. The Cumnor C of E Primary School provides excellent educational opportunities at the heart of the village. Willow Cottage Nursery in Farmoor is a three-minute drive away. Traffic connections are excellent, with the A420 at Cumnor and the A34 leading to both the M4 and M40 motorways, providing access to London, Heathrow, the Midlands and the West. Cumnor lies 3 miles from the city centre and train station, from which there is a service to London with a journey time of just under an hour.
Council Tax Band G
