Kingston Road, Walton Manor

£1,150,000

Guide price

A charming classic Victorian Gothic style end of terrace house with delightful west facing garden set in the highly regarded and desirable location of North Oxford, this property has great kerb appeal with a classic Gothic fa?ade and mature Wisteria. The porch has a front door which opens into an inviting entrance hall. The ground floor features a front sitting or dining room with bay window to the front overlooking the garden and a sitting room to the rear enjoying an elevated westerly aspect over the garden, each with a traditional Victorian fireplace. On the lower floor is a family room with fireplace and adjoining cloakroom to the front and a rustic kitchen to the rear, with ample potential for a rear kitchen extension subject to planning permission. The kitchen has French doors that open onto a terraced entertaining area with steps up to the garden. There are two bedrooms on the first floor, each also with a traditional Victorian fireplace and a Victorian style tiled bathroom. On the top floor is a spacious loft bedroom that enjoys a westerly rooftop aspect. There are PVC solar panels on the rear west facing roof, which can be used to reduce energy costs via a feed-in tariff scheme. Outside to the front is an enclosed garden with mature plants including a Japanese maple. A gated gravel walkway provides pedestrian access to the rear of the terrace and a side gate to the enclosed westerly facing garden laid to lawn with plants, with a spacious timber summerhouse, ideal for working from home.

The property is well situated in the fashionable and vibrant Walton Manor neighbourhood in the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area and is in an excellent school catchment area. It is a short walk to beautiful Port Meadow. The location also enjoys easy access to day to day shopping facilities including restaurants, bars, pubs, supermarkets and a cinema, along with the Radcliffe Quarter, Blavatnik School of Government, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities (opening 2025) and Oxford University Press. The more comprehensive facilities of the City Centre are within level walking/cycling distance, including the impressive Westgate shopping centre and the constituent colleges and departments of The University of Oxford. A 20 minute walk or 7 minute cycle along Oxford`s scenic canal tow path is Oxford`s main rail station, with rail services to London Paddington and Marylebone, reachable within approximately one hour. From the coach station at Gloucester Green there are frequent buses to London Victoria, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.