Terraced house for sale in Park Town, Oxford OX2

An elegant Grade II listed town house in the enviable setting of The Terrace. The house is arranged over four floors and has recently been renovated to create wonderfully light and airy interiors with considerable style and character. On the lower ground floor is a kitchen/family room with an Aga, and a central island with sand stone quartz work tops over. Beyond the kitchen there is a utility room and WC off. The upper ground floor has two nice reception rooms linked by a double doors that allow the two rooms to be used as one open space. There Is also a study at the rear of the hall. The main bedroom is at the front of the first floor and enjoys the full width of the house and shares a bathroom with the second bedroom. On the top floor are two more bedrooms and a bathroom. Dragon Lane runs along the rear of the terrace. The garden itself is walled and mainly laid to lawn with a well-stocked border to one side.

Park Town is located in the heart of the North Oxford Victorian Conservation Area. Although built in the mid 1850’s it is the only road in the area Georgian in style. Approached from the Banbury Road it is a ‘no through road’ beautifully laid-out with a mix of detached and semi-detached villas and northern and southern ‘crescents’ which surround a beautiful communal garden with a ‘terrace’ at its eastern end. No.52 is in the terrace at the far end of the road. There is pedestrian access to Dragon Lane from which there is a lovely walk to the University Park. Park Town is roughly equidistant between the city centre and Summertown, in the most popular and prestigious residential suburb. There is a regular bus service on the Banbury Road to the city centre and the historic University. Summertown has a good range of shops including many of the major supermarkets and banks together with numerous restaurants/coffee shops, and an array of independent outlets. One of the main draws to the location is the Oxford schooling the closest being the Dragon, which is only a few hundred meters from the house, other schools include Summerfields, Magdalen College School, Oxford High School, St Edwards, the Cherwell School and St Philip and St James Primary. Charming North Parade, with its popular pubs and restaurants is a short walk from the house, as is the University Park.<br/><br/>