The Leys, Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17

With its attractive façade, Leys House is a period property with attractive period features and whilst in need of updating it offers a substantial family home with character charm. The spacious rooms and extensive layout offers the potential to create a stunning family home. On the ground floor, a generous reception hall features a brick-built fireplace with carved wood surround and provides access to a drawing room with a fireplace as the focal point and direct access to the adjacent kitchen where there is space for a breakfast table, and an inner hall which leads to a cloakroom and utility room with external door.

On the first floor, there are four bedrooms, with the principal room having an adjoining, spacious dressing room and a vanity sink. There is a large family bathroom and a separate shower room, with a further stairway leading to the second floor where two additional bedrooms are situated.

Adderbury is an attractive and thriving village with a range of amenities including a village store, post office, garage, hair salon and four public houses. The well-supported, St Mary's church dates from the 14th century and is a focal point of the village. Communication links are excellent with easy access to the M40 and for commuters Banbury mainline railway station offers regular services to London Marylebone and Birmingham.

The market town of Banbury is within easy reach and provides a good range of high street shopping, retail parks and restaurants, along with Spiceball leisure centre and park. More extensive shopping, leisure and cultural amenities can be found in Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa. There is a good choice of independent schooling in the vicinity including Bloxham School, Winchester House, Carrdus and St. John's Priory

Reached via a village lane, the property is in a tucked away setting with a gravelled driveway leading to the house and providing parking for several cars. The mature garden has a wealth of shrubs and trees to the boundaries ensuring seclusion and tranquillity and a paved terrace provides the ideal place for entertaining or alfresco dining. Stone walls and hedging define areas of the garden, with the grounds laid to lawn. There is a detached stone barn to the front of the house with potential for conversion subject to the necessary planning consents.

The boundaries of Leys House are shown as 'Lot 1' on the site plan.