Charlbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
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Freehold
Key features
- 4 bedrooms
- 2 - 3 reception rooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Off street parking
- Situated on west side of this prime residential road
- Close to Oxford High School and Dragon School
- Development/extension opportunity
- Detached
- Parking
Description
Iris Murdoch was a celebrated novelist and philosopher who lived at the house from 1989 to her death in 1999. Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Her 1978 novel The Sea, The Sea won the Booker Prize. In 1987, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Murdoch twelfth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". She was married to the academic literary critic and author John Bayley for 43 years until her death. The house has a Blue Plaque to celebrate her.
Charlbury Road is a prime residential road in the heart of the North Oxford Victorian Conservation Area. It is well positioned for Oxford's excellent range of schools with the Dragon, Wychwood and Oxford High School within walking distance and St Edward's, Magdalen, Headington Girls School, and Summer Fields within easy reach. It is close to University Parks for lovely walks along the river. There is good access to Summertown's day-to-day shopping facilities, including Marks & Spencer Food Hall, two other supermarkets, artisan bakers and coffee shops, bars and restaurants and the popular Nuffield Health and Racquets Club.
There are also dentist and doctor surgeries. There is a farmers market every two weeks in North Parade and in Jericho, there are two small supermarkets, a number of individual shops, the Phoenix Picturehouse cinema and a number of bars and restaurants. The Woodstock and Banbury roads join directly to the Oxford ring road connecting to the A40 and M40 to London. The Oxford rail station has regular services directly to London Paddington (approximately 53 minutes), and Oxford Parkway station has services to London Marylebone (approximately 62 minutes).
Brochures
More DetailsBrochure.pdf- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Unit 3 274 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7DY
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