Grand Designs - The Cheltenham House - 12 Oxford Walk, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Video)

3 Bedrooms
3 Reception Rooms
3 Bathrooms
Patio & Terraced Gardens

Parking

Tucked away off Oxford Street, Oxford Walk is a private no through road within the town centre. Cheltenham became a spa town in 1716, although its popularity flourished after King George III visited in 1788. Its heyday as a spa town was to last from about 1790 to 1850s and it was during these years that many of the town's fine Regency terraces, crescents and villas were built. There is a wide range of excellent schools in Cheltenham including Cheltenham Ladies' College, Cheltenham College (co-ed), St Edwards and Dean Close. As well as superb educational facilities the town is well known for the many literary and music festivals that it holds as well as the cricket and National Hunt festivals.

Featured on the Channel 4 Grand Designs series, 12 Oxford Walk has been constructed by the current owners in the last 6 months or so. The property has a wealth of advanced technological features and eco-friendly design features, from the Ground Source Heat Pump providing the central heating and hot water, a highly insulated polysterene and concrete construction with a waterproof guarantee and an NHBC certificate under a rendered and painted exterior, double glazing, underfloor heating, wiring for living control which is a multi media system and a video access control, a Rako wireless mood lighting system and a large contemporary bathroom to name but a few.

The accommodation lies on three floors. At the lower ground level is the main living space, incorporating a large open plan sitting/dining/kitchen area. Well lit with part glass ceilings and light wells and floor to ceiling folding glass panels this area is particularly contemporary with an Intoto kitchen with AEG applicances including 2 induction hobs, 3 ovens (including steam oven), built in coffee machine, Zip tap (offering instant boiling and instant chilled water), electronic touch cupboards and drawers with Silstone (anti bacterial protection) tops, Elica cooker hoods and porcelain flooring. On this level there is also a utility room and a large contemporary bathroom with a glass steam cabinet, also with light therapy and a rain shower, and a Villeroy & Boch invisible jet bath. Beyond the living space is an outside sunken terrace with IPE hardwood decking and outdoor mood lighting. Beyond that the playroom/cinema room is wired for a cinema projector and surround sound. Both this reception and the main reception area have glass folding doors and the whole area can be opened up into one large living space, ideal for entertaining. An oak staircase leads up to the ground floor. Glass and timber doors give ground floor entry with a video access control. The master bedroom suite lies on this floor, with access out to the ground level decked outside terrace, an en-suite shower/wet room with Villeroy & Boch suite and a Daryll shower plus a dressing room with Jesse units. Also at ground level is a study. On the first floor are 2 further bedrooms and a family bathroom with a Villeroy & Boch white suite.

Outside to the front is a parking area and on the southerly side of the building two terraced with - faux' grass and a stainless steel water feature.

The whole offers a really light and contemporary feel with the amenities for real modern day living.