This quirky lock keeper’s cottage on the Oxford Canal has gone on sale for £400,000… but you’ll need a boat to get there (and luckily one is thrown into the deal)
- The Grade II listed Deep Lock Cottage near Somerton up for grabs for £400,000
- The two-bedroom home comes complete with current owner’s 33ft narrowboat
This quirky property is worth a second lock.
A lock keeper’s cottage has gone on the market for £400,000 – and it even comes with a narrowboat thrown in.
The Grade II listed Deep Lock Cottage is an ideal bolthole for people looking to escape the rat race. But it has no access for cars and can only be reached on foot by the canal towpath or by boat.
The two-bedroom house has a 64ft mooring and the sale includes the current owner’s 33ft narrowboat, which can also provide extra guest accommodation.
The property sits alongside the Oxford Canal, near the village of Somerton, with far-reaching views of the idyllic countryside.
It offers an off-grid retreat with an unrestricted water supply from the canal, electricity produced by a wind turbine and generators and bottled gas is used for cooking.
The Grade II listed Deep Lock Cottage is an ideal bolthole for people looking to escape the rat race
The property sits alongside the Oxford Canal, near the village of Somerton
It offers an off-grid retreat with an unrestricted water supply from the canal, electricity produced by a wind turbine and generators and bottled gas is used for cooking
The two-bedroom house has a 64ft mooring and the sale includes the current owner’s 33ft narrowboat, which can also provide extra guest accommodation
The property has no access for cars and can only be reached on foot by the canal towpath or by boat
The property, listed for £400,000, comes complete with two bedrooms and spacious living area
The original beams remain in place in the kitchen, which has maintained some of its older and quirkier features
Heating and hot water is coal-fired via the multi-fuel stove in the sitting room working alongside an emersion tank
Heating and hot water is coal-fired via the multi-fuel stove in the sitting room working alongside an emersion tank.
Deep Lock Cottage dates back to the early 19th century. The current owners bought it at auction 15 years ago and have since updated and renovated it.
The cottage has 811sq ft of accommodation with a kitchen, sitting room, study and boot room on the ground floor and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor.
The gardens surround the property on three sides and there are several store rooms and sheds.
Alison Wenham, from Fisher German, who are selling the property, said: ‘The house was a complete wreck when the vendors bought it at auction 15 years ago. They have spent a lot of time and effort transforming it to what it is now.
‘Their daughter was born at the house, she’s now 15. They have loved being remote when she was younger but now she wants to go out and do things and they need to be somewhere more convenient.
‘They bought the narrowboat, Dilly, separately, they use it all the time.
The cottage has 811sq ft of accommodation with a kitchen, sitting room, study and boot room on the ground floor
Upstairs in the property, there are two spacious bedrooms with stunning views outside
Both bedrooms boast far-reaching views of the idyllic surrounding countryside of the nearby village of Somerton
The original beams have been kept in place by the current owners during the renovation
Downstairs, there is a light and open workspace installed, ideal for those who are continuing to work from home
The bathrooms have been decorated in a neutral and modern style, featuring all necessities
The property sits alongside the Oxford Canal, with the seller saying that there are often boats that pass by
Deep Lock Cottage dates back to the early 19th century. The current owners bought it at auction 15 years ago and have since updated and renovated it
‘They get their shopping delivered to the bridge, which is half a mile away. The driver rings them when he gets there and they pootle up in the boat to get their shopping. Same with delivery drivers and there is a postbox on the bridge so the postman doesn’t have to go all the way to the house.
‘Their rubbish they have to take on the boat down to the marina once a week. It’s little things like that which people probably take for granted.
‘If they have people over to stay they can sleep on the narrowboat as it has a comfortable bed and gives them extra space.
‘The house is completely off-grid, they have got generators and a wind turbine. When they bought it solar panels weren’t as high spec as they are now, I expect the new owners would probably look at installing solar panels.
‘In the daytime in the summer you might get boats coming up and down the canal in front of the house, but in winter you are very much by yourself.
‘It’s a really nice part of the world. It’s remote but not totally in the middle of nowhere.
‘We have had interest from a huge range of people – downsizers, Londoners looking for a weekend bolthole, people looking to turn it into an Airbnb, artists, record producers, families.’
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