Dbl room in a new House at OX2 (Botley) near A34

Brand new & modern kitchen

This is a new house in Botley (near Westway shopping centre, bus stop and A34). A double-bed room will be available from Nov 20 (might be a few days earlier).

The house and room are fully furnished to a high standard (please see reviews from previous housemates at the end of this page). As a housemate, you will enjoy the following benefits:

- Excellent (quiet) location with great access to local
shops, bus stops/A34 and city centre.
- Fully serviced (cleaning, toilet rolls, washing
machine/dishwasher tablets, hand wash, kitchen tissue/foil, etc)
- Very clean and comfortable with a lovely garden
- Very friendly housemates, all professionals
- Dinner party/drinks every 1-2 months
- Free parking space
- Privacy is fully respected

For short let rent is £675 pcm for 3-5 months, £625 for 6-11 months. For 12 months+ the rent is £600 pcm. £625 deposit.

The rent includes all bills:
- council tax
- electricity/gas/water bills
- high speed fibre broadband (200MB)
- TV licensing fee
- cleaning

There will be £5/month to cover the shared utilities:

- Toilet tissue/kitchen tissue
- Dishwasher tablets/washing machine tablets
- Hand wash
- Cling film, etc.

The house itself is large, modern and very clean with an open plan kitchen/living area (with a large LED smart TV including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, YouTube, etc). The house has a nice garden and a garage as extra storage. If you have a bike, you can park it on a bike rack in the gated garden or put it in the garage.

The house is fully equipped with brand new appliances including induction cooker, double ovens, a large fridge/freezer plus an under counter freezer, washing machine, dishwasher and all necessary kitchen utensils, cutlery and crockery. There are 2 bathrooms and one cloakroom in the house.

Local amenities are within walking distance. 3 mins walk to local Tesco (6am -11pm daily) /Co-op, Iceland, post office, pub and bus stop (4/4A/4B/4C/City3B), 5-7 mins to Costa coffee, 10-15 mins walk to Waitrose. 25 -30 minutes walk or 8-10 mins cycling to train station/city centre. The house is also very close to the ring road to provide great access to the major link roads of the A34 and A40/42.

You would be sharing with other tidy young professionals (including myself) in a tidy house at a quiet area.

If you are interested in the room, please email me with any questions you may have, and tell me about yourself.

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Feedback from previous housemates
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By Damien in August 2019:
The house is really well situated with shops, bank, pub and bus stops within walking distance. The area is really quiet and safe. You can commute to the city center by bus (<10min), by bike (10min) or by walk (30min). I really enjoyed staying in this house as it’s a modern house recently built, fully furnished with a very nice garden that is lovely during the summer.

The room was the biggest of the house with a lot of space and a very comfortable bed! It’s fully furnished so you don’t need to bring anything except the bedding. The price of the rent includes everything so it’s very convenient as the landlord is keeping everything tidy and clean, you just have to clean your own room. If any problem occurs, the landlord is very quick to react, and everything is fixed within one or two days (it happened only once over my one year stay in the house and the problem which was with the toilets was fixed within 24hours).

Finally, the best part of this house is the housemates. Indeed, everybody is really sociable and likes to go out for a drink, for food, etc... or just to stay at home to play pool (there is a small pool table 😊) or to watch a movie, etc. All the people in the house had different background and were coming from different countries so it was a really enriching experience.

I really recommend that house and I’m sure you will enjoy staying there as I did during one year!

By Marc in July 2018:
The house is a comfortable new-build, located in a safe and quiet housing estate, in excellent commuting distance to the Oxford City centre. There are several grocery shops, a pub as well as two bus stops, with a regular service, within walking distance from the house.

The house is well kept and the room fully furnished, with a modern double bed, desk, and wardrobe.

The landlord, Jason, is a friendly and very helpful person. Moving to the UK from Germany, I was required to complete various paperwork which Jason was happy to help and advise me on.

He looks after the house and keeps it clean and tidy. This includes a good size garden which is lovely in the spring with flowering tulips and lavender as well as a cherry tree. I enjoyed relaxing with Jason and the other housemates on the garden bench, eating dinner outside and barbecuing when the weather was nice.

The housemates are a mix of different nationalities and backgrounds. They are working professionals who contribute to a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. I really liked getting to know them all, they were the perfect balance of being helpful, friendly and sociable whilst respecting my privacy and giving me time alone if I needed to revise or do work.

By Rachel in July 2018:
The location of the house is excellent, access to the town centre with multiple buses and the property has parking available.

Living in the house was great, everyone really friendly and professional and liked to socialise too! The house was always clean and well kept and if there were any small issues they were fixed immediately.

By Marios in Dec 2017:
1) house:
During my stay in the current property I was impressed by the comforts of the house, as well as its perfect location -close to bus station and shops.
Moreover, the house offers great heating system and lots of storage space.
The housemates were all professionals and the relationships between us were harmonic and warm.
Last but not least, the area of the house is quiet and safe, offering a peaceful overall stay.

2) landlord:
The landlord of the property is very pleasant and friendly person, always looking after the house.
Every weekend he takes care of cleaning the shared areas of the houses, making life easier for all the tenants.
He is organising regularly "housemate events", either in the form of sports or dinner, creating in that way a happy atmosphere amongst the tenants.
It was a pleasure to meet him and stay in the property.