No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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Swimming pool
Guide price£6,500,000
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6 bedroom detached house for sale

Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1
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Detached house
6 bed
5 bath
7,564 sq ft / 703 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band H
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 6 bedrooms
  • 5 reception rooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • 1.75 acres
  • Leisure Facilities
  • Modern
  • Outbuildings
  • Balcony
  • Detached
  • Garden
A substantial house with over 7500 sqft of beautifully presented accommodation over three floors. There is a separate garage block with a flat above and a swimming pool with a summer pavilion. It is well-placed for Oxford schools and commuters, with access via A34 to M4, M40 and Heathrow.

It was originally built by Millgate Homes and has spacious and elegant rooms over three floors comprising 4/5 reception rooms on the ground floor arranged around an impressive reception hall. Of particular note is the large kitchen/breakfast room overlooking and with doors opening onto the garden. On the first floor are four bedroom suites, with the main bedroom opening onto a balcony with views over the south facing garden. The top floor provides a superb games/media room and ensuite bedroom.
There is a triple garage with a flat above, and the swimming pool is discreetly positioned with a delightful pavilion with a kitchen, shower and WC.

The current owner has continued to improve the property by creating a new private drive and a new surface with electric wooden gates. The exterior of the house was painted, and new Bosch boilers were installed for the main house, both in 2023. All the bathrooms have been given a makeover with CP Hart fittings. In addition, there have been various other improvements, both internally and externally. The property benefits from Gigaclear 800mb broadband.


Boars Hill is a sought-after residential area famous for its wooded rural setting, just five miles from the centre of Oxford, which provides a wide range of shopping, cultural, recreational and educational facilities. It is well served by communications with access to the A34 and Oxford ring road, connecting to the M4 and M40 motorways, with the regional centres of Newbury and Swindon also within easy reach.

Communications by rail are also excellent, with fast trains from Oxford or Didcot to London Paddington taking about fifty-two and forty minutes, respectively. In addition, Oxford Parkway station has services to London Marylebone in sixty-three minutes.

The house is very well situated for many schools in the area, including Abingdon, Radley, St. Helen and St. Katharine's, Cothill and Chandlings and further afield, there is Cokethorpe, St. Hugh's and Kingham Hill. Oxford has an exceptional range of schools, including The Dragon, St Edward's, Magdalen College, Summer Fields, Headington, Wychwood, d'Overbroecks, and Oxford High School..

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    The 'City of Dreaming Spires' really has become the stuff of dreams for many homebuyers looking for a slice of something quintessentially British, and with its surrounding beautiful countryside, chocolate-box villages and outstanding globally-renowned educational institutions, it’s easy to understand why. Handy for the commuter needing to be in the office a few days a week, London is just an hour by car and with two mainline rail stations to Paddington and Marylebone – it offers the commuter a range of equally useful options. In addition, Heathrow and Gatwick airports are also just an hour away by car or rail. From our office in the centre of Oxford at 274 Banbury Road, Knight Frank helps homebuyers find their new home in Oxford. Relocating from abroad? We can help make your move to Oxford stress-free through our relocation services. 

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on March 6, 2024

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on March 6, 2024

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