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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6 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
6 bed
4 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band H
Broadband: Super-fast 61Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 6 - 7 bedrooms
  • 4 - 5 reception rooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • 8.00 acres
  • Two guest/staff cottages
  • Swimming pool and tennis court
  • An impressive house with views
  • Close to Abingdon and Oxford schools
  • Under an hour to London Paddington and Marylebone
  • Detached
Shellingford House is an impressive stone-built house, listed grade II, and believed to date back to circa 1630 with later 18th and 19th-century additions.

The house has very good proportions with a wonderful double-volume drawing room with views over the neighbouring countryside towards the White Horse, a large dining room, a very useful studio, and a wonderful party barn. The kitchen/breakfast room opens onto a private south-east facing terrace with also a large utility room off. Within the kitchen, there is also access to the cellar. Of special note is the extraordinary staircase, circa 17th century, with moulded balusters and Doric columns.

The setting of Shellingford house is a great attraction; a substantial yet private village house with both informal and formal gardens, a pool, tennis court and paddock/field. A discrete white farm gate leads to a generous drive with parking by the front door. The gardens stretch down to a small stream, with a wild garden courtyard area, a more formal lawn, an orchard with a differing variety of fruit trees, a hard tennis court, and a wonderful pool area comprising a large outdoor pool with an adjoining pool pavilion flanked by mature catalpa trees.

In all, the gardens, grounds and field extend to approximately 8 acres.


The house enjoys an enviable position on a no-through lane within the quiet village of Shellingford. Shellingford is ideally placed for both London and school commuting, with Pinewood, Abingdon, St Hugh's, and Cokethorpe School all within easy reach. Also within close proximity is the A420 which links the M40 and M4 motorways; the city of Oxford is within a circa 30-minute drive.

Abingdon 13 miles, Cirencester 20 miles, Oxford 16 miles, London 77 miles, Swindon train station 13.6 miles (trains to London Paddington from 50 minutes), Didcot Parkway 16.5 miles (trains to London Paddington from 40 minutes), Oxford Parkway 19.8 miles (London Marylebone from 55 minutes). (All times and distances approximate).

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Places of interest

    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 February 16, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on February 16, 2022

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