The Ridings, Headington, Oxford... 5 bed detached house for sale

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The Ridings, Headington, Oxford... 5 bed detached house for sale

The Ridings, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3
£3,850,000

Our Summary

  • Planning permission has been granted for a large refurbishment of the house

Description

Watch Hill, a distinguished family home built in 1937, is situated in an elevated position on the edge of Oxford, surrounded by beautifully secluded and private grounds teeming with wildlife. The property boasts elegant, well-proportioned reception rooms, a newly fitted kitchen, a conservatory, an indoor swimming pool, sauna, games room, wine cellar, and home office. The house has been designed to accommodate a family, with five bedrooms, including a principal bedroom suite and guest bedroom suite, as well as a family bathroom and two additional bedrooms on the second floor. The property also features a laboratory, a substantial brick building with two workrooms, which was originally built as a home and laboratory for Professor Gordon Bourne Dobson, a renowned Oxford academic. The property is set in 7.5 acres of extensively landscaped gardens and grounds, including woodland, glades, a tennis court, and a lovely pond, and enjoys a glorious elevated position overlooking the ancient Brasenose Woods.