BBC show’s iconic £45m Oxfordshire riverside mansion for sale

The Edgcote Estate on the Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire border was listed earlier this week but now photos have been released showing the manor and grounds in full.

Available for £45m as a whole or as £25m and £20 m in separate lots, the 18th century country house is perhaps most famous for being a location in the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice.

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Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, the series was widely watched at the time and remains a favourite today with the manor used as Netherfield House, which is rented by Mr Bingley at the beginning of the story.

Crispin Holborow, Savills Private Office, said, “The Edgcote Estate represents an exceptional example of a traditional English country estate.

“Both the house and its setting have evolved gently over centuries, preserving the integrity and character of this classically Georgian property.

The house, made iconic by the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice series, has been listed for £45 million (Image: Ben Nicholson/Savills)

“Today, the estate offers all the key elements associated with an asset of this calibre, combining a mix of residential and agricultural holdings along with diversified income streams from respected racing yards.

“In addition, the potential to reinstate a shoot further enhances its appeal, particularly when considered alongside the estate’s prime central location.”

The house is approximately 26,000 square feet over four principal floors and is arranged around a grand entrance hall, and includes eight bedrooms and five bathrooms.

The house, made iconic by the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice series, has been listed for £45 million (Image: Ben Nicholson/Savills)

Included in the estate is a residential portfolio of 31 properties as well as an in‑hand ring-fenced 1149-acre commercial arable farm, renowned equestrian facilities and a productive woodland with significant sporting potential.

Its history goes back to the Norman conquest when a previous version of the manor was given to Geoffrey of Mowbray.

Much of the £45 million property is Oxfordshire farmland (Image: Ben Nicholson/Savills)

It would later be held by Isabel de Bruce, mother of Scottish monarch Robert the Bruce, and was the site of the Battle of Edgcote in 1469, a key event in the Wars of the Roses.

In the 16th century it was held by Henry VIII’s fourth wife Anne of Cleves before passing to the Chauncy family who rebuilt it in the early eighteenth century.

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 In 1926 Raymond Courage acquired the estate and with his son Edward, went on to establish Edgcote as an important horse racing establishment.

Principle among the more than 30 homes attached to the property is The Old Rectory, an 18th century house close to the church, and Mill House beside the River Cherwell.

The farmland is farmed in-hand from Lodge Farm and has modern buildings attached including grain drying, cleaning and storage facilities and dedicated farm offices.

Edgcote racecourse was refurbished in 2018, and the estate also features two professional racing yards.