Villa dubbed Oxford’s ‘most expensive home’ up for £8m sale

Summertown Villa, a Grade II listed Woodstock Road property that dates back to the 1830s, has been listed by Savills for £7.95 million.

The listing states: “Summertown Villa is a distinguished period house of elegant classical design, offering beautifully proportioned accommodation arranged over two principal floors.

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“The property has been sensitively refurbished, combining original detailing with a refined contemporary finish.”

Screened by the high boundary brick walls, white pillars and big wooden fences, the house is hidden within two park-like gardens and is in walking distance of the city centre.

Summertown Villa photographed in 2019 (Image: NQ)

It is set over 6,671 sq ft and has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, as well as particularly exceptional gardens, with a formal terrace leading onto the lawn.

There are other old homes in the area, but most have been divided up into flats for students or town houses for families.

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Around six years ago, the home was called Oxford’s most expensive after it was listed for £10 million and featured in The Sunday Times’ hottest properties on the UK market.

However its price was dropped in 2019 to £8.75 million as agents Knight Frank sought a buyer.

Before that in 2005, it was featured as the ‘buy of the week’ for The Independent although the paper noted that it “needs a lot of hard work” at the time.