Wheatley · OX33
Ladder Hill, Wheatley
Ladder Hill, Wheatley, OX33
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A superb and secluded six-bedroom detached residence situated at the end of a long and sweeping drive, with beautifully maintained wraparound gardens that enjoy far-reaching views across the Chilterns.
This exceptional family home offers elegant proportions and an abundance of period charm, whilst being ideally positioned for convenient access both into Oxford and onwards to London. The ground floor is centred around a welcoming entrance hall, leading through to a magnificent drawing room with fireplace and double doors opening directly onto the gardens. Beyond lies a delightful orangery, flooded with natural light and similarly benefitting from direct outside access. The house further provides a superb kitchen/breakfast room with adjoining dining area and cellar below, alongside a separate formal dining room, an additional family room, utility room, cloakroom, and a well-positioned study overlooking the gardens. To the first floor is an impressive principal suite complete with dre…
The home, in the agent’s words
- Freehold
- Six bedrooms
- Superb proportions
- Period features
- Extensive wrap around gardens
- Views of the Chiltern hills
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A superb and secluded six-bedroom detached residence situated at the end of a long and sweeping drive, with beautifully maintained wraparound gardens that enjoy far-reaching views across the Chilterns.
This exceptional family home offers elegant proportions and an abundance of period charm, whilst being ideally positioned for convenient access both into Oxford and onwards to London. The ground floor is centred around a welcoming entrance hall, leading through to a magnificent drawing room with fireplace and double doors opening directly onto the gardens. Beyond lies a delightful orangery, flooded with natural light and similarly benefitting from direct outside access. The house further provides a superb kitchen/breakfast room with adjoining dining area and cellar below, alongside a separate formal dining room, an additional family room, utility room, cloakroom, and a well-positioned study overlooking the gardens. To the first floor is an impressive principal suite complete with dressing room and a beautifully appointed ensuite bathroom with separate shower, where wisteria elegantly frames the balcony beyond. A secondary bedroom/suite also benefits from its own large ensuite bathroom and shower with two further double bedrooms and an additional bathroom on this floor. The second floor offers two substantial further bedrooms together with a spacious ‘his and hers’ bathroom and extensive eaves storage.
Ladder Hill lies to the south of Wheatley and offers excellent connectivity into Oxford via regular bus services. The property enjoys a particularly peaceful rural setting with wonderful views towards the Chiltern Hills. Wheatley itself is a thriving and well-served village where a wide range of amenities including a post office, supermarket, pharmacy, café and several highly regarded public houses. The property is also exceptionally well placed for access to Oxford’s outstanding independent schools, including The Dragon, Headington School, Magdalen College School and Oxford High School, whilst also benefitting from convenient access to the A40 into Oxford and the M40 for London.
Key facts
- EPC rating: D (score 65; potential rating C).
- Parking: off street.
- Outside: garden, balcony.
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Getting about
5.5 milesto Oxford Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 6.7 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 7.0 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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