Broad Street, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18

Impressive Georgian village house, with enclosed rear gardens, private parking and garaging.

Description

Sitting proudly on Broad Street, in a conservation area, The Elms is understood to have been school rooms and accommodation for a ladies’ boarding school in the mid-1800s, attached to the old school, now The Elms South. With origins dating to the 1600s, the property is Grade II listed and has evolved over the years. The beautiful mid-18th century Georgian façade of ashlar limestone bears classic architectural features, including four Venetian windows and a front door with a semi-circular fanlight and arched stone hood. Other features include a battlement parapet and remodelling to the rear dating to 1895.

Retaining numerous period features, including high ceilings, deep skirting boards, and ceiling cornicing to the main reception rooms, the accommodation extends to about 5,000 sq ft over three floors. The reception hall, with flagstones, leads to the dining room with a decorative fireplace and the study with a working fireplace and double doors to the library/snug. Arguably the most beautiful room is the first-floor, 33 ft drawing room; of palatial elegance, it features arched sash windows, window seats, and a gas fireplace.

Also on the ground floor is the kitchen/breakfast room, a separate laundry room, and a cloakroom. A door from the kitchen leads to the morning room, which enjoys direct access to the gardens. There is also a kitchenette ideal for entertaining and, with useful external side access to New Road, the area could be used as a granny flat or for live-in staff.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom has a large ensuite bathroom and a separate dressing room with a shower room. There are two further double bedrooms and a bathroom, while on the second floor there are three further bedrooms and a shower room.

Outside
Outside, the walled private gardens include a sun-trap terrace area, lawns, and herbaceous borders. A raised path leads to a rear walled garden with a detached garage. There is off-street parking, and electric gates open to The Lanes at the rear of the property. Offered with no onward chain, The Elms is in need of updating and presents a most fabulous opportunity to its incoming custodians.

Location

Situated at the edge of the Cotswolds, between Oxford and Cirencester, Bampton is sometimes described as a town because it was an important market town until the 19th century. Today it is designated a village, which boasts both an Italianate Victorian Town Hall and a village hall. Also renowned as the historic home of Morris dancing, the picturesque location was more recently featured as the fictional village of Downton in Downton Abbey.

With an active community enjoying numerous clubs and events, amenities in Bampton include a Coop mini-supermarket, butcher and deli, three pubs, a restaurant/B&B, two coffee shops, hairdresser and Post Office. It also has a primary school, doctor's surgery with pharmacy and a public library. More extensive facilities are found in facilities in Witney, Faringdon, Oxford and Cheltenham.

The area offers an excellent range of both state and independent schools including Bampton C of E Primary, Henry Box Secondary school in Witney, St Hugh’s and Abingdon preparatory schools, Cokethorpe, St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon School as well as the numerous renowned Oxford schools.

Square Footage: 5,446 sq ft



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Additional Info

Services - Mains water, drainage, electricity, 2 gas fired boilers, gas Aga (not currently working).

Brochure prepared and photographs taken in May 2026.