Simon Merton of Strutt & Parker’s Moreton-in-March office is handling the executor’s sale of the wonderfully authentic Grade II*-listed Paxford House in the tiny north Cotswold village of Paxford, halfway between Chipping Campden and Moreton-in-Marsh.
The agents quote a guide price of £2.255m for the property as a whole, or in four lots, with lots 1 and 2, comprising the house, its traditional barn and five acres of land, on offer at £1.7m; lot 3, a six-acre pasture field is for sale at £120,000; and lot 4, a 54.2-acre block of traditional ridge-and-furrow land, at £435,000.
Quaintly described in its Historic England listing as a ‘symmetrical small “polite” house retaining vernacular features’, Paxford House was originally built of the local Cotswold stone in about 1729, with a two-storey wing added in the mid 1800s. Owned by the same family for 100 years or more, it has been little altered since it was first acquired and now needs modernising throughout.
For Mr Merton, Paxford House is ‘more than a farmhouse, but not quite a country house’, that has all the hallmarks of a gentle-man’s village retreat or a small hunting lodge and many charming original features.
Approached off the village lane over a short drive, the front door opens into the hall, off which are the dining room, library, kitchen/breakfast room, study, snooker room and main staircase, leading to the main landing, drawing room and three bedrooms.
A secondary staircase leads to the second floor and three further bedrooms, and steps from the landing lead to an integral one-bedroom flat. Extensive outbuildings include a garage, three storerooms and a range of timber buildings to the south-west.
Property Q&A with Country Life's property experts Penny Churchill and Arabella Youens
Covering hot property topics from investing in farmland to relocating driveways, read the answers to Country Life's first Q &
A Cotswolds house with the ultimate big boys' toy: Its own aircraft landing strip
This place in the heart of the Cotswolds is an aviator's dream: a country house with its own landing strip.
The edge-of-village Cotswolds house with not one, but two Victorian walled gardens
Cross Hill House stands in almost six acres and includes two Victorian walled gardens.
The charming Cotswolds house that could be yours for just £12,000 (just mind your head)
It will be included in a two-day auction from 17-18 September.
A superb 16th century Cotswolds manor with a very 21st century party barn
The Old Rectory is a quintessential Cotswolds house dating back to the 16th century – with a very 21st-century attraction that's
-
'The watch is Head Boy of men’s accessorising': Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey and Tom Chamberlin's Summer Season style secretsWhen it comes to dressing for the Season, accessories will transform an outfit. Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey and Tom Chamberlin, both stylish summer-party veterans, offer some sage advice.
-
Lewis Hamilton, Claude Monet and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 29, 2025Tuesday's Quiz of the Day looks back at Lewis Hamilton's first win and ponders on the meaning of greige.
-
About time: The fastest and slowest moving housing markets revealedNew research by Zoopla has shown where it's easy to sell and where it will take quite a while to find a buyer.
-
A wisteria clad hall built by one of the founders of the Bank of EnglandCome for the history of Old Hall. Stay for the interesting interiors.
-
A gorgeous Scottish cottage with contemporary interiors on the bonny banks of the River TayCarnliath on the edge of Strathtay is a delightful family home set in sensational scenery.
-
Six rural properties with space, charm and endless views, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
-
380 acres and 90 bedrooms on the £25m private island being sold by one of Britain's top music producersStormzy, Rihanna and the Rolling Stones are just a part of the story at Osea Island, a dot on the map in the seas off Essex.
-
A home cinema, tasteful interiors and 65 acres of private parkland hidden in an unassuming lodge in KentNorth Lodge near Tonbridge may seem relatively simple, but there is a lot more than what meets the eye.
-
A rare opportunity to own a family home on Vanbrugh Terrace, one of London's finest streetsThis six-bedroom Victorian home sits right on the start line of the London Marathon, with easy access to Blackheath and Greenwich Park.
-
A tale of everyday life as lived on Britain's most expensive streetWinnington Road in Hampstead has an average house price of £11.9 million. But what's it really like? Lotte Brundle went to find out.
