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Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake

Land size
1.2 acres
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
6

Key Features

  • Sitting Room, Reception Hall, Dining Room & River Room
  • Substantial Kitchen & Utility Room
  • Gym & Plant Room
  • Principal Suite with Dressing Room & Large Ensuite
  • Five Further Double Bedrooms All with Ensuites
  • Second Floor Cinema Room and Study
  • Two Wet Boat Houses
  • Cellar, Garaging
  • Outbuildings of Workshop & Stores
  • Gardens and Grounds of Approx 1.2 Acres

Description

Location
Situated just a couple of minutes` walk from the heart of the village of Lower Shiplake, and just 1.5 miles to the south of Henley on Thames. Lower Shiplake`s railway station just two minutes walk, offers an excellent service into London Paddington (approx. 45 mins), with access to the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) at Twyford. There is a vibrant village shop and Post Office, excellent butcher and the Baskerville Arms is a popular public house, with restaurant. Shiplake primary school is nearby at Shiplake Cross, as well as Gillotts secondary school, in Henley. There is also a wide selection of excellent private schools in the nearby area, including the well regarded coed Shiplake College.

The Property
Sagamore is a striking Tudor style house, built in the 1920`s with timbered elevations, stained glass windows and impressive tall chimneys. Occupying a substantial stretch of river frontage, with two wet boathouses and hard moorings. There is potential inside to upgrade certain areas, the property benefits from underfloor heating throughout and was altered substantially in recent years to provide Six bedrooms all with ensuites.

The entrance hall has an impressive vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows, the sitting room has exposed timbers and wood block flooring, with doors opening onto the river terrace. There is an attractive dining room with stone fireplace, with a panelled recess and wood block floor and the River room, has access onto a balcony right on the river, with wonderful views up and down the river. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of cupboards, including a large island, Laconche Range oven, large double fridge freezer and utility room. Off the kitchen is a rear hall and secondary staircase, plus access to the gym/playroom with access to the plant room, with boiler and hot water tanks etc.

On the first floor there is a substantial principal bedroom suite, with three further bedrooms each with ensuites. On the second floor there are two further bedrooms both with ensuites, along with a cinema room and study, plus a separate WC.

Outside
There are substantial gardens & grounds which extend to approx. 1.2 acres. Two gated entrances with driveway and parking for 10 cars, plus the second entrance offers a hard standing for boat or further vehicles. Extensive lawns, with a riverside lawn, stretching down to the Thames, various terraces for seating and entertaining spaces.

Outbuildings
There is a large garage, which leads onto one of the two wet boathouses, the second being under the river room. There is also a large workshop/store as well as three further stores.

Services
All main services are connected with gas underfloor heating.

Council Tax
Band H South Oxfordshire District Council

Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
H
Date Posted
2026-06-09

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,937 Homes with Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£4,166,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £307,144 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
69 C
76 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Gas Central Heating
Broadband
Cable Internet
Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Garage, Off-Street Parking
Garden
Private Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 94% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Robert Piggott CofE Junior School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Robert Piggott CofE Infant School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 7
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shiplake Church of England School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    154
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    84
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Trinity Church of England Primary School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    301
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Piggott School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 18
    Pupils
    1,945
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gillotts School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    934
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Waingels3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,382
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Bulmershe School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,530
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre4.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,537
    Type
    Academy converter

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Henley, Henley-on-Thames1 mile
Sainsburys Henley Local, Henley-on-Thames1.9 miles
Cook Henley-on-Thames, Henley-on-Thames1.9 miles

GP surgery

Wargrave Practice1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Instore Pharmacy1 mile

Hospital

Townlands Hospital2 miles

Green space

Play Space609 metres

Walking trail

Thames Path90 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Shiplake Rail Station350 metres

Nearest bus stop

Bolney Lane750 metres

Typical drive times

Marlow22 min · 10 miles
Reading17 min · 7.2 miles
Woodley17 min · 6.1 miles
Oxford (city)50 min · 26 miles
Henley-on-Thames8 min · 2.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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