Gallery: Sir Michael Caine’s former South Oxfordshire home on sale with Savills
Posted by UK Property Forums on 17th June 2025 -
A 17th Century country house in South Oxfordshire, once owned by Sir Michael Caine, is on the market for £10 million.
Grade II-listed riverside Rectory Farm House in North Stoke on the edge of Wallingford is on sale through property agent Savills.
The six-bedroom home, set in 8.3 acres of landscaped grounds with 600 feet of River Thames frontage, was the family home of the Oscar and Bafta-winning actor from 1984 to 1999.
During his 15 years there, Sir Michael made significant improvements – renovating the original 17th-Century gabled house and adding a modern extension that features a vaulted, galleried living/dining room known as the Long Room. There is also a games room, a library and an indoor swimming pool, spa and sauna.
The grounds are also home to a hexagonal Georgian dovecote that housed Sir Michael’s port collection – the shelves of which still have labels written by him.
Property agent Hugh Maconochie, director in the country house department for Savills, said: “Architecturally interesting, this quintessentially English country house affords its future custodian a true Swallows and Amazons lifestyle.
“Marrying period charm with the convenience of 21st Century living, Rectory Farm House provides the opportunity to entertain on a grand scale. It is a perfect country retreat for those seeking a private edge of village estate, hidden from view.
“During his time here Sir Michael Caine added extensively to the property and planted many of the specimen trees to be found in the grounds.”
Directly off the Long Room is the leisure and spa complex which includes a large swimming pool enclosed by a Victorian-style pavilion with curved glass roof. There is also a Moroccan-style jacuzzi, 16-person sauna, changing rooms and doors that open to an outside terrace.
A music room, drawing room and sitting room are in the oldest part of the house and have stone fireplaces, beams and bespoke cabinets.
The library, currently used as a study, features bespoke, oak book shelves and three sets of French doors. Stairs lead down to another study and store room.
The main kitchen, with painted wood units, granite worktops and a four-oven aga, has contemporary glazed sliding doors that open directly to the Long Room, while a secondary kitchen still houses the original iron range cooker as well as modern additions.
The principal bedroom suite has its own staircase and features a dressing room, ensuite bathroom and doors to a private terrace. A separate staircase leads to five further bedrooms over two floors – two with ensuite shower rooms – and a family bathroom.
In addition to the main house there is a one-bedroom cottage, a two-bedroom lodge and a thatched timber barn which includes a kitchen, toilet and stairs leading to a mezzanine office.
The grounds include a tennis court, croquet lawns, vegetable garden, orchards, a substantial outside kitchen and York stone terraces.
An avenue of lime trees leads towards the boathouse, mooring jetty and river, while there are also three lakes – all with islands – and one of which is home to a summerhouse.
Property agent Victoria Knight, head of office at Savills in Henley-on-Thames, said: “Situated on the longest stretch of the Thames between locks, Rectory Farm House offers hours of hassle free boating.
“Despite its 600 feet of frontage the house cannot be seen from the river and is surrounded by beautiful gardens and grounds. Beneath the formal lawns waterside meadows are also a haven for all manner of wildlife including otters, swans, kingfishers, hedgehogs, sparrowhawks, buzzards, rooks and deer.
“Although rural, the property boasts convenient access to the M4/M40 and is less than an hour from Heathrow Airport. Goring and Streatley Station, with train services into London Paddington, is just four miles away and the Elizabeth Line runs from Reading.
“There is a wide choice of schooling in the area and the likes of Wallingford, Henley-on-Thames and Oxford provide extensive shopping and recreational opportunities.”
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