Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have relisted their Cotswolds property, Kitesbridge Farm, with an asking price of £22.5 million — £7.5 million more than the couple paid for the estate in June 2024.
The couple purchased the 43-acre farmstead near Witney, Oxfordshire, for about £15 million and have since carried out extensive renovations that they say cost roughly $9 million (about £6.6 million). Listing agent Sotheby’s describes the property as having been “beautifully reimagined over the past year to an exceptional standard.”
Kitesbridge includes a sweeping kitchen, bespoke solid-wood furniture, marble-clad en suites, a two-bedroom guest cottage, an indoor swimming pool, a helipad and a five-car garage located in a converted granary barn. Sotheby’s agent Andrew Barnes has said the property sits on high ground and that there were never flooding issues at the estate despite media images this year showing water around nearby land.
DeGeneres and de Rossi moved to the United Kingdom in November 2024 and took up residence at Kitesbridge before moving on to a new-build property elsewhere in the area. The couple has said the sale followed the decision to find a home with horse facilities for de Rossi. Media reports say workers carried out months of refurbishment after the pair bought the farmhouse; some accounts assert the couple occupied Kitesbridge for only a short period before commencing renovations.
Design and market commentators have suggested the aesthetic choices made during the renovation may limit the pool of prospective buyers in the Cotswolds. Interior and colour psychology consultant J. Nichole Smith told the Daily Mail the property reads as a "beige void of vibes," arguing the blend of Californian minimalism and traditional English farmhouse elements creates an inconsistent psychological impression. Liv Conlon of The Property Stagers said the remodel looks "luxurious without being ostentatious" but warned that glossy, contemporary finishes may risk "erasing the warmth and soul" buyers in the region typically prize.
Those assessments underline a broader market consideration: the Cotswolds has a well-established buyer profile that, according to estate agents, often prizes historic character and rustic warmth. DeGeneres’s team has offered the home fully furnished, a practice the presenter has followed in prior sales and one that can attract buyers seeking a turnkey property while potentially deterring others wanting to retain original features.
DeGeneres has been a prolific property buyer and seller for two decades. Analysis by the Wall Street Journal cited in contemporary reporting indicates she and de Rossi have owned dozens of homes, with multiple transactions producing substantial returns over the years. The couple have included furnishings in past sales and DeGeneres has written about her interest in interior design and house flipping.
The relisting rekindles public interest in the house and in the couple’s approach to renovation and resale. Media accounts earlier this year included local photographs of water around fields adjacent to Kitesbridge during Storm Bert; DeGeneres denied that the farmhouse itself flooded, posting on social media to dismiss such reports. Sotheby’s has reiterated that the property did not suffer flooding because it sits on elevated ground.
Sotheby’s has not disclosed whether it has received offers. The agency and representatives for DeGeneres did not respond to requests for further comment beyond statements already issued with the listing. The property will remain on the market as the couple await a buyer willing to take on the estate with its current design and included furnishings.