Film director Tim Burton has shocked fans after his 'quintessentially English' Oxfordshire country home was put on the market for £4.5million.

Burton bought the 5,900 square feet home in January 2006 when he and actress Helena Bonham Carter were together.

The 'enchanting' Grade II-listed Mill House, which sits on 17 acres of gardens and lies next to the River Thames in Abingdon, has now been put up for sale.

At the time it was bought for £2.9million but has now surged in price and any keen buyer will have to fork out £4.5million for the country home.

The 66-year-old is famous for his unique and dark film style, having been behind a string of iconic films including Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands.