James Corden's abandoned £8m UK mansion derelict and boarded up as he prepares to leave US

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Hollywood star will move back to his £8m countryside home, with pictures showing the property appearing to be very derelict, while the gardens seem to be overgrown.James bought the £8m property near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire in 2021, with the Gavin and Stacey star said to have paid £2m over the asking price.This came after he sold his previous £6 million Belsize Park property for almost double the amount he purchased it in 2010.The mansion, which boasts an indoor pool, five bedrooms, a tennis court and A-list celebrity neighbours, had been on the market since 2017.The 1960s house, which has a striking curved design, was boarded up after trespassers posted dozens of eerie pictures online, as well as a video ‘tour’.The images, believed to have been taken last year, show an empty indoor pool and a high-end retro interior covered in dirt and grime.The patio was also overgrown with weeds and the electricity was said to work in only some parts of the property.A CCTV system has been installed since the footage appeared online and the gates of the mansion are now plastered with messages to warn off intruders.The images obtained show a gated-off property, with the sign reading: "WARNING POLICE DOGS TRAINING IN THIS AREA (PRIVATE PROPERTY BY PERMISSION)."The windows of the property are also all boarded up, with the land overgrown and the interiors looking worse for wear.The house, which has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a tennis court, sits in 43 acres of parkland near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.James' house is only a few miles from his modest childhood home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.A neighbour told the Daily Mail about the abandoned property: "We used to know the previous owners very well many, many years ago..