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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Business
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‘Handsome' country home with expansive grounds for sale at £1.1 million
A five-bedroom country house with expansive grounds is for sale in Fundenhall, near Wymondham, at an asking price of £1.1 million. Selling agent Sowerbys said: 'Tucked away in a truly idyllic setting, The Rookery is a striking Grade II listed country home, gracefully nestled within around 8.4 acres (subject to measure survey) of beautifully mature grounds. 'Set behind wrought iron gates and approached by a sweeping gravelled driveway, this handsome period residence exudes elegance, charm and complete privacy – a sanctuary in the heart of the Norfolk countryside.' Entering through a porch, there is a dining room immediately to the right and a drawing room to the left. The drawing room (Image: Sowerbys) The drawing room has large fireplace with woodburner and red brick surround, while sash windows provide views over the grounds. READ MORE: See inside family home in sought-after Norfolk village Double doors lead through to a conservatory with direct access into the garden. There is also a woodburning stove in the dining room, which leads through to a sitting room with additional fireplace. The dining room (Image: Sowerbys) The modern kitchen includes a large island, AGA and integrated appliances. There are windows to three aspects, as well as skylights, filling the room with natural light. Completing the ground floor is a snug, boot room, cloakroom and flexible studio space with mezzanine level. The contemporary kitchen (Image: Sowerbys) The snug (Image: Sowerbys) Stairs from the dining room lead to the first floor, where there are three double bedrooms, a contemporary family bathroom and separate shower room. READ MORE: Grade II home with church tower views for sale at £500,000 There are two further vaulted bedrooms on the top floor, accessed via separate staircases, as well as a practical storeroom. One of the bedrooms (Image: Sowerbys) The family bathroom (Image: Sowerbys) Outside, the impressive grounds include a rear terrace surrounded by large areas of lawn, wildflower meadows and mature tree belts. Sowerbys said: 'Productive fruit trees, a polytunnel and a woodland area, covered by snowdrops, bluebells, wild garlic and hundreds of daffodils that lead one season into another, create a wonderful sense of self-sufficiency and country living.' The gardens include a terrace and large areas of lawn (Image: Sowerbys) There is also a woodland area (Image: Sowerbys) To the front, the gravel driveway leads to a generous parking area, garaging and five traditional stables. The property comes with five stables (Image: Sowerbys) The Rookery is located on the outskirts of Fundenhall, a small village with a pub and plenty of opportunities for scenic walks and cycle rides. Further amenities are available in the nearby market towns of Wymondham and Attleborough. For more information, contact Sowerbys. PROPERTY FACTS The Rookery, Fundenhall Guide price: £1,100,000 Sowerbys, 01603 761441
Times
16-07-2025
- General
- Times
Which home would you buy for £625,000? Vote for your favourite
In the pretty village of Burnham Market is this Victorian period cottage. The ground floor, which was once the village bike shop, is now a 22ft x 14ft family room complete with a fireplace and links to a study. Across from the family room is the kitchen and WC. There are three bedrooms on the first floor, one of which has two toilets, and a separate bathroom. There is also one outbuilding, which is presently used as a workshop. Burnham Market has art galleries, boutiques, delis and a farm shop. EPC E (potential B) — on a scale of A (best) to G (worst)Upside Surrounded by activities and entertainment. Downside Terraced houses can be £625,000Contact Walking distance from the centre of Stroud, this handsome four-storey semi offers 2,329 sq ft of living space and is full of period charm: think thick oak floorboards and an original stone fireplace. The ground floor comprises two reception rooms and a kitchen/dining room that flows into an oak-framed conservatory. There's a 279 sq ft cellar plus six bedrooms arranged over the first and second floors. There's no garage but there is space to park at the front of the property as well as a low-maintenance lawned garden, which backs on to playing fields. It's on the market chain-free. EPC D (potential C)Upside In the catchment for two Parent Power ranked It's on an £625,000Contact Oakholme is a grade II listed semi-detached cottage described in its Historic England entry as having a 'timber-frame exposed on north gable and front … where projecting wall suggests former jetty'. The three-bedroom house is in North Warnborough, a small village on the northern fringes of Hampshire's chalk downs, about eight miles east of Basingstoke (from where trains to London Waterloo take about 40 minutes). The hallway leads to a living room with built-in storage, a kitchen/diner with French doors opening on to the garden and a shower room. Upstairs are three bedrooms, one of which has an en suite bathroom complete with a roll-top bath. EPC N/AUpside There's a separate garage to the The upstairs bathroom situation is not ideal. Price £625,000Contact Tucked away on a back lane in the tiny city of St Davids, this five-bedroom home looks out over the cathedral and miles of greenery. Through the wooden front doors is a corridor with beamed ceilings and the lounge and reception area on either side. The kitchen has an archway leading to a dining room, plus useful storage areas and a utility room. French doors open on to a rear garden set over two levels with panoramic views of the city. One of the bedrooms has an en suite bathroom and there is a separate shower room. EPC D (potential B)Upside A stunning location. Downside Interiors could do with some £625,000Contact The Highland town of Strathpeffer exploded into life in the Victorian era, when sulphurous springs made it a popular spa resort, and a new railway station connected it to the national network. Eaglestone, a B listed five-bedroom house, built in the mid-1800s, was one of the results. With its symmetrical three-bay frontage and continuous open-fronted veranda, supported by cast-iron columns, it has a striking design. The symmetrical reception rooms on the ground floor, and two large bedrooms above them, all have one elegantly curving wall with original cornicing. Inverness is about 40 minutes away by car. EPC E (potential C)Upside Former coach house has conversion Local railway station long since out of Offers over £625,000Contact An example of Scottish Arts and Crafts architecture at its finest, this six-bedroom villa is tucked away in a quiet leafy corner of the Craigie residential area of Dundee. Built in 1911 its three-storey design, rising to a sharply pitched roof, is one of a kind. A cleverly configured porch and bay-windowed living room gaze down the long south-facing lawn. The house retains much of its original painted decorative woodwork — a key feature of many Arts and Crafts homes. The one-acre plot is shrouded from view from the street and neighbouring properties by tall mature trees and has a large timber garage. EPC E (potential C)Upside Dundee and Broughty Ferry are less than a ten-minute drive The neighbourhood is not the Offers over £619,000Contact Here are 36 glorious acres of potential — minus the house, fences, neighbours and, conveniently, that pesky mortgage. This mixed mature woodland between Handcross and Lower Beeding, near Horsham, offers sweeping skies, an array of trees ranging from oaks, beech, larch, pine and horse chestnut, and is flooded with bluebells in the spring. One notable feature is a Second World War bunker on its northern border. EPC N/AUpside Great view of the Roof a little leakyPrice £625,000Contact
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Lifestyle
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10 sporting homes with outdoor courts
If the good weather and anticipation of tennis at Wimbledon makes you want to get outside and start practicing your serve, finding a home with its own sports facilities will help you raise your game. All these ace properties come with tennis or other types of outdoor courts, enabling you to keep fit while having fun in the sun. Studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments are available at this large-scale development, incorporating parkland, play spaces and a new cultural and creative hub called Parkside Yards. Here you'll find padel courts – slightly smaller than tennis courts – where private and group lessons can be booked. Via Berkeley Group Newton House is a beautifully restored, Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse with five bedrooms, an open plan kitchen, breakfast and family room, a formal drawing room, dining room, study and conservatory. The 4.65 acres of grounds contain outbuildings, an orchard, woodland, paddocks, a swimming pool and a walled boccia court. This tactical sport is related to bowls and pétanque and can be highly addictive. Get in touch with Sowerbys Read more: 8 homes with film and TV links With sweeping views over the Wye Valley, elegant interiors and a floodlit tennis court, Grade II listed Birchfield House is bound to make a good impression. The versatile accommodation includes five bedrooms, three reception rooms and a self-contained two-bedroom annex with holiday letting potential. A coach house and stables has planning consent to be converted into a three-bedroom cottage, which could provide another source of income. Through Fine & Country An all-weather tennis court blends seamlessly into the lush mature garden of this Grade II listed Georgian house. Built in 1750, the classically proportioned property has eight bedrooms, four reception rooms and is packed with period features such as fireplaces, wooden shutters and oak floors. A two-storey extension added by the current owners contains a utility and laundry room and a bedroom and bathroom above. From Winkworth This five-bedroom, five-reception room Victorian villa is in a lovely rural spot and includes a detached one-bedroom coach house, run as a holiday let. The house sits in over four acres of beautifully gardens, containing a lake, lawns, well-stocked borders, and mature trees. In the centre there's a hard tennis court complete with practice wall. Get in touch with Knight Frank Read more: 11 homes with spectacular swimming pools Move to this modern house and you'll learn to shoot hoops in no time, as it has its own basketball court and a pool, jacuzzi and sauna to relax in afterwards. One of the five bedrooms is used as a dressing room but could be changed back, and the extended ground floor comprises a double-height hall, two reception rooms, a 35-foot kitchen, breakfast and dining room, a study and cloakroom. Through John D Wood Set within the Peak District, Bents House was built by Charles Booth, son of Henry Booth, the creator of Pinewood Studios. The 8,000 square feet of floor space includes six bedrooms, a drawing room fitted with panelling from HMS Mauritania – once the world's largest ship - and four more reception rooms. A tennis court – previously a swimming pool – flanks one side of the house and formal gardens, and a detached two-bedroom cottage is tucked away on the other. By Carter Jonas Read more: 9 apartments with impressive outside space Around 34 acres of land surround Jacobean-style Chambers Court, though you won't have to walk far for a game of tennis as the all-weather court's very close to the house. A kitchen/breakfast room, orangery, study, drawing room, sitting room, and dining room occupy the ground floor, and there are seven bedrooms on the first floor, plus three more and a state-of-the-art cinema room at the top. For more information contact Savills After being in the same family for over 100 years, Whims, a six-bedroom coastal home, is seeking a new owner. It sits above Pentireglaze Haven (known as Baby Bay), and a footpath leads down to the surf and sand at Polzeath Beach. The only drawback when playing tennis on its grass court – installed when the local council courts were turned into a car park – is that the views are a constant distraction. Via John Bray Estates There's no better place to host a tennis party than Longchase, a substantial seven-bedroom house with an all-weather court discreetly screened by a hedge. The drawing room, dining room and conservatory all connect to form a vast entertaining area that spills out on to the vast patio, and an adjoining leisure complex incorporates a bar, pool, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi. From Strutt & Parker Read more: 8 homes with film and TV links 9 scenic homes set in national parks Lenders drop mortgage rates as regulator pushes rule changesSign in to access your portfolio
The Guardian
13-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Homes for sale in England with swimming pools
There is much to ogle at in this four-bedroom, ground- and first-floor apartment – part of a striking 17th-century manor house that has been sensitively carved up as part of a cohousing community. Every room is cavernous and light pours in through mullioned stone windows. There is a cellar, now a workroom. The property sits in 2.8 hectares (seven acres) of grounds which ramble through lawns to woodland. The communal open-air swimming pool is shrouded by trees. It is a seven-minute drive to Bradford-on-Avon station and town centre. £785,000. Inigo, 020 3687 3071 Photograph: Inigo This grand Edwardian home, to the south of the city centre, has three reception rooms, four bedrooms and a conservatory. The light-filled hallway leads into a sociable kitchen, a dining room, a conservatory, and the drawing room, which has an arched window seat under the stained-glass windows. Outside, the rear paved terrace is south-facing with a swimming pool at its centre. The garden is part-walled and bordered by mature flowers and trees. This detached house sits on a large a corner plot twice as wide as the neighbouring terrace homes. £725,000. Sowerbys, 01603 761 441 Photograph: Sowerbys High above sea level, and on the private North Foreland estate, is this restored Edwardian villa. It is thought to have been the original show house of the estate, and has views of the lighthouse and east across the sea. Built in 1902, it has only been occupied by four families. Spread over three floors, there are five bedrooms. The dining room leads on to the terrace and BBQ area, sheltered by raised flowerbeds, and beyond is the sandstone-bordered, heated swimming pool – fitted with a concealed, automatic cover . £2.5m. Inigo , 020 3687 3071 Photograph: Inigo A short walk from the green space of the park and lido is a corner building on Mentmore Terrace. On the third floor is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom, warehouse-style apartment with exposed concrete ceilings in the open-plan kitchen-dining-living area, and a private balcony with a protective half-height glass screen. Atop the building is a communal heated swimming pool with decking, flowerbeds and views over the City of London. The terrace runs alongside the railway line and parallel to London Fields, and the overground station is nearby. £730,000. Dexters, 020 7247 2440 Photograph: Dexters On South Quay Plaza, a Berkeley Homes development, is the 68-floor Hampton Tower, which is home to 627 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. There is a one-bedroom flat for sale on the ninth floor with an open-plan living-dining-kitchen area and floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to Canary Wharf. The tower has a gym, a swimming pool, a games room, a co-working space, and a bar and a roof terrace on the 56th floor. It's a five-minute walk to the DLR, a seven-minute walk to the Jubilee line and a 13-minute walk to the Elizabeth line. £727,500. Dexters, 020 7590 7299 Photograph: Andrew Beasley /Dexters
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
9 apartments with impressive outside space
Gardens will be taking centre stage when the RHS Chelsea Flower show opens next week, but you don't have to live in a house — or be blessed with green fingers — to benefit from outside space of your own. Many apartment developments and conversions come with balconies, patios or private gardens and some incorporate shared areas such as roof terraces or landscaped grounds that you can enjoy without the hassle of watering, weeding or mowing them yourself. Whether you prefer a contemporary pad or period character, these homes don't skimp on al fresco areas. Communal rooftop gardens with sweeping views crown this collection of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom flats, duplexes and penthouses. Built around a central podium garden, all have private terraces and are extremely energy efficient, with eco-friendly features such as solar panels, triple glazing and mechanical heat recovery systems. By The Hill Group. An elegant 1,645 square foot apartment occupies the entire first floor of a Grade II listed Regency house. It includes two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, study and a formal drawing room, and original original sash windows, fireplaces and plasterwork. Residents have access to a secluded garden framed by mature trees. Find out more from Fine & Country. Read more: 9 Edwardian homes that offer plenty of space Standing in seven acres of communal grounds, Grade II* listed Whitlingham Hall was built in 1865 for a local banker and later passed to the Colman family, famed for founding Colman's mustard. In 2002 it was converted into a number of grand apartments, including this one on the first floor. Huge windows in the two bedrooms, kitchen and sitting room face south, and three sets of French doors open on to a sprawling terrace overlooking topiary gardens. Contact Sowerbys. It looks like a holiday snap taken in the Mediterranean, but this is actually a rooftop beach club in West London — complete with an olive grove and infinity pool — open only to residents of this swanky new development. Each of the studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments here has floor to ceiling windows and a balcony, and landscaped gardens, a gym, cinemas, a private dining room, lounges, a bar, steam room and sauna are among the numerous other facilities. Visit White City Living. This ground and first floor flat forms part of a substantial period house and comprises three bedrooms, a bay-windowed sitting room, a kitchen, bathroom, cloakroom and box room which could be used as a study. There's a well-maintained private garden with loads of room for children to run around, and a shared courtyard. From Anderson Strathern via ESPC. Read more: 10 homes with glorious spring gardens One- and two-bedroom homes with terraces, Juliet or full balconies are available in this new retirement village. It's surrounded by 79 acres of gardens, lakes and woodland, and on-site facilities include a restaurant, library and a health and leisure club. You must be aged 60+ to buy here, and pets are welcome. From Audley Villages. Much improved by the current owners, this first floor flat is one of three in a converted Victorian villa. Accommodation consists of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, drawing room and a dual aspect dining room with two sets of bifold doors leading out to a large roof terrace. This overlooks the city's rooftops, and a communal garden is at ground level. Get in touch with Jackson-Stops. Read more: 9 rural homes that are close to amenities The height of luxury in every sense, this duplex penthouse is the city's the most expensive new apartment, sitting on top of a building with a doorman and gym. It's been designed to an extremely high specification and includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a huge open plan kitchen and living area and a steam room. An expansive wraparound terrace features an outdoor kitchen, a bar area and hot tub where you can unwind while taking in the amazing views. Through Priestly Homes. A 20th floor apartment boasting not only a terrace, accessed from the open plan reception room, but also a balcony off the kitchen and dining area. Together these provide 1,000 square feet of outdoor space with far reaching views across south and west London. The property has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an underground parking space and use of a residents' gym, 24 hour concierge, a lounge and courtyard garden. Find out more from Savills. Read more: Home renovation mistakes and how to avoid them How higher house prices are impacting young people's finances 10 home upgrades that don't need planning permission
