It’s that time of the week again people. For all you avid house browsers out there – and let’s face it, most of us are doing it for the thrill of seeing and not really with any thought of buying – we’ve got three corkers for you this week.
This is a converted water tower, which is on the market for £1,350,000 with Humberts. It’s in Bennington, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, which also makes it prime commuting land, which also accounts for the price.
Mind you, there are four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a good size garden. I’ve always fancied a water tower and what’s good about this one is that three of the bedrooms have en suites so you don’t have basically go on the stairmaster if you need a wee in the middle of the night.
The bad news? It’s the bedroom at the top of the tower that doesn’t have a loo on the same floor. Mind you, you’ll be first on to the roof terrace and it has a great view over the fields.
If I’m entirely honest the kitchen is a little rustic for me but that’s nothing that a splash of black paint and a redeployment of all the pots and baskets wouldn’t sort out.
Next up, prepare to fall over. This is a three bedroom apartment – yes I mean a flat – that’s on for £8.75m. Yes, that’s nearly nine million quid. But, I’m willing to bet that it doesn’t look like your three bedroom flat does it!
It’s in Marylebone, central London and used to be the headquarters of the General Medical Council. The listed building is now home to four flats – actually they’re probably apartments aren’t they.
It’s on the first and mezzanine levels of this huge building and covers around 2,700 sq ft. For that you get three bedrooms, two en suite, a private terrace – outdoor space always a bonus in this part of London – and a daytime concierge service.
To give you sense of perspective, the ceilings are 18ft high. On the downside – it’s leasehold. Still, that’s probably not really an issue for us to get worked up about is it? If you do need to know then it’s on with Aston Chase.
Finally, we’re combining a tower with a town house. What do you think of this? It’s in Kensington Place, London for £3,650,000 via The Modern House.
It was built in 1967 by the architectTom Kay and it has been Grade II listed by English Heritage in recognition of its architectural significance. The house is in the Hillgate Village area of Kensington, making it a very rare example of a modern house in this part of London.
It was built for a photographer and an opera singer, who wanted a space that was private, spatially dynamic and acoustically sound. English Heritage describe the house as “tough yet elegant, slightly reminiscent of Dutch Expressionism and wholly of its time”.
Spread over four storeys, the lower ground floor contains the kitchen and dining room, with spare bedroom, bathroom and utility room opening from there.
The kitchen leads out to a sunken garden and there is a roof terrace above the garage. The clever part is that the stairs are in the tower so that although the sitting room is on the first floor, above the bedrooms, you can go from lower ground to first without having to pass through the ground floor bedrooms. Tidy that.
So there you have it. Where will you be moving to this week? I’m torn between the two towers.
