This week: houses for around £2.5m from a 15th-century timber-framed house overlooking the village green in Woodchurch, Kent, to a third-floor flat in a renovated period building on London's Oxford Street.
Beaver Building, Oxford Street, London W1D. A third-floor apartment in a renovated, 19th-century former hat factory on Oxford Street. The apartment has a large, open-plan living and reception area with floor-to-ceiling windows, two Carrara marble bathrooms, and a contemporary kitchen with integrated appliances that opens onto a spacious, private balcony. 3 beds, 2 baths. £2.15m Knight Frank 020-7647 6615.
The Linnels, Hexham, Northumberland. A former coaching inn dating from 1897 with a separate, three-bedroomed coach house and a Grade II-listed, 17th-century former mill in the grounds. The house has Victorian fireplaces, high ceilings with detailed moulding, stained-glass windows, and a large kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, garden room, orangery, study, original stables, workshops, 12 acres. £2.25mFinest Properties 01434-622234.
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Shurland Hall, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent. This renovated, Grade-II listed, 16th-century gatehouse has leaded-light windows, oak and tiled floors and a kitchen leading onto a terrace. 5 beds, 3 baths, great hall, 2 receps, orangery, barn, outbuildings, formal walled garden, lake, orchard, 7 acres. £2.5m Fine & Country 01732-222272.
Old Riffhams, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex. A Grade II-listed, 16th-century house in mature, landscaped gardens that include a heated swimming pool, a woodland area, and two spring-fed ponds that provide a haven for wildlife.The house has an open fireplace, beamed ceilings, and a large country kitchen with an Aga. 7 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, conservatory, wine cellar, outbuildings, tennis court, 18 acres. £2.5m Jackson-Stops 01245-806101.
The Mill House, Chicksgrove, Tisbury, Wiltshire. A renovated mill house with a drawing room with a vaulted ceiling and three sets of French doors leading onto a terrace overlooking the mill leat. 7 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, stables, gardens, fishing rights, mooring, 3.3 acres. £2.25m Savills 01722-426820.
Henden Place, The Green, Woodchurch, Kent. A Grade II-listed, 15th-century timber- framed house overlooking the village green. It has exposed wall and ceiling beams, inglenook fireplaces and a country kitchen with an Aga. The gardens include a walled garden, a kitchen garden, a greenhouse and a pond. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, outbuildings, summerhouse, 1.7 acres. £2.2m Phillips & Stubbs 01797-227338.
Century House, St Andrews, Fife. A restored, Grade C-listed Arts & Crafts house dating from 1908 with a tower overlooking the landscaped gardens. It has a large kitchen and living area with bifold doors leading onto a decked area with a covered outdoor kitchen. 7 beds, 6 baths, gym, 0.86 acres. £2.5m+ Savills 0131-247 3738.
Bunloit Estate, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire. A small estate with panoramic views of Loch Ness and the Monadhliath Mountains. It comes with a three-bedroomed main house, a converted tower house with an attached greenhouse, two holiday cottages, farmland, moorland and commercial woodland. 3 bed, 2 baths, 2 receps, office, sporting rights, fishing rights on Loch Ness, wind turbine, 1,264.33 acres. Available in 2 lots. £2.4m+ Strutt & Parker 01463-719171.
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