8 of the best eco-houses for sale now
Best eco-houses for sale now: from an award-winning contemporary house and studio in Hampshire to a Georgian-style house in Cobham, Surrey.
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Yarrow House, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.
A five-bedroom, net-zero house in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has an open-plan living area with retractable sliding glass elevations, a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system, and solar panels.
Price: £3.275m Sotheby’s International Realty 020 4 600 7114.

Yarrow House, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.
A five-bedroom, net-zero house in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has an open-plan living area with retractable sliding glass elevations, a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system, and solar panels.
Price: £3.275m Sotheby’s International Realty 020 4 600 7114.

Yarrow House, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.
A five-bedroom, net-zero house in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has an open-plan living area with retractable sliding glass elevations, a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system, and solar panels.
Price: £3.275m Sotheby’s International Realty 020 4 600 7114.

The Bridge House, Bursledon, Hampshire.
A house built on a bridge between two islands. It has triple glazing, solar panels, an air-source heat pump and an A-rated energy-performance certificate. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, slipway access to the River Hamble, 8 acres.
Price: £4.95m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

The Bridge House, Bursledon, Hampshire.
A house built on a bridge between two islands. It has triple glazing, solar panels, an air-source heat pump and an A-rated energy-performance certificate. 5 beds, 5 baths, open-plan kitchen/living area, slipway access to the River Hamble, 8 acres.
Price: £4.95m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
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Bridle Gates, Cobham, Surrey.
A modern house built in a Georgian style in 2022 with an A-rated energy performance certificate, solar panels and rainwater harvesting. The house has bespoke joinery throughout, panelled walls, and an indoor swimming pool with bi-fold doors leading onto a terrace. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen, study, wine cellar, garage, 2-bedroom converted barn, gardens.
Price: £4.995m Knight Frank 01932-591602.

Bridle Gates, Cobham, Surrey.
A modern house built in a Georgian style in 2022 with an A-rated energy performance certificate, solar panels and rainwater harvesting. The house has bespoke joinery throughout, panelled walls, and an indoor swimming pool with bi-fold doors leading onto a terrace. 7 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, study, wine cellar, garage, 2-bed converted barn, gardens.
Price: £4.995m Knight Frank 01932-591602.

Furze Hill, New Forest, Hampshire.
An award-winning contemporary house and one-bedroom studio clad in blackened larch and designed by architect David Hayhurst in the New Forest National Park, with an A-rated energy performance certificate and internal laminated-timber cladding providing a natural finish throughout. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining kitchen, reception, mezzanine, gardens, paddock, woodland, 2.7 acres.
Price: £1.75m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Furze Hill, New Forest, Hampshire.
An award-winning contemporary house and one-bedroom studio clad in blackened larch and designed by architect David Hayhurst in the New Forest National Park, with an A-rated energy performance certificate and internal laminated-timber cladding providing a natural finish throughout. 4 beds, 2 baths, dining kitchen, recep, mezzanine, gardens, paddock, woodland, 2.7 acres.
Price: £1.75m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Haytor, Newton Abbot, Devon.
A modern house in the Dartmoor National Park with triple glazing, photovoltaic panels and a ventilation heat-recovery system. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dressing room, reception, dining kitchen, garage with bedroom above. Further land is available separately.
Price: £1.595m Savills 01392-455755.

North Barn, Bullions Farm, County Durham.
A contemporary converted barn near Derwent Reservoir. It has steel-clad triple-glazed windows, an open-plan living area, a large kitchen, solar panels, and a charging station for an electric vehicle. The house comes with an A-rated energy performance certificate and has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a cinema room, a Finnish barrel sauna, gardens, a paddock and 2.1 acres.
Price: £1.3m Finest Properties 01434-622234.

Guardhouse Cottage, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria.
A new-build house in the Lake District National Park with views towards Blencathra. It is an open-plan dining kitchen and living area that opens onto a balcony, triple glazing, an air-source heat pump, solar panels, and an A-rated energy-performance certificate. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception, detached garage, gardens, parking, terrace.
Price: £1.5m+ Finest Properties 01434-6222234.

Roedean Crescent, London SW15.
This contemporary five-bedroom property was built by German precision-engineering firm Baufritz, known for its ecologically friendly designs. It was completed in 2018 and has floor-to-ceiling windows, an open-plan split-level dining kitchen and living area, automatic air ventilation, and landscaped gardens, and comes with a wellness suite, a 1-bedroom flat and an A-rated energy-performance certificate.
Price: £9.75m Knight Frank 020-3925 9077.
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