Belvedere, Lympstone, Devon. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century property with later additions set above the Exe Estuary. It has an indoor pool area with a sauna, hot tub and a gym housed in a double-height octagonal building. 7 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed lodge, tennis court with pavilion, paddock, 12.72 acres. £5m Savills 01392-455717.
The Old Vicarage, Blackawton, Totnes, Devon. A substantial period property with an indoor gym and a jet-controlled swimming pool with sliding glass doors leading onto the gardens. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, study, breakfast kitchen with Aga, office, wine cellar, stables, wildlife ponds, 19.38 acres. £1.6m Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
St Mary’s Road, Wimbledon Village, London SW19. A detached, four-storey house set behind electric gates with a garden and dining terrace to the rear. It has a bespoke kitchen and dining room, and a lower ground floor with a gym, sauna, games rooms and temperature-controlled wine store. The first-floor master bedroom has a fully fitted dressing room and en-suite shower. 6 beds, 6 baths, 2 receps. £6.75m Knight Frank 020-8946 0026.
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Black Hall Barn, Steel, Hexham, Northumberland. A Grade II-listed, converted barn with a gym with French doors leading onto a courtyard and an open-plan kitchen/family room with an architecturally engineered ceiling with exposed beams and trusses. The property has flagstone floors, exposed stone walls, wood-burning stoves and an Aga. 4 beds, 3 baths, recep, garage, outbuildings, gardens. £695,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
The Gatehouse and The Coach House, Milford, Derbyshire. These two houses, one with six bedrooms and one with four, are set in a private courtyard and currently used as holiday rental properties. They come with a leisure complex with a swimming pool, sauna and gym. 1 acre. 75m+ Fine & Country 07852-877164.
Lawrence Street, Mill Hill, London NW7. A renovated, contemporary, three-storey property backing directly onto open green fields. It has a free-standing staircase and a leisure complex with a granite-lined indoor swimming pool, spa and a gym with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the gardens. 6 beds, 5 baths, 4 receps, guest and staff accommodation, double integral garage, 0.8 acres. £4.95m Preston Bennett 020-8954 0060.
Chester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire. A renovated Victorian villa set in an elevated and secluded position one mile from Macclesfield. It retains its period fireplaces and sash windows and has been updated to include a gym, games room/bar, cinema room and a glazed, double-car show room. 7 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, wine cellar, separate studio/annexe, hot tub, courtyard, garden, 1 acre. £1.95m Jackson Stops 01625-540340.
The Denbies House, Ranmore Common, Surrey. A Victorian property on a residential estate in the Surrey Hills set in landscaped gardens and surrounded by park-like grounds with far-reaching views across the North Downs. It has an extensive leisure complex that includes a sports hall, squash court, badminton court, gym, sauna, snooker room and games room. 6 en-suite beds, 4 receps, guest suite, tennis court, 3 estate houses, barn lake, walled garden, 58 acres. £8.75m Savills 01444-446064.
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