Lower Jordans, Pulborough, West Sussex. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century cottage with a contemporary extension set in gardens with a garage with a studio above that is used as a home office. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, inglenook fireplaces and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps. £1.35m Sotheby’s International Realty 01932-860537.
Rock Farm, Chilcote, Leicestershire. A Grade II-listed, 18th-century house set in landscaped gardens that include a range of outbuildings and an open-plan office in a converted barn with oak flooring and extensive power points. 7 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, library, gym, studio, orchard, 0.75 acres. £1m+ Fine & Country 01332-973888.
Hill House, Chinnor Hill, Oxfordshire. A refurbished, extended period property in landscaped gardens with far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside. It has a self-contained annexe currently used as an artist’s studio with floor-to-ceiling windows, a mezzanine and a wet room, which could be converted into an office. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, 3.6 acres. £1.395m Knight Frank 01494-854030.
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Old Church Street, Chelsea, London SW3. This renovated, Georgian townhouse in the centre of Chelsea has recently been refurbished, with glass and skylights used to create a light-filled, contemporary interior. The house comes with a separate studio in the landscaped garden, which is currently used as a home office. 3 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, study, media room/bed 4, kitchen, dining room, storage vaults. £7.6m Savills 020-7578 9000.
Mortimers, Preston St Mary, Suffolk. A Grade II-listed hall house dating from the 1400s with a range of traditional outbuildings that include an annexe used as an office. The house retains its medieval door frames, crown post, inglenook fireplaces and vaulted, beamed ceilings and has brick, quarry and pamment tiled floors. 4 beds, bath, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, traditional barn and workshop, 4 stables, field shelter, manège, post and rail paddocks, gardens, 6 acres. £1.25m Carter Jonas 01787-882881.
Lydford House, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, Dorset. This modernised, extended 1880s house comes with a large outbuilding, half of which has been converted into an office. The house has a kitchen with French doors leading onto the garden. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study. £659,950 Winkworth 01722-443000.
Oakwell House and Brownside Cottage, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland. A substantial Edwardian property set in large gardens that include a separate, two-bedroom holiday cottage and a detached home office with a spacious ground floor area, a mezzanine and a meeting room. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, stable block, tack room, manège, gardens, paddocks, 5.47 acres. £899,950 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
Coat House, Coat, Martock, Somerset. A Grade II-listed, mid-17th century house constructed out of Hamstone ashlar with stone-mullion, leaded-light windows and three acres of gardens that include a walled garden and a range of outbuildings that are ideal for home working. It has period fireplaces, window seats and a large breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps, study, gym, swimming pool, paddock, 5 acres in total. £1.4m Jackson-Stops 01935-810141.
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