8 of the best converted properties for sale now
The best converted properties for sale – from an apartment in the former Hartley’s Jam factory on London’s Southbank, to a converted 18th-century mill in Itteringham, Norfolk


The Mill House, Felsted, Chelmsford, Essex.
A restored Grade II-listed Georgian mill house and two-bedroom cottage surrounded by landscaped gardens with a mill pond and a weir. It has open fireplaces and a kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 receptions, outbuildings, pasture, 49.7 acres.
Price: £6.5m Strutt & Parker 01245-960393.

The Silos, Swinton Grange, Malton, North Yorkshire.
A striking property in the Howardian Hills comprising converted grain silos with an A-rated energy-performance certificate. It has a state-of-the-art kitchen and an oak fitted library. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, gym, barns, gardens, pond, 3 acres.
Price: £4.25m Savills 07816-372002.

The Silos, Swinton Grange, Malton, North Yorkshire.
A striking property in the Howardian Hills comprising converted grain silos with an A-rated energy-performance certificate. It has a state-of-the-art kitchen and an oak fitted library. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, gym, barns, gardens, pond, 3 acres.
Price: £4.25m Savills 07816-372002.

St. James, East Cranmore, Somerset.
A converted Grade II-listed 1840s church set in large landscaped gardens. It has an open-plan ground floor created out of the former nave, chancel and vestry, with vaulted ceilings, stone arches, leaded-light windows and an ornate cast-iron spiral staircase. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, study/bedroom 4, breakfast kitchen, shed and log store, parking, 1.2 acres.
Price: £1.5m+ Savills 01225-474500.

St. James, East Cranmore, Somerset.
A converted Grade II-listed 1840s church set in large landscaped gardens. It has an open-plan ground floor created out of the former nave, chancel and vestry, with vaulted ceilings, stone arches, leaded-light windows and an ornate cast-iron spiral staircase. 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, study/bed 4, breakfast kitchen, shed and log store, parking, 1.2 acres.
Price: £1.5m+ Savills 01225-474500.

The Water Tower, Tainters Hill, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
A mid-18th-century windmill initially converted into a water tower in the 1880s, and now repurposed as a six-storey house with exposed brickwork, curved fittings in the kitchen, a drawing room with sliding glass doors leading onto a terrace and bedrooms in the tower. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, study. The gardens include a range of mature trees.
Price: £1.1m Knight Frank 01789-297735.

The Jam Factory, Green Walk, London Bridge, London SE1.
A three-bedroom apartment in a warehouse conversion created from the Hartley’s Jam factory on London’s Southbank, moments from Bermondsey Street. It retains its original sash windows and has exposed brickwork, wood floors and a large open-plan living area. The development has shared landscaped gardens, walkways and a concierge service. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.
Price: £1.1m Dexters 020-7650 5100.

School House, Sancreed, Cornwall.
A renovated former school house dating from the 1750s within easy reach of Newlyn. It has a living room with a double-height vaulted ceiling, arched windows and a bespoke kitchen at one end. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, gardens, former playground area.
Price: £1.5m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

School House, Sancreed, Cornwall.
A renovated former school house dating from the 1750s within easy reach of Newlyn. It has a living room with a double-height vaulted ceiling, arched windows and a bespoke kitchen at one end. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens, former playground area.
Price: £1.5m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Itteringham Mill, Itteringham, Norfolk.
An early 18th-century three-storey converted mill with two holiday cottages and a large outbuilding surrounded by landscaped gardens that include a mill pond. It has beamed ceilings, floor-to-ceiling picture windows, French doors and an inglenook fireplace. 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 receptions, office, dining kitchen, terrace, 1-bedroom cottage, 2-bedroom cottage, outbuilding with studio, 4 acres.
Price: £1.8m Sowerbys 01263-710777.

The Old Brewery, Freshford, Bath, Somerset.
A converted Georgian brewery dating from 1821, set in an elevated position in the village overlooking a 15th-century church. It has a double-height, 70 ft-long living room with two rows of large windows and a galleried walkway leading to a large, contemporary kitchen. It comes with a two-bedroom flat and the former brewery cottage. 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, library, main reception, dining/entrance hall, kitchen, gardens.
Price: £2.85m Savills 01225-474555.
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