8 of the best energy-efficient properties for sale
The best energy-efficient properties for sale – from a HUF HAUS in London’s Dulwich Village to a contemporary property in the Lake District National Park


Palmerston Court, Bovisand Harbour, Wembury, Devon.
A new development of six three-storey houses overlooking Bovisand Harbour, all with superb eco credentials and electric-vehicle charging points in the garages. The properties have wood-burning stoves and bi-fold doors leading onto a balcony.
Price: £1.1m Strutt & Parker 07502-609353.

Merryfield Road, Monkwood, Alresford, Hampshire.
A modern house with excellent insulation, a ground-source heat pump, a ventilation system and state-of-the-art equestrian facilities. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen/orangery swimming-pool complex, stable complex, gardens, paddocks, 34 acres.
Price: £12.5m Fine & Country 01962-353229.

Old Camps, Headley, Thatcham, Berkshire.
A renovated, contemporary house with an EPC A-rating and award-winning gardens built on the site of a Roman camp overlooking Kingsclere. It has solar panels, an air-source heat pump and electric-vehicle chargers. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, office, kitchen, 2-bedroom annexe, garages, workshop, barn, greenhouse, grounds, orchard, 1.08 acres.
Price: £2.5m Savills 01635-277700.

Old Camps, Headley, Thatcham, Berkshire.
A renovated, contemporary house with an EPC A-rating and award-winning gardens built on the site of a Roman camp overlooking Kingsclere. It has solar panels, an air-source heat pump and electric-vehicle chargers. 15 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, office, kitchen, 2-bed annexe, garages, workshop, barn, greenhouse, grounds, orchard, 1.08 acres.
Price: £2.5m Savills 01635-277700.

Old Camps, Headley, Thatcham, Berkshire.
A renovated, contemporary house with an EPC A-rating and award-winning gardens built on the site of a Roman camp overlooking Kingsclere. It has solar panels, an air-source heat pump and electric-vehicle chargers. 15 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, office, kitchen, 2-bed annexe, garages, workshop, barn, greenhouse, grounds, orchard, 1.08 acres.
Price: £2.5m Savills 01635-277700.

Woodyard Lane, Dulwich Village, London SE21.
A five-bedroom HUF HAUS with exceptional insulation and energy-efficient levels surrounded by landscaped gardens in a private residential cul-de-sac in Dulwich Village. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living room with a glass wall overlooking the garden and doors opening onto a decked seating area, study, TV room, garage, parking.
Price: £2.8m Knight Frank 020-3815 9422.

The Keld, Coniston, Cumbria.
A contemporary house situated at the head of Coniston Water in the Lake District National Park. It has solar panels, triple glazing, an electric car charging point and a double-height living area with floor-to-ceiling windows, exposed stonework and a wood-burning stove. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, study/bedroom 4, utility, stores, gardens, woodland, 3.7 acres.
Price: £2m Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Pond House, The Courtyard, Ashbocking, Suffolk.
A detached house in a rural setting built as part of a boutique development. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, high-end fixtures and fittings, an air-source heat pump and electric-charging points. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, breakfast kitchen, garage, landscaped garden.
Price: £825,000 Jackson-Stops 01473-218218.

The Mall House, Brockham End, Lansdown, Bath, Somerset.
A period property extended over the years with grounds that include a 1950s wagon, yurts and cabins, reed beds, a borehole and a sewage-treatment plant for the main house. It is situated just 15 minutes from Bath Spa railway station and has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 reception, dining kitchen, secondary kitchen, 5 additional dwellings, gardens, woodland, 2.9 acres.
Price: £2m Hamptons 01225-685280.

Walnut Shade Farm, Suton, Norfolk.
A Grade II-listed house with 17th-century additions and medieval origins, and an award-winning two-storey contemporary extension set in landscaped gardens. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, brick and wood floors, inglenook fireplaces, a large breakfast kitchen, solar panels and an electric vehicle charging point. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 2 receptions, garden room, study, 1-bedroom annexe, outbuildings, studio, wildlife pond, 3.22 acres.
Price: £1.2m Sowerbys 01603-761441.
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