8 of the best houses for sale with annexes

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published 9 March 2025

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Owl End, Wargrave, Berkshire.

A renovated, period property set in landscaped gardens, with an adjoining one-bedroom annexe and a leisure complex. It has wood floors, open fireplaces, and a large open-plan kitchen. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception hall, reception, open-plan dining kitchen/living area, 1-bedroom studio annexe, indoor swimming pool with shower, gym, reception, barn, gardens, paddock, 5.99 acres.

Price: £3.85m Knight Frank 0149-184 4901

Owl End, Wargrave, Berkshire.

A renovated, period property set in landscaped gardens, with an adjoining one-bedroom annexe and a leisure complex. It has wood floors, open fireplaces, and a large open-plan kitchen. 5 beds, 3 baths, recep hall, recep, open-plan dining kitchen/living area, 1-bed studio annexe, indoor swimming pool with shower, gym, recep, barn, gardens, paddock, 5.99 acres.

Price: £3.85m Knight Frank 0149-184 4901

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The Orchards, Gretton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

A refurbished Grade II-listed 17th-century house with a five-bedroom coach house. It has beamed ceilings, stone fireplaces, and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, gardens, orchard, heated swimming pool, 19.1 acres.

Price: £2.95m Savills 0797-425 6370.

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Marshalls Manor, Cuckfield, West Sussex.

A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with later additions and an attached one-bedroom cottage. It is set in landscape gardens with views over the South Downs and has beamed ceilings and a conservatory. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, 4 receptions, 0.7 acres.

Price: £2.4m Hamptons 01444-419140.

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Mayfield, Whitehall, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall.

An 1820s property with a detached contemporary two-bedroom annexe. The house has Georgian fireplaces, a large triple-aspect garden room with Travertine flooring, a dining room and a refurbished breakfast kitchen. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, garden room, office, summer house, 4 sheds, gardens, pond, 1 acre.

Price: £950,000 Jackson-Stops 01872-261160.

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Grey Friar Lodge, Clappersgate, Ambleside, Cumbria.

A substantial property built for the bishop of Penrith in 1869 with views over the River Brathay towards Wetherlam, Black Fell and the surrounding countryside. It is set in an acre of landscaped gardens and comes with a self-contained annexe and a conservatory. 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, study, games room, laundry, outbuilding, parking, terraces, gardens, 1 acre.

Price: £2.25m Fine & Country 01539-733500.

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Saltwood House, Saltwood, Kent.

A Grade II-listed, 13th-century house with a Georgian façade set in Italian-style gardens. It has a kitchen with an inglenook fireplace and comes with a two-bedroom annexe. 10 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, secondary kitchen, gardens, 6.5 acres.

Price: £4m Strutt & Parker 01227-473700.

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Chapel House, Botesdale, Norfolk.

A restored Grade II-listed village house originally build as a grammar school in 1576 and situated adjacent to a church. The house comes with a one-bedroom annexe attached to the garage. It has oak floors, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, a hand-painted kitchen with an Aga and a vaulted ceiling in one of the bedrooms. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, cellar, parking, gardens.

Price: £1.25m Sowerbys 01603-761441.

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Millgarth, Melsonby, North Yorkshire.

A converted barn surrounded by landscaped gardens in a secluded location close to a village. It has stone floors, exposed beams, a living room with a vaulted ceiling, a bespoke breakfast kitchen with an electric Aga, and a contemporary annexe with a spacious office area. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study/bedroom 4, kitchen, 2 garages, office with kitchenette, gym, gardens, outdoor kitchen, paddock, 2.8 acres.

Price: £1.5m+ Finest Properties 0330 111 2266.

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