8 of the best properties for sale with connections to famous people
Among the best properties currently for sale with connections to famous people is a converted barn in Buckinghamshire that was part of Benjamin Disraeli’s estate.


The White House, West Grove, Hersham, Surrey.
A double-fronted Georgian property that was once home to Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States, complete with a blue plaque. It retains its roof bell tower and original fireplaces. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, breakfast kitchen, garage, gardens.
Price: £1.995m Knight Frank 01372-239984.

Happy Brooks, Woodstock, Mt Tremper, New York, USA.
The former home of Michael Lang, who co-founded Woodstock festival. It has a double-height living room with a balcony and open fireplaces, and comes with an additional 2-bedroom house and 2-bedroom cottage. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, 17 acres.
Price: £1.97m Brown Harris Stevens +1 212 381 2531.

Tithe Barn, Hughenden Valley, Buckinghamshire.
A converted 1790s barn that was once part of former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli’s Hughenden Manor Estate. The house has a 27ft-long sitting room with a vaulted ceiling, flagstone floors and an open fireplace, and a breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, gym, garage, walled gardens, paddock, 1 acre.
Price: £1.695m Winkworth 01494-677978.

Tithe Barn, Hughenden Valley, Buckinghamshire.
A converted 1790s barn that was once part of former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli’s Hughenden Manor Estate. The house has a 27ft-long sitting room with a vaulted ceiling, flagstone floors and an open fireplace, and a breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, gym, garage, walled gardens, paddock, 1 acre.
Price: £1.695m Winkworth 01494-677978.

Sussex House Farm, Cowden, Edenbridge, Kent.
A Grade II-listed 16th-century former farm house once owned variously by the actor John Mills and illustrator Roger Hargreaves. It has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces, a contemporary kitchen with a vaulted, beamed ceiling. 8 bedrooms, 4 receptions, study, 2-bed cottage, 2-bed barn, gym, equestrian buildings, outdoor swimming pool, 26.5 acres.
Price: £3.5m+ Savills 07812-965379.

Shenfield Mill, Theale, Reading, West Berkshire.
A renovated Grade II-listed Georgian house in a riverside setting, which was formerly the home of Kate Bush, who repurposed the outbuildings to create a dance and recording studio. It has a contemporary glass extension, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, dressing room, 2 receptions, library, orangery, study, 2 kitchens, laundry, 2 garages, 2-bed cottage, 3-bed studio, grounds, 22.54 acres.
Price: £11.5m Strutt & Parker 0118-984 5757.

Oak Tree House, Newport, Saffron Waldon, Essex.
A detached house with a bespoke music studio owned by the British rapper Stefflon Don. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, a large breakfast kitchen and a reception room used as a dance studio. 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 3 receptions, conservatory, dance studio, study, indoor swimming pool, workshop, garages, gardens, 1.44 acres.
Price: £2.3m Savills 07807-999670.

Hawthorn House, Thurning, Norfolk.
A refurbished Grade II-listed Georgian farmhouse that once belonged to the actor John Hurt. It is set in large gardens at the end of a quiet country lane and has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a large dining kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, kitchen, office, library, barn, paddocks, orchard, kitchen garden, pond, 7.44 acres.
Price: £1.95m Bedfords 01328-730500.

Tanqueray House, Tingrith, Bedfordshire.
A renovated Grade II-listed Georgian property once home to the Reverend Tanqueray and his son Charles, who created Tanqueray Gin. It has panelled walls, period fireplaces and an open-plan breakfast kitchen. 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, wine cellars, home office/studio, detached garage, stable block, gardens, swimming pool, manège, gym, large workshops, paddocks, 6.7 acres.
Price: £2m Jackson-Stops 01525-290641.

Tanqueray House, Tingrith, Bedfordshire.
A renovated Grade II-listed Georgian property once home to the Reverend Tanqueray and his son Charles, who created Tanqueray Gin. It has panelled walls, period fireplaces and an open-plan breakfast kitchen. 8 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, wine cellars, home office/studio, detached garage, stable block, gardens, swimming pool, manège, gym, large workshops, paddocks, 6.7 acres.
Price: £2m Jackson-Stops 01525-290641.
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Natasha read politics at Sussex University. She then spent a decade in social care, before completing a postgraduate course in Health Promotion at Brighton University. She went on to be a freelance health researcher and sexual health trainer for both the local council and Terrence Higgins Trust.
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