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.
In 2000 Natasha began working as a freelance journalist for both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail; then as a freelance writer for MoneyWeek magazine when it was first set up, writing the property pages and the “Spending It” section. She eventually rose to become the magazine’s picture editor, although she continues to write the property pages and the occasional travel article.
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