Queen Anne house, South Downs, £3.75mn
What A historic and unlisted house with eight bedrooms, six bathrooms and several sitting rooms, including a 32ft drawing room with French doors that open on to the garden. There’s a heated swimming pool, sauna, tennis court, outbuildings and 14 acres of land.
Where Two miles from the village of Ditchling, at the foot of the South Downs National Park. The coast is a 25-minute drive away.
Why Arranged around a courtyard, the outbuildings include a recently renovated home office with underfloor heating.
Who Hamptons
House, Camber Sands, £995,000
What One of a pair of contemporary semi-detached houses, with three bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, as well as a reading room, utility room and office. The exterior is clad with hardy Siberian larch, with a south-facing balcony and a densely planted garden.
Where A minute’s walk from Camber Sands, with its sand dunes and vast beach. Rye station is four miles away, with trains to London taking an hour. Ashford International, for the Eurostar, is 20 miles north.
Why Designed by RX Architects, the house has an air source heat pump and underfloor heating, and is well insulated for low running costs throughout the year.
Who The Modern House
Grade II-listed house, near Lewes, £3.75mn
What A seven-bedroom country house dating from the 16th century, with 4.47 acres of gardens and an 18th-century stable that’s been converted into a two-bedroom cottage.
Where Ten minutes’ drive from Lewes in the village of Barcombe. Glyndebourne Opera House is five miles away; the coast is 10 miles away.
Why The property has a 300-year-old walled garden, which is part of the National Garden Scheme, and features deep flower beds, two greenhouses and a potting shed.
Who Strutt & Parker
House, St Leonards, £1.095mn
What A detached six-bedroom Victorian house overlooking private residents’ gardens. The landscaped gardens behind have a terrace and raised vegetable beds.
Where St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-on-Sea. The station is a 20-minute walk away; trains to London take an hour and a half.
Why The house has been sensitively refurbished by the current owners with a warm family kitchen and smart heating controls.
Who Strutt & Parker
Apartment in a Grade I-listed house, Uckfield, £850,000
What A four-bedroom, ground-floor apartment in Sheffield Park House, a country home that was remodelled in the Gothic style in the late 1700s and converted into apartments in the 1980s. It has a vaulted reception room, a wine cellar and a private south-facing terrace.
Where Set within 39 acres of communal grounds, two miles from the village of Fletching. It’s six miles to Haywards Heath with trains to London in under an hour.
Why There’s a resident’s gate into the adjacent Sheffield Park & Gardens, created by Capability Brown and owned by the National Trust.
Who Savills
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