Top properties for millionaires

Summerhill, Torquay, Devon. A Victorian villa in an elevated position with views of Tor Bay and the English Channel. It has a traditional staircase that rises to a half landing with stained-glass windows, and walled gardens with wrought-iron entrance gates and a central flight of steps descending through the terraced grounds. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, conservatory. £1.18m John Couch 01803-296500.

Manor Barn, Aldsworth, Gloucestershire. This restored Cotswold stone barn has been converted into a family home. It has beamed ceilings, a wood-burning stove in the living room and a kitchen with handmade units, granite worktops and an electric Aga. It comes with a separate, but connected one-bed apartment with a wood-burning stove. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, triple garage, gardens. £1m Butler Sherborn 01285-883740.

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Sutton House Farm, Sutton, Newport, Staffordshire. A Grade II-listed, 1740s Georgian village house with an adjoining one-bedroomed annexe. The house has a balcony with wrought-iron railings above the portico doorway shuttered sash windows, ceiling roses, oak floors, open fireplaces, a wood-burning stove and a large kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 receps, study, cellars, refurbished barns, courtyard, gardens, 1 acre. £950,000 Savills 01952-239500.

Min y Nant, Rhuallt, St. Asaph, Denbighshire. A modern house on the outskirts of a village set in gardens bordered by a stream. It has Italian marble floors, a staircase with an oak balustrade and a large reception room with double-height windows. 4 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, 2.5 acres. £1.1m Strutt & Parker 01244-354880.

Mendlesham Manor, Mendlesham, Suffolk. A Grade II-listed Elizabethan manor with an oak-framed barn with a vaulted interior. The house has period fireplaces and linen-fold doors. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, stabling paddocks, 6 acres. £995,000 Jackson-Stops 01473-218218.

Kensington Court Place, Kensington, W8. A flat currently used as an artist’s studio, with double-height ceilings and a mezzanine living area. It was originally the studio of Punch cartoonist Claude Allin Shepperson. Kitchen, 2 baths, bedroom, 68.7 sq m, leasehold. £1m Knight Frank 020-7938 4311.

Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A semi-detached Regency villa with a Victorian rear extension on the edge of a village. The frontage includes a balcony supported on trellised iron columns that spans the width of the building. The villa has sash windows, open fireplaces with cast-iron surrounds, wood floors and a sitting room with two sets of French doors. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, dining kitchen, southwest-facing courtyard garden. £945,000 Savills 01892-507000.

The Old School, Grafton Road, Geddington, Northamptonshire. This restored, Grade II-listed former school has been remodelled to create a spacious family house with renovated mullion windows, a bespoke kitchen, solid oak flooring and new oak staircases. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study area, breakfast kitchen, garage, gym, gardens. £995,000 Carter Jonas 01604-608200.

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