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Sharps Farm, Bathealton, Somerset
A farmhouse with a three-bedroom annexe, wood-burning stoves and a dining kitchen with an Aga. Electricity is supplied by a wind turbine and it has photovoltaic solar panels. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, indoor swimming pool, outbuildings, lake, 119 acres.
Price: £2.95m Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
Sharps Farm, Bathealton, Somerset
A farmhouse with a three-bedroom annexe, wood-burning stoves and a dining kitchen with an Aga. Electricity is supplied by a wind turbine and it has photovoltaic solar panels. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, indoor swimming pool, outbuildings, lake, 119 acres.
Price: £2.95m Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
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The Roundhouse, Old Knebworth, Hertfordshire
This house was built from reclaimed local materials and is almost entirely off-grid. It has solar panels, rainwater collection, a biomass boiler and battery storage. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, gym, balcony, gardens.
Price: £2.5m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
The Roundhouse, Old Knebworth, Hertfordshire
This house was built from reclaimed local materials and is almost entirely off-grid. It has solar panels, rainwater collection, a biomass boiler and battery storage. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, gym, balcony, gardens.
Price: £2.5m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
The Roundhouse, Old Knebworth, Hertfordshire
This house was built from reclaimed local materials and is almost entirely off-grid. It has solar panels, rainwater collection, a biomass boiler and battery storage. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, gym, balcony, gardens.
Price: £2.5m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
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Tan y Coed II, Oswestry, Shropshire
A renovated Welsh longhouse dating from 1800 with modern additions. It has wood-block floors and a kitchen leading onto a vaulted garden room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The garden includes a geodesic-dome greenhouse, a folly, a stream and a pond. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen, 1-bedroom annexe, garden store, double garage with office above, greenhouse.
Price: £1.1m Inigo 020-3687 3071.
Tan y Coed II, Oswestry, Shropshire
A renovated Welsh longhouse dating from 1800 with modern additions. It has wood-block floors and a kitchen leading onto a vaulted garden room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The garden includes a geodesic-dome greenhouse, a folly, a stream and a pond. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen, 1-bedroom annexe, garden store, double garage with office above, greenhouse.
Price: £1.1m Inigo 020-3687 3071.
Tan y Coed II, Oswestry, Shropshire
A renovated Welsh longhouse dating from 1800 with modern additions. It has wood-block floors and a kitchen leading onto a vaulted garden room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The garden includes a geodesic-dome greenhouse, a folly, a stream and a pond. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen, 1-bedroom annexe, garden store, double garage with office above, greenhouse.
Price: £1.1m Inigo 020-3687 3071.
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Skyfall, Hitcham Lane, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire
A contemporary property with wide-ranging views across open countryside. The house has a sedum green roof and a seasonal thermal energy storage system that links 52 photovoltaic solar panels to three Tesla storage batteries. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, reception, dining kitchen/living area, office, gym, cinema, laundry, triple garage, landscaped gardens, grounds, 1.5 acres.
Price: £4.95m Savills 01753-834600.
Skyfall, Hitcham Lane, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire
A contemporary property with wide-ranging views across open countryside. The house has a sedum green roof and a seasonal thermal energy storage system that links 52 photovoltaic solar panels to three Tesla storage batteries. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, reception, dining kitchen/living area, office, gym, cinema, laundry, triple garage, landscaped gardens, grounds, 1.5 acres.
Price: £4.95m Savills 01753-834600.
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Reservoir House, Gnaton, Yealmpton, Devon
A modern house with solar panels, battery storage, a back-up generator and electric-car charging station. It has floor-to-ceiling windows and a wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, outbuilding with gym, 0.78 acres.
Price: £950,000 Luscombe Maye 01752-880044.
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Low Farm, Shotesham St. Mary, Norfolk
A converted 18th-century barn with solar panels, rainwater harvesting, a private water supply and a productive kitchen garden. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and a large sitting room with a mezzanine library. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, reception, open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, wine cellar, greenhouse, garden stores, garage with one-bedroom flat above, gardens. 0.8 acres.
Price: £1.195m Sowerbys 01603-761441.
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North Cassingray House, Largoward, Leven, Fife
A modern house with views towards the Firth of Forth. The house has French doors and windows and a large dining kitchen with an Aga. It comes with a garage with photovoltaic panels on the roof, a wind turbine, air-source heating system and double glazing. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, outbuildings, 1.38 acres.
Price: £1.1m+ Savills 0131-247 3738.
North Cassingray House, Largoward, Leven, Fife
A modern house with views towards the Firth of Forth. The house has French doors and windows and a large dining kitchen with an Aga. It comes with a garage with photovoltaic panels on the roof, a wind turbine, air-source heating system and double glazing. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, outbuildings, 1.38 acres.
Price: £1.1m+ Savills 0131-247 3738.
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Smeeds Farm, Monks Horton, Kent
A restored Grade II-listed 15th-century farmhouse with later additions and a barn that has been converted into an annexe. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces, and the grounds include a ground-mounted solar array with 112 panels, generating sufficient energy for approximately five homes. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, 2-bedroom annexe, stables, gym, 2 barns, pond, 4.5 acres.
Price: £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01227-473742.
Smeeds Farm, Monks Horton, Kent
A restored Grade II-listed 15th-century farmhouse with later additions and a barn that has been converted into an annexe. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces, and the grounds include a ground-mounted solar array with 112 panels, generating sufficient energy for approximately five homes. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, 2-bedroom annexe, stables, gym, 2 barns, pond, 4.5 acres.
Price: £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01227-473742.
Smeeds Farm, Monks Horton, Kent
A restored Grade II-listed 15th-century farmhouse with later additions and a barn that has been converted into an annexe. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces, and the grounds include a ground-mounted solar array with 112 panels, generating sufficient energy for approximately five homes. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, 2-bedroom annexe, stables, gym, 2 barns, pond, 4.5 acres.
Price: £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01227-473742.
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