Westbury-on-Trym | $1.6 million (£1.2 million)
A four-bedroom, intelligent-design house from the 1960s
This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath house, built in the 1960s and recognized by the Royal Institute of British Architects for intelligent design, is in Westbury-on-Trym, a suburb in Bristol, England. The house has been completely refurbished, including a contemporary exterior of Staffordshire blue bricks and clay tiles.
The suburb is named after the River Trym and is near acres of green space, including Durdham Down and Clifton Downs. High Street has restaurants, pubs and small shops, and the neighborhood has amenities including supermarkets, banks, schools and medical clinics. A bit farther afield are the Sea Walls, a section of the River Avon Gorge overlooking the well-known Clifton Suspension Bridge, Leigh Woods and the Severn Estuary.
The property is about 10 miles northeast of Bristol Airport, an international airport serving as a gateway for southwestern England and South Wales. London is about three hours east.
Size: 2,092 square feet
Price per square foot: $765
Indoors: The four-story house has a ground-floor entrance opening to a vestibule with an adjacent utility room. Beyond is a small workshop at the foot of an ash and ash-veneered birch staircase with a brass handrail that links all four stories.
The stairs ascend to a corridor accessing the open kitchen and dining area, as well as a living room, study and bathroom. The kitchen has a vaulted ceiling, dark gray cabinets and an island with granite countertops. Sliding-glass doors open to a garden patio. The living room has glass doors that open to a concealed terrace.
The third floor has three bedrooms, two of which share a bathroom. The main en suite bedroom has marble wall and floor tiles, a vaulted ceiling and a picture window. The stairs ascend to a landing with a skylight and an internal window into the main bedroom. On the fourth floor is another en suite bedroom within the roof pitch of the house.
Outdoor space: The house has a front terrace area and a rear garden with a patio and a lawn with borders of evergreen and deciduous plants. Steps lead up to a children’s playhouse, a greenhouse and a seating area. The driveway has space for two cars.
Costs: Stamp duty on house purchases ranges from 5 to 12 percent, depending on the buyer and the intended use. A nonresident buyer using the home as a primary residence would pay £87,750 ($117,000) on this home. Annual council taxes are about £3,732 ($5,000).
Contact: Alec Jupp | Elephant Loves Bristol | +44-117-370-0557
Wrington | $1.5 million (£1.15 million)
A four-bedroom converted barn on 1.16 acres outside of Bristol
This four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath converted stone barn is just outside the village of Wrington, about 13 miles southwest of Bristol’s city center.
The property adjoins farmland and pastoral landscapes with views to the Mendip Hills. While the region is known for its rolling countryside and quaint villages, the Mendip Hills National Landscape has deep gorges and steep slopes cradling hundreds of historical sites. Some of North Somerset’s most spectacular natural wonders are nearby, including Blagdon and Chew Valley Lake, Crook Peak and Cheddar Gorge.
Wrington, with about 2,700 residents, offers cafes, pubs, shops, a pharmacy and a primary school, while Bristol, a city with almost 500,000 residents and a major university, offers a full range of amenities and services. The property is about five miles southwest of Bristol Airport.
Size: 2,379 square feet
Price per square foot: $643
Indoors: An entrance vestibule leads to the open kitchen and dining area, all with stone floors with under-floor heating. The kitchen and dining area has heavy wood ceiling beams and a log-burning stove. The kitchen has wood cabinets painted light sage green, an island, a wine cooler and an electric AGA cooker.
An adjacent sitting room has oak floors, another log-burning stove in a stone fireplace, beamed ceilings and French doors opening to the enclosed garden. The first floor also has a study and two bedrooms at split level off the sitting room, one with an en suite bath.
The second floor has a dressing room off the landing and two bedrooms including the primary, with its own dressing room and an en suite bath. The other bedroom has two en suite bathrooms, one with a shower and the second with a roll-top bathtub.
Outdoor space: The house sits on 1.16 acres with several outbuildings, including four garage/workshops, an open-sided shelter, sheds and storage buildings. One two-story structure with a bathroom has planning permission for a two-bedroom residential conversion. A walled courtyard area has a pergola and an overhang looking out to ornamental shrubs and a pond with a water feature. The gated property also includes a paddock contained within a dense hedgerow and an outdoor parking area.
Costs: A nonresident buyer using the home as a primary residence would pay £81,750 ($110,000) on this home. Annual council taxes are about £3,810 ($5,100).
Contact: Robin Engley | Knight Frank | +44-20-3869-4758
Redland | $1.5 million (£1.1 million)
A five-story church conversion with a self-contained tower annex
This former church converted into a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, dwelling with a one-bedroom church tower annex is in Redland, a suburb about two miles north of Bristol.
Redland is an affluent, leafy suburb popular with families and students. Most houses, including many large mansions, are from the Georgian and Victorian eras. The neighborhood is walking distance to Durdham and Clifton Downs, and has its own green spaces, including Cotham Gardens, Redland Green and St. Andrews Park.
There are plenty of restaurants, pubs and cafes in Redland. The Redland Green Club offers tennis and other racket sports, while the University of Bristol is just to the south of the neighborhood. The property is about 10 miles northeast of Bristol Airport.
Size: 2,974 square feet
Price per square foot: $504
Indoors: Much of the church’s original character has been restored and retained. The front doors open to a vestibule of dark stone, marble floors and stained-glass windows. A spiral staircase behind a door ascends through the self-contained church tower apartment. Beyond the entranceway, a second space has a limestone tiled floor, a massive pilaster, a dark wood staircase and doors to the kitchen and dining area. The kitchen has wood cabinets, granite countertops, two pilasters and an island with bar stools. A stained-glass window and door accesses the terrace.
Stairs climb to a large living room with a timber floor and bath stone archway with ornate carvings. A series of windows have stained glass, and a gallery overlooking the kitchen has skylights. The third floor has the main bedroom, which shares the church’s impressive stained-glass tracery window with the en suite bath. The fourth floor has two bedrooms with dormers that share a bathroom with double-glazed windows displaying the top of the tracery window. The fourth bedroom is on the fifth floor, within the ridge line of the church.
The original church tower has been remodeled into a self-contained apartment, with a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom and a sleeping area.
Outdoor space: The property has a large, landscaped terrace with an outdoor kitchen, pergola, hanging lights and a storage shed. An electric gate opens to a parking area with an electric-vehicle charger.
Costs: A nonresident buyer using the home as a primary residence would pay £75,750 ($101,000) on this home. Annual council taxes are about £3,732 ($5,000).
Contact: Alec Jupp | Elephant Loves Bristol | +44-117-370-0557
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