Category: Property

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, built in 1966 and now Grade II-listed, Prestwood house in Great Missenden, Bucks could be yours if you have a large nest egg hidden away.

It's a very distinctive house, designed by Peter Aldington and set on a tranquil 3/4 acre plot, the house is largely unchanged today, with the exception of an added glass pavilion that contains a swimming pool. Which means you still have that large reception room with floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open out onto a long balcony with distant views of the Chilterns. All of that and just 45 minutes by train to London.

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A special house that needs a special amount of money to secure it – Greenridges in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.

Originally built as a wedding present from a Lancashire housebuilder to his daughter, it caught the attention of the national press, winning the Daily Mail Home of the Year in 1936 as well as appearing in Architects’ Journal as ‘The House of the Future’ – a copy of that magazine can still be found in the house.

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A house by a noted modernist designer overlooking the sea for under £300,000? That's what you get with the 1960s-designed East Lane house in Bawdsey, Suffolk.

it is one of six just a short walk from the coast, the work of Swiss-born architect Rudy Mock, a modernist designer in the 1930s and associate of two of the biggest names in 20th century architecture – Louis Kahn and Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to London in the 40s, creating these houses in the 1960s – including one for his own use. Such was the buzz about the houses at the time that all sold for well over the going local rate. They're still rated today, with English Heritage considering listing the properties.

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It was designed in the 1970s, but Frith Hill in Godalming, Surrey, still looks like nothing else on the market today.

This four-bedroom, steel-framed house is built on a steep, wooded site, offering some great views from its terraces, along with plenty of original features within – including an original Scandinavian fireplace, plenty of wood panelling and a spiral staircase (which might cause a problem if you need to get your furniture downstairs).

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It's got a bird-like name and bizarrely, the Eagle House in Uckfield, East Sussex also has a bird-like shape.

The work of renowned British architect Ian Ritchie, the house was designed for a botanist in that 'bird in flight' shape back in 1979, positioned on a large conservation site that's rich in both plants and wildlife, with woodland, specimen plants, lawn and outcrops of rock positioned around it, which also means no-one overlooks you either.

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Designed by Robert Townsend (for his own use) in the 1950s and now described as 'one of the most important architect-designed houses of its era', Garden Ground in Durrington, Wiltshire is now on the market.

This single-storey, grade II listed property was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and has altered little since its build, which means plenty of period features to enjoy, including those high ceilings, exposed brickwork and a design that offers garden views from just about every room in the house.

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