Unusual homes

Property fans browse everything from a mock-Georgian commuter village mansion to an E5 terrace house kitted out with its own pub-style snug.

This converted windmill is now a four-bedroom home with unrivalled 360-degree views from the dome.

An ingeniously simple home built on a tight budget was crowned House of the Year 2019 on Grand Designs.

Overlooking Tantallon Castle, the clifftop property has spectacular views and potential to be turned into an awe-inspiring modern home.

A virtually untouched Art Deco home, that was the height of luxury when it was built in the Thirties, is for sale for only the second time in its history — with most of its original interiors and furniture still intact. Cragg Hill, in the Yorkshire seaside town of Bridlington, was built in 1932 for the director of the Bridlington Steam Laundry, Mr Blackstone, a successful

Three of the bedrooms within this sprawling Victorian Gothic building are converted jail cells — complete with original serving hatches.

Set within 40 acres of gardens, pasture and woodlands, the five-bedroom property features its own holiday cottage and outbuildings that can be converted into further holiday lets.

From Scottish castles to imported Swiss chalets, here are the most extravagant, unique or just plain odd homes that went on sale this year.

Spanish architect Jimmy Fernandez spent a year restoring a derelict 200-year-old folly into a contemporary family home full of character. Now the rare opportunity has arisen to own it.

Sir Peter Scott – son of Scott of the Antarctic – kickstarted the global conservation movement from this small corner of Lincolnshire, dubbed “England’s last great wilderness”.

Spanish architect Jimmy Fernandez spent a year restoring a derelict 200-year-old folly into a contemporary family home full of character. Now the rare opportunity has arisen to own it.

The three-bedroom property's earthy colour palette, bold wallpaper and brass pendant lamps haven't been changed since ABBA topped the charts with Knowing Me, Knowing You.

The uneven floors, shocking colours and angled switches aim to stimulate the immune system and stop residents sinking into comfort and, eventually, death.

A unique chance to buy a piece of history presents itself when this WWI sea fortress goes to auction on November 1.

Pritzker Prize-winning Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is one of 16 architects designing concrete homes along a dramatic coastline in South America in a bid to promote innovation.

Dad-of-three Adrian Corrigall fell in love with concrete as a teenager. Now he's sharing his passion with his family - by building them a home made entirely from the cold hard grey stuff.