On the market… Making an entrance

There are few better ways to show grandeur than with an impressive staircase in your home, says Melonie Clarke
1 Onslow Road, Burwood Park, Walton-on-Thames: £4,950,000

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Approached via a private driveway, this sevenbedroom/ bathroom new build offers 8,370sq ft over three floors, including staff accommodation. The spiral staircase is made of dark American wood. 

John D Wood & Co, Weybridge: 01932-842323, www.johndwood.co.uk

2 Portland House, Wolsingham, County Durham: £1,995,000

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This splendid country mansion has five bedrooms, a swimming pool (with steam and shower rooms), a gym and a casino/bar/cinema room. Outside you’ll find decking, a pizza oven and a barbecue lodge.

Finest Properties, Corbridge: 01434-622234, www.finestproperties.co.uk

3 Headley Hall, Epsom, Surrey: £4,950,000

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This Grade II-listed 18th-century property has eight bedrooms and six reception rooms and sits in 43 acres of land. It’s elegantly proportioned, with high ceilings and many period features.

Strutt & Parker, Country Department: 020-7629 7282, www.struttandparker.com

4 19 Clarence, Royal William Yard, Plymouth: £435,000

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This Grade I-listed, three-floor apartment enjoys direct access to the quay, with views of the water from every floor. It has two bedrooms (the master has a balcony) and a cantilevered, granite spiral staircase.

Atwell Martin, Plymouth: 01752-202121, www.atwellmartin.co.uk

5 Burford Place, Picketts Hill, Hampshire: £4,250,000

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A spacious sevenbedroom home with five reception rooms, six bathrooms and a cinema room. The entrance hall with double-height atrium is tiled, and framed with a walnut staircase. The surrounding grounds are ideal for horses.

Strutt & Parker, Farnham: 01252-821102, www.struttandparker.com

6 Elmbrae, Torquay, Devon: £1,450,000

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An immaculate Victorian seaside villa surrounded by landscaped gardens. There are five bedrooms (one en suite), and features include original sash windows and fireplaces.

Marchand Petit, Totnes: 01803-847979, www.marchandpetit.co.uk

7 Empingham, Oakham, Rutland: £950,000

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This attractive barn conversion dates back to the 1900s and is built of local stone. There are four bedrooms – the master has an en-suite and a dressing room – and a double garage.

Fine & Country, Stamford: 01780-750200, www.fineandcountry.com

8 Mears Ashby Hall, Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire: £4,500,000

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Mainly Jacobean with Victorian extensions, this magnificent Grade II*-listed, eightbedroom country home is noted in Pevsner’s Buildings Of England. The staircase in the ornate Griffin Hall has carved armorial bearings in the form of griffins.

John D Wood & Co, Oxford: 01865-311522, www.johndwood.co.uk

9 South Hall, Matfen, Northumberland: £1,250,000

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A handsome Grade II*- listed Georgian property with six bedrooms in 5.7 acres of land. Features include a fine staircase with beautiful marquetry and a Venetian window, cornicing, fireplaces and rusticated quoins.

Finest Properties, Corbridge: 01434-622234, www.finestproperties.co.uk

10 The Beeches, Warminster, Wiltshire: £900,000

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A four-bedroom detached Victorian property in a rural setting. Among its original features are high ceilings with cornicing, sash windows, fireplaces, an open banister staircase and mosaic tiles in the entrance hall.

Woolley & Wallis, Shaftesbury: 01747-852242, www.w-w.co.uk

11 Kenway Road, Earls Court: £3,150,000

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This cosy four-bedroom family home has been extensively redesigned and refurbished. Highlights include a slate fireplace, a bespoke kitchen with marble worktops and a secluded patio garden.

Faron Sutaria: 020-7835 1577, www.faronsutaria.co.uk

12 The Chalet House, Thornbury, Bristol: £1,950,000

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Sitting in seven acres, this has seven bedrooms and four reception rooms. It has been refurbished to a high standard, with underfloor heating and double glazing as well as a leisure wing including an indoor pool.

Fine & Country, Bristol: 0117-946 1946, www.fineandcountry.com