On the market… Eco houses

From energy efficiency to smaller bills, there are plenty of benefits to living in an eco-friendly home, says Melonie Clarke
1 Windlebrook Park, Longcross, Surrey: £1,950,000

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Five-bedroom property in a gated complex. Eco features include highefficiency combi-system boilers and underfloor heating throughout.

Knight Frank or Winkworth: 01344-840020, www.knightfrank.co.uk or 01932-834661, www.winkworth.co.uk

2 Sunnyvale Meadow, Portreath, Cornwall: £450,000

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A four-bedroom detached house moments from the beach. Part of a gated community of eco homes built to be ultra energy efficient, it is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Jackson-Stops & Staff, Truro: 01872-261160, www.jackson-stops.co.uk

3 The Woods, Bedfordshire: from £1,250,000

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A gated development of four- five- and sixbedroom contemporary homes set in woodland. Eco features include solar panels, biomass boilers, and rainwater collection and recycling systems.

Jackson-Stops & Staff, Woburn: 01525-290641, www.jackson-stops.co.uk

4 Perranwell, Middleton-On-Sea, West Sussex: £840,000

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A four-bedroom property on a private marine estate. Eco features include a heat-recovery ventilation system, central vacuuming and LED lighting throughout, triple glazing, and a 5,000 litre underground tank utilising rainwater to operate the washing machine and loo.

Savills, incorporating Smiths Gore, Petworth: 01798-343111, www.smithsgore.co.uk

5 Two Cocks Farm and Brewery, Newbury, Berkshire: £2,450,000

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Featured in Channel 4 series Grand Designs in 2013, this three-bedroom house is built into the hillside, with views across West Berkshire and Hampshire. A groundsource heat pump powers the underfloor heating.

Strutt & Parker, Newbury: 01635-521707, www.struttandparker.com

6 Provender Lane, Norton, Faversham: £490,000

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A four-bedroom end-ofterrace cottage, with Nibe exhaust air heat pumps for hot water, heating and controlled ventilation, a low-energy lighting system and rainwater harvesting.

Strutt & Parker, Canterbury: 01227-806247, www.struttandparker.com

7 Vallets Cottage, Ludlow, Shropshire: £395,000

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This three-bedroom eco property has low running costs. Rooms are large, with twin or triple aspects and state-of-the-art Scandinavian doubleglazed windows.

Strutt & Parker, Ludlow: 01584-873711, www.struttandparker.com

8 Crombie House, Aberdeen: £1,050,000

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A six-bedroom, highly energy-efficient property where bills are around £75 per quarter. Eco features include super insulation, high- performing passive standard triple-glazing, air tightness, solar orientation, space heating and thermal bridging. 

Strutt & Parker, Banchory: 01330-826800, www.struttandparker.com

9 The Dutch Barn, Cirencester, Gloucestershire: £1,700,000

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Set in five acres, this six-bedroom property combines rural architecture with modern living in an efficient eco-friendly family house. As well as its own spring water, the property is kitted out with the latest technology, allowing for relaxed modern and energy-efficient living.

Strutt & Parker, Cirencester: 01285-653101, www.struttandparker.com

10 Wainsford Farm, Braintree, Essex: £1,000,000

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Wainsford Farm is a five-bedroom Grade II listed property that generates over half of its electricity use and enjoys the income quarterly from the electricity generated.

Strutt & Parker, Chelmsford: 01245-258201, www.struttandparker.com