HAMPSHIRE is the perfect place to live in many ways, with a mixture of market towns, coast lines, countryside and history.
Being the biggest county in South East England, Hampshire has a wide range of properties for sale including some of the most unique homes in the UK.
Here are some of them most quirky properties that are being offered as homes across the county right now.
A floating apartment- from £71,161
A floating home at Southsea Marina is turning the heads of prospective house buyers.
The property is described as an "amazing opportunity to be part of a new concept for Southsea Marina and beyond" on Rightmove.
Named a "waterlodge floating apartment", it has a reception room and a bathroom, as well as stairs up to a roof terrace.
Waterlodge describes themselves as ‘a range of contemporary & iconic floating homes’ that are designed to ‘look good in any location’.
The multi-purpose design means they work as a city-centre studio flats, family or retirement luxury apartments.
The oldest building in Andover- £425,000
Fancy owning one of the oldest buildings in Andover?
Chantry Cottage, located next to St Mary’s Church, is up for sale.
Originally constructed as Ford Cottage in 1550, the building subsequently fell into disrepair.
This led to a number of schemes to rejuvenate the cottage and the land it sat on, including incorporating it into a hotel and a shopping centre, over recent decades.
Eventually, in 2009, it was take it was taken down from its location in Chantry Street, near to where the Chantry Lodge care home is now located, and rebuilt on Marlborough Street using “75 percent of the original timber”.
Winchester Old Market House- £425,000
This stunning centrally located City penthouse with over 1225 sq. ft of interior space is full of historic character.
Renovated in the mid-19th century, ‘The Old Market House’ buildings were designed by William Coles, a city Engineer in 1857.
Once known as the Old Green Market where flowers and poultry were sold, much of the original character of the building has been maintained and restored.
The fabulous interior has been recently developed to offer exclusive accommodation, which incorporates the elegance of 19th century architecture with contemporary style.
The 28 ft. open-plan living area is extremely versatile and offers a wonderful living/entertaining space. Oak flooring adds character and warmth to the room together with four wonderful sash windows, which allow light to flood the open space.
Sway tower £2,750,000
This iconic Grade II listed New Forest landmark is up for sale, but anyone who want to purchase this property will have to be okay with heights and have a spare £2.75 million in the bank.
The distinctive four-bed home comes with a 218ft Victorian folly that spreads over 14 floors and has 330 steps to the top.
It is believed to be the tallest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world and provides breath-taking panoramic views of the new forest.
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