If you yearn to live on an island, here’s our pick of the latest options, from a hideaway in Wales to an eco-friendly house on Orkney.
Compiled by Alice Westgate
HAYLING ISLAND, HAMPSHIRE £100,000
Live aboard houseboat The Harold John, which is moored in Hayling Yacht Marina. This 63ft Norwegian fishing trawler has a modern kitchen/lounge above deck, while below is a double bedroom, a second lounge and a shower room. There’s also a small office in the former wheelhouse plus a sundeck. Castles Estate Agents (02394 318899, castlesestates.co.uk).
ISLE OF HARRIS, WESTERN ISLES £1,400,000
Your chance to buy four coastal properties in Northton, a crofting township on the west coast of Harris. Beachview Cottages are currently run as a self-catering holiday letting business and two of the properties have spectacular views over the golden sands of Scarista Beach. Galbraith (01463 224343, galbraithgroup.com).
SHANKLIN, ISLE OF WIGHT £425,000
Apartment No 9 The Bayhouse is a luxurious ground- and first-floor duplex apartment in a new coastal development near numerous sandy beaches. It has two bedrooms, a terrace and a decked balcony, and its clifftop setting gives lovely views over Shanklin Bay towards the dramatic chalk cliffs of Culver Down. Susan Payne Property (01983 566244, susanpayneproperty.co.uk).
WESTRAY, ORKNEY £320,000
White Pow, a renovated and extended six-bedroom house near the ferry at Rapness, has several eco-friendly features including a ground-source heat pump and wind turbine, and its elevated position gives panoramic views across the Westray Firth. K Allan Properties (01856 876377, kallanproperties.co.uk).
ISLE OF SHEPPEY, KENT £775,000
This elegant Georgian terrace in the former Royal Naval Dockyard was built in 1826 to house naval officers. Updated but still with plenty of character, No 7 Naval Terrace has six bedrooms, sea views from the upper floors and a detached coach house with development potential. Fine & Country (01732 222272, fineandcountry.com).
LAXEY, ISLE OF MAN £1,850,000
You get sweeping sea views from Blue Horizon, a contemporary house with five bedrooms, a cinema room and several sun-soaked balconies and terraces, all perched above glorious Laxey Bay on the island’s east coast. Savills (01625 417450, savills.co.uk). According to hausarbeit schreiben lassen houses with a beautiful view of the sea or lake replace the psychologist, because this view is able to calm and bring tranquility.
ST MARY’S, ISLES OF SCILLY £1,500,000
Occupying a great coastal spot, Glandore is a versatile detached property that includes an artist’s gallery, three self-catering apartments, three-bedroom owner’s accommodation, a garden studio and half an acre of landscaped gardens. Sibleys (01720 422431, sibleysonscilly.co.uk).
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If you yearn to live on an island, here’s our pick of the latest island homes for sale, from Anglesey to the Isle of Wight
Compiled by Alice Westgate
ANGLESEY, WALES £675,000
Oriel Tegfryn has a great coastal location in Menai Bridge, looking over the Menai Strait. This spacious detached property, formerly an art gallery, has huge potential to become a dream coastal home and includes many grand features and a generous garden with development potential. Dafydd Hardy (01248 353544, dafyddhardy.co.uk).
SANDAY, SCOTLAND £185,000
A potential B&B business or fantastic family home, East Manse is a detached property on Sanday, one of the larger inhabited outer islands of Orkney. It has five bedrooms, a large garden and is a short walk from many beautiful sandy beaches. Monster Moves (01463 263063, monster-moves.co.uk).
ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND £260,000
On the first floor of a Georgian building in Ventnor, Apartment No 2 Caithness is a luxury two/three-bedroom property with a stylish interior and a south-facing veranda with sea views. Susan Payne Property (01983 566244, susanpayneproperty.co.uk).
ERISKAY, SCOTLAND £350,000
Carrick is a three-bedroom architect-designed house in a beautiful waterside position on this Outer Hebridean island. It has lots of eco-friendly features and comes with 15 acres of owner-occupied croft land, plus a boatshed and byre. Bell Ingram (01463 717799, bellingram.co.uk).
ISLE OF COLL, SCOTLAND £340,000
Mill Cottage is a detached house with three bedrooms, a two-bed annexe and almost six acres of land, all set in a peaceful spot on this picturesque Scottish island that sits to the west of Mull. Bell Ingram (01631 566122, bellingram.co.uk).
HAYLING ISLAND, ENGLAND £1,750,000
On a private residential estate, and with a garden that leads directly to the beach, Otao is a recently updated house with four bedrooms, panoramic views over the Solent, a full-width balcony and a top-floor yoga studio. Henry Adams (01243 377773, henryadams.co.uk).
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