Houses for sale in Surrey

‘A masterpiece of timeless elegance’ for sale on the charmed Surrey estate once owned by Henry VIII and the Guinness family

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If you open up the satellite view on Google Maps and start having a look around the town of Hersham — one of the Surrey towns, along with Weybridge and Walton-on-Thames, which blend country feel with a location inside the M25 — one of the first thing you’ll notice is a sort of dome-shaped residential … Read more

An outrageously opulent mansion in London’s answer to Beverly Hills, with a gym that ‘wouldn’t look out of place in a 7* hotel’

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a place on this side of The Pond that comes anywhere close to resembling Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles neighbourhood synonymous with the rich and famous. The nearest equivalent? Probably St George’s Hill, a 964-acre private, gated estate in Weybridge, Surrey. Those fortunate enough to be waved through the gates … Read more

A billionaire’s thatched cottage is for sale in Surrey, once owned by the oil magnate J. Paul Getty

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What do you do once you’re a billionaire? If you were to judge by column inches, the most common answer seems to be flying to space, stir up culture wars, meddle in politics or buying once-great sporting institutions. Newspaper headlines always deal with the outliers, though: most billionaires are quite happily snapping up Scottish castles, … Read more

A 17th century farmhouse in Surrey with one of Britain’s oldest squash courts

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With wellness and physical fitness very much in vogue, family houses with exceptional sporting and recreational facilities are likely to command a premium, both now and for years to come. One such is secluded, Grade II-listed Fords Farm in Surrey, a remodelled and extended 17th-century farmhouse tucked away at the eastern edge of the village … Read more