East Sussex, £1.995 million

The title register shows 1895 as the conveyancing year for the Garden House, so, taking construction times into account, this Victorian house in Eastbourne should be about the same age as COUNTRY LIFE. Much like the magazine itself, it sensitively combines old and new—original plasterwork and a striking kitchen with bespoke units, fine fireplaces and bold paint colours in the vast sitting room. The 5,408sq ft of accommodation include seven bedrooms—the master suite has its own bespoke dressing room—and two studies, as well as a drawing room and a family room. Outside, the lawned garden has a large terrace for alfresco dining and entertaining. Strutt & Parker Lewes (01273 407027)