A right royal setting

There’s no better place to celebrate The Queen’s service than from a home within a Royal Borough

£1.25 million, Greenwich, London SE3 Situated in a conservation area in Blackheath, Grade I-listed Paragon was the second attempt by Greenwich architect Michael Searles at developing a crescent and this, with its collection of beautiful townhouses, pleasure gardens and pasture for cows, proved far more successful. Damaged in the Second World War, the complex was rescued by another architect, Charles Bernard Brown, who used 18th-century material salvaged from properties that had been wrecked beyond repair to bring Searles’s masterpiece back to life. This thoughtful conversion apartment occupies the lower ground floor of one of the buildings and comes with its own private gardens. The 1,515sq ft of living space includes a striking kitchen with breakfast area, an airy sitting room with bay window and three bedrooms. Savills (020–7531 2530)

£2 million, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire This Grade Ii-listed Regency house, set in sought-after Clarendon Crescent, beautifully combines contemporary living with period details: the living-and-dining area is open plan, but also has ornate ceilings and fine fireplaces. The more than 5,000sq ft of living space include a magnificent kitchen and breakfast room, a study, a family room and six bedrooms —the one on the top floor abuts a living room and a kitchenette, lending itself perfectly to granny, teenager or staff accommodation. The house also comes with a garage and private gardens, beyond which is communal parkland.

Fine & Country (01926 455950).

£5.25 million, Kensington & Chelsea, London SW3 You couldn’t find a better property in which to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee than this elegant period house, which is not only located in the aptly named Jubilee Place in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, but is also one of a pair of properties named Jubilee Cottages. Spanning more than 2,600sq ft, it has a lovely eat-in kitchen, a bright drawing room with a fine fireplace and three to four bedrooms—the master suite occupies the entire first floor. There’s also a little terrace at the back. Knight Frank (020–3504 5951)

£2.5 million, Windsor, Berkshire

Almost every corner turns the head at striking North Lodge, in Windsor’s St Leonard’s Hill. A former cottage, it now extends to more than 5,800sq ft of accommodation and many features come from Gloucester Lodge, once home to the Duke of Gloucester. The panelled drawing room, with its spectacular stone fireplace, the beamed dining room, with its exposed bricks, and the octagonal kitchen vie for the title of most atmospheric room. Upstairs are six bedrooms, of which one has a vaulted ceiling. Outside is a building housing a garage and, on the top floor, an office (below). The leafy grounds total a little more than half an acre. Hamptons (01753 415265)

£1.795 million, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Set close to the town centre and the grammar school, Phoenix House is the perfect family home. It dates from the late-victorian era and has many charming details—from the elegant ceiling rose and stately staircase in the entrance hall to the marble fireplace and moulded cornicing in the sitting room and the dining room. The large kitchen and breakfast room, with its hand-painted cabinetry, granite worktops and underfloor heating, is nothing short of magnificent. Upstairs are six bedrooms, including the fine master suite, which has a marble fireplace, dressing room and bathroom with cast-iron roll-top bath. The landscaped garden at the back has a terrace for alfresco dining in summer. Jackson-stops (01892 521700)

£3.995 million, Kingston-upon-thames, Surrey Situated in Kingston’s tranquil, verdant Coombe Estate, this delightful 4,836sq ft house is well suited to both formal and informal entertaining. It has a panoramic drawing room, elegant dining room with access to the garden and striking kitchen with Poggenpohl units and granite worktops, which flows seamlessly into a vaulted family room. There’s also a separate games room, plus a gym. Upstairs, the master bedroom (one of six) enjoys long views to Coombe Wood Golf Course. The manicured garden at the back has Indian sandstone terraces, a gazebo and a pond with koi carp. Savills (020–8971 8111)