Laid Out To Lawn

Vast Georgian mansion in Gloucestershire for sale for just £111 per square foot; it seems incredibly cheap compared to One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, London, where flats once sold for £7,000 per square foot

A substantial 7,895 square five-storey house in North Woodchester, Gloucestershire has gone on sale for £875,000 ($1.1 million, €992,000 or درهم4.1 million).

Offered in 2015 for the lower sum of £795,000 ($1 million, €901,000 or درهم3.7 million), the sub-divided property currently provides a 6 bedroom main house, a staff flat, a bedsit and a 3 bedroom annexe

Known as ‘The Lawn’, the Grade II listed Cotswold stone building stands in an acre of gardens and is close to both Stroud and Nailsworth. The main wing has been lived in by the same family for the last 60 years and whilst the secondary accommodation, ‘Lawnside’, was refurbished 15 years ago, the building is in need of renovation.

Compared to an apartment in One Hyde Park, where prices achieved have been as high as £7,000 per square foot ($8,900, €7,900 or درهم32,500 per square foot), the mansion seems cheap. It is offered at just £111 per square foot ($141, €126 or درهم516 per square foot) through agents Knight Frank.