Properties of the year

From a £650,000 bungalow in Fife to a £195m “mega-gaff” in California, here are six of the most interesting properties we featured this year. All still on the market.

Set within six acres in rural Kent, this spectacular five-bedroom house was originally built in the 1930s as a reservoir and later converted into a modern home. An enormous open-plan living room, kitchen and dining area dominate the ground floor, which is flanked by the bedrooms and a large studio space. An open-tread staircase leads up to another living area with panoramic views and a broad terrace. There is a 25-metre lap pool outside and parking for several vehicles. Headcorn Station is a 15-minute drive, with trains to London in less than an hour. £3.25m.

Located on a private peninsula in Devon’s Salcombe Estuary, this 10-bedroom waterfront estate dates to the 17th century, though the main house was built in 1928. It has mullioned windows, oak panelling and a Cotswold stone roof, and comes with two lily ponds, a croquet lawn, a swimming pool, a pergola and a two-storey boat house which opens on to a shingle beach. Totnes station is a 40-minute drive, with trains to London in just under three hours. £8m.

One of the largest homes in the US has gone on the market, says The Wall Street Journal. Perched on a six-acre site in the hills above Los Angeles, the roughly 50,000-square-foot mega-gaff has 16 bedrooms, 27 bathrooms and 18 fireplaces. Features include a flower-prep room, a soundproofed bowling alley and a large theatre. Outside there’s a detached two-bedroom guesthouse – with its own lift – along with an outdoor kitchen, a tennis court, a 75-foot infinity pool and a “custom swimsuit spinner”. The property was built by the billionaire hotel tycoon Tony Pritzker and his wife Jeanne, who are selling up after divorcing earlier this year. $195m.

This three-bedroom house in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, looks like a single-storey bungalow at street level, but extends two floors down to a sea wall at the back. Inside it has been meticulously renovated with gas fireplaces throughout, a walk-in pantry, a bar and underfloor heating. There are panoramic views over the River Tay to Dundee from almost every window. Dundee station is a 10-minute drive, with trains to Edinburgh in 90 minutes. £650,000.

This expansive three-bedroom flat is the ballroom of a former Edwardian hotel in southwest London. The main living space sits below its stunning stuccoed dome, flanked by one small bedroom and bathroom, a study, and the kitchen. Two further bedrooms – both en-suite – are on the mezzanine level, which features original plasterwork throughout. There is a small terrace and a working fireplace. Loughborough Junction station is a 12-minute walk, and Stockwell Tube station is also nearby. £1.15m.