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Gardens will be taking centre stage when the RHS Chelsea Flower show opens next week, but you don’t have to live in a house — or be blessed with green fingers — to benefit from outside space of your own.
Many apartment developments and conversions come with balconies, patios or private gardens and some incorporate shared areas such as roof terraces or landscaped grounds that you can enjoy without the hassle of watering, weeding or mowing them yourself.
Whether you prefer a contemporary pad or period character, these homes don’t skimp on al fresco areas.
1. The Icon, Eddington, Cambridge, from £484,950
Communal rooftop gardens with sweeping views crown this collection of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom flats, duplexes and penthouses.
Built around a central podium garden, all have private terraces and are extremely energy efficient, with eco-friendly features such as solar panels, triple glazing and mechanical heat recovery systems. By The Hill Group.
2. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, £500,000
An elegant 1,645 square foot apartment occupies the entire first floor of a Grade II listed Regency house.
It includes two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, study and a formal drawing room, and original original sash windows, fireplaces and plasterwork.
Residents have access to a secluded garden framed by mature trees. Find out more from Fine & Country.
Read more: 9 Edwardian homes that offer plenty of space
3. Whitlingham Hall, Trowse, Norwich, £645,000
Standing in seven acres of communal grounds, Grade II* listed Whitlingham Hall was built in 1865 for a local banker and later passed to the Colman family, famed for founding Colman’s mustard.
In 2002 it was converted into a number of grand apartments, including this one on the first floor. Huge windows in the two bedrooms, kitchen and sitting room face south, and three sets of French doors open on to a sprawling terrace overlooking topiary gardens. Contact Sowerbys.
4. White City Living, White City, London W12, from £665,000
It looks like a holiday snap taken in the Mediterranean, but this is actually a rooftop beach club in West London — complete with an olive grove and infinity pool — open only to residents of this swanky new development.
Each of the studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments here has floor to ceiling windows and a balcony, and landscaped gardens, a gym, cinemas, a private dining room, lounges, a bar, steam room and sauna are among the numerous other facilities. Visit White City Living.
5. Newington, Edinburgh, offers over £725,000
This ground and first floor flat forms part of a substantial period house and comprises three bedrooms, a bay-windowed sitting room, a kitchen, bathroom, cloakroom and box room which could be used as a study.