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Norwich, Norfolk
Just a few hundred metres from the city centre, and in the conservation area, is a semi-detached Regency house with underfloor heating, an air source heat pump and an electric vehicle charger already installed. Enter through an arched front door into an elegant hallway with tiled flooring, which is flanked by a dining room and a sitting room. On the lower ground floor, via a staircase with glass balustrades, is a cinema room. There are four bedrooms upstairs. Paths of granite setts run through the pretty, south-facing walled garden. £625,000. Strutt & Parker, 01603 883 602
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Clapham, London
On a quiet residential road between Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common, is a grand terrace of tall period townhouses, typical of the area. Bolted on the end is a less-than-ordinary property which contrasts and complements its traditional neighbours. It covers five floors with steel cladding framing glazed panels and vertical timber slats. There are five bedrooms and terraces on all but one floor, with a vast roof terrace. It has a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system, solar panels, air source heat pump and it’s all electric. £3.25m. The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
Photograph: The Modern House
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Holbeton, Devon
A few minutes’ from the village sits a four-bedroom barn conversion with a one-bedroom annex. This rural retreat has views of the South Hams area of outstanding natural beauty and is eight minutes from Mothecombe Beach. An air source heat pump and solar panels, as well as insulation within the stone walls, means this property has the coveted EPC A rating. The large, glazed panels sunk into the walls of the living area and the adjacent patio are positioned to take in the view. Outside you will find a courtyard, garden and a grazing paddock. £895,000. Marchand Petit, 01752 873 311
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Doune, Perthshire
North of Stirling and Dunblane is this village with a primary school, post office, doctor’s surgery, library, shop and Doune Castle. On the road running west is Deanston Farm where the old steadings have been converted into three properties. The barns retain their stone walls with contemporary, open-plan homes inside, with double-height windows giving views of the surrounding countryside. They all boast air source heat pumps and an EPC rating B. The Stable has three bedrooms and a courtyard. Edinburgh airport is 38 miles away. £775,000. Savills, 01738 477 525
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Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
The Old Bank, in the centre of the conservation area, was built in 1880. It is now a double-fronted four-bedroom home, hollowed out for modern family life, with an open-plan kitchen and sitting room, and limewashed walls. It’s all about the details: ceiling cornicing, intricate balustrades and decorative wooden doors which lead to the cellar and the original bank vault. The four bedrooms are upstairs and the main suite has a balcony overlooking the walled garden. Just a street away from the River Adur that runs through the town. £1.1m. Inigo, 020 3687 3071
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Source: www.theguardian.com