The Sunday Times June 5, 2022 3£7M
lThe interior design
studio Campbell-Rey
(founded by Duncan
Campbell and
Charlotte Rey, left)
is offering
mentoring to
young homeless
people as part of
Wow!House. The
studio also created
20 new interiors inside
the Design Centre, Chelsea
UP Harbour (until July 1).lThe bee population is stable for the first time in
more than 30 years. Environmentalists have been
concerned about the global number of
fuzzy bois, as we call them at Home,
which has been declining since the
1980s. But now there are thought to
be two trillion bees made up of 250
species pollinating flowers around the
world, according to the honey
producer Nelson Honey. Bees in China
produce the most honey in the world
(497,286 tonnes per year), but India is home
to the most hives (about 12.25 million).lThe newest indicator of social
status is a rewilded estate,
according to Tatler. Other
indicators that show
you’ve made it include
an ornamental lake,
houseplants (the rarer
the better), wine cellar,
Ottolenghi spices in
your cupboard, and a
haute couture nursery
upholstered in Liberty print.lApplications opened for the Boiler Upgrade
Scheme last week — but good luck qualifying for any
money. Myles Robinson from Boiler Central says that
energy-efficient pumps are unfit for most UK homes
and, even when compatible, the upfront costs can run
as high as £35,000. The government heat pump grant
of £6,000 would help, but if you already have a combi
boiler or a hydrogen-ready boiler you don’t qualify.DOWN
lBad news for locals looking to buy
in Margate, or Hackney-by-the-
Sea. The town has topped a
Rightmove list of locations where
asking prices have risen the
most since the Diamond Jubilee
in 2012. Thanks to Banksy and
London hipsters, the average
asking price has gone up by 107
per cent in ten years, to £308,508.lTeenagers now have a solid excuse not to make
their bed. Experts at the Sleep Council say the
average adult loses 285ml of fluid every night.
The mattress retailer And So to Bed recommends
leaving the bedclothes pulled back in the morning
to give the mattress a chance to breathe and for
moisture to evaporate. Still looks terrible though.PROPERTY LADDER — WHAT’S HOT AND NOT
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£415,000 £1.6M
£2.65M £8.95M
ESSEX
General Arnold Richard Marter built Walton House in
1903, on land gifted to him by Queen Victoria. With views
of Epping Forest, this six-bedroom country house is just
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
This grade II listed, four-bedroom thatched cottage is in
Kings Cliffe village, a 25-minute drive from Peterborough.
The open-plan layout features exposed beams and stone
walls. fineandcountry.comSTIRLINGSHIRE
Live like a laird in this 11-bedroom Victorian mansion, built
in 1863 as a vicarage for the nearby Dunmore Estate.
Set in 15 acres of parkland, it is located midway between
Glasgow and Edinburgh. savills.co.uk
BERKSHIRE
This Thameside home with a private mooring in
Wraysbury, near Old Windsor, has wooden flooring
throughout. It has six bedrooms and an annexe above the
garage. struttandparker.comWARWICKSHIRE
Parnell House is a historic four-bedroom townhouse in
Shipston-on-Stour. The town, included more than once in
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list, is as stylish as
the home. pritchardandcompany.co.uk
ESSEX
An avenue of mature limes leads to sunshine-yellow
Ollivers Farm on the Essex-Suffolk border. Dating back to
1360, the farm has seven bedrooms, two outbuildings and
a small vineyard. fennwright.co.ukSOMERSET
Spiral staircases and mullioned windows characterise
this grade II listed, 14th-century home in Freshford, on
the outskirts of Bath. There are five bedrooms and a coach
house. knightfrank.co.uk
LONDON W11
This three-bedroom flat occupies the entire first floor of
the former Halcyon Hotel. It has been fully refurbished,
with underfloor heating and lift access. Holland Park is on
the doorstep. sothebysrealty.co.ukCOVER: BBC. THIS PAGE: MICHAEL DICKIE; MISHA PHOTO; DANIEL PRUDEK/LAURIE NOBLE/GETTY IMAGES; NICK UPTON/ALAMY