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Formby, Merseyside
You need some considerable green to buy this 668 sq metre (7,187 sq ft) modernist five-bedroom villa, with a glazed and whitewashed brick ground floor and timber-clad first floor. The roof is covered with solar panels and there’s underfloor heating, powered by an air-source heat pump. It has both open and broken plan parts of the house – highly desirable after lockdown life – with a kitchen-dining area and four other living rooms tucked away. The coastal pine woodlands, sand dunes and wide beaches of Formby are a 10-minute walk away. GBP3.75m. The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
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Haggerston, Northumberland
Buttery Hall Farm is a converted former farm steading with timber cladding and a full-height gable window to take in natural light and countryside views. Its green credentials are impressive: central heating and hot water from a biomass boiler that works with a wind turbine and PV solar panels. Rainwater is harvested and the house is piped for waste water. The house has four bedrooms, a snug, a games room and a dining room with an inside well. It sits in an acre of land 5.5 miles from the fortified town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. GBP825,000. Knight Frank, 01896 807 013
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Lower Rudge, Somerset
This old threshing barn in a small hamlet has been given an insulation overhaul to lock in heat, despite the high A-frame ceilings. Underfloor heating warms the Cotswold flagstones, and PV solar panels with a Tesla storage battery reduce running costs. There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a statement oak and steel staircase that leads up to a home office on the first-floor gallery. The landscaped front garden has raised beds and a terrace. Beyond the dry-stone walls, neighbouring fields stretch into the distance. GBP1.35m. Hamptons, 01225 220 216
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Doddington, Northumberland
It is more carbon neutral to retrofit an existing property than build a new one. This stone-built, six-bedroom rural home has had a green makeover with oil-fired underfloor heating and hot water powered by solar panels. There are plenty of natural habitats in the garden to encourage biodiversity, while the gravel terrace is the perfect environment for sociable humans to enjoy an evening gin. The nearby Doddington Dairy makes its own cheese and ice cream, and the Cheviot Hills provide a backdrop. GBP650,000. Strutt & Parker, 01670 516 123
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Bearsted, Kent
The Sycamores is a collection of 100 simply designed New England-style homes with three, four and five bedrooms. Conscientious green buyers should inquire which of the homes come with an electric car charging point and which have PV solar panels. The development sits on the edge of the historic village of Bearsted, two miles east of Maidstone and close to the North Downs, where cricket has been played on the green for 250 years. Virtual viewings are available. From GBP420,000. Dandara, 01622 295 206
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