The garden studio may be a legacy of lockdown, but it remains an appealing option for space-hungry homeowners repelled by the cost (and faff) of a loft or basement conversion.
These bijou – or not so bijou – structures run the gamut from glorified potting shed to full entertainment complex, replete with games room, mini cinema and yoga studio.
A garden office worth boasting about will be fully wired, with double glazing, plumbing and even a full wet room, to ensure the smug inhabitant hardly need set foot in the house once set up for the day.
We’ve hand-picked 15 of the best hiding behind London homes for sale.
Bromley, BR2
£1.585 million
A light-filled modernist home with five bedrooms, plus a slick games room and yoga studio in the sensational wraparound gardens. It’s just a ten minute walk to the station from here.
The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
Walthamstow, E17
£750,000
This smartly extended Thirties home is minutes from Epping Forest and several good schools. There are four bedrooms, a third WC downstairs and a bijou garden office.
Foxtons, 020 3840 3669
Dulwich, SE21
£2.2 million
A capacious family home in the heart of Dulwich Village, offering swift access to several parks. Four bedrooms, plus study, utility room and garden studio.
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 3869 4831
Plaistow, E13
£460,000
This two-bedroom Victorian house has been decorated with a lightness of touch. Perks include a cosy wood panelled studio and storage at the end of the garden.
The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
Clapham, SW4
£2 million
A one-of-a-kind Arts & Crafts house remodelled by architects Proctor & Shaw, with a Brutalism-influenced kitchen and living extension and a bespoke brick garden studio informed by the house.
Wilfords, 020 4524 5634
Hampton, TW12
£2.975 million
A four-bedroom detached family home with a remarkable 1000 square foot garden complex, including a huge games room, gym and home cinema.
Dexters, 020 8255 7777
Willesden Green, NW2
£699,000
This two-bedroom garden flat sits within a handsome Edwardian home. A glass topped extension and a fully wired garden studio boost the square footage.
Marsh & Parsons, 020 8451 0420
Queen’s Park, NW6
£5.25 million
A spacious Edwardian home with a thoughtfully-designed, high-spec interior. There are four bedrooms, a cinema room and heated wood cabin with its own WC.
Hamptons, 020 3918 5183
Forest Gate, E7
£635,000
This picture-perfect Victorian house has undergone a renovation by architect owners, who have installed a fully wired birch ply home office at the end of the south-facing garden.
The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
Dartmouth Park, NW5
£1.9 million
A creatively renovated four-bedroom home in a prime spot at the foot of Hampstead Heath, with Art Deco-tinged interiors and two fully insulated garden studios finished in Scottish redwood.
Buchanan Rae Wilson, 020 3835 3691
Teddington, TW11
£975,000
A deceptively spacious four-bedroom Victorian terrace with a rear extension and home office at end of the south-facing garden. It’s particularly well-placed for good local schools.
Buchanan Chase, 020 3906 8971
Harringay, N8
£600,000
This well-proportioned split-level Victorian flat is just off the Harringay Ladder. Perks include a retro parquet floor in the kitchen, plus a smart garden room currently used as a gym.
Antony Pepe, 020 3889 9007
Alexandra Palace, N22
£800,000
This chain-free flat minutes from Alexandra Park has a distinctive pitched extension with full width glazing to the rear, plus an appealing studio with WC beyond the sunny patio garden.
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 3856 3748
Hackney, E8
£1.125 million
This four-bedroom maisonette has almost 1,500 square feet of space, including a bright extended kitchen with Crittal glazing and a secluded garden office with kitchenette and shower room.
Chestertons, 020 3872 5245
Herne Hill, SE24
£785,000
A vibrant architect-designed flat seconds from Brockwell Park. Perks include a share of the freehold, a bespoke plywood kitchen and a double glazed and fully wired studio in the large garden.
Keating Estates, 020 3907 3326
