A £10m house belonging to Reading businessman John Madejski has gone on the market in Lower Basildon, West Berkshire.
It is one of six properties listed on Rightmove in West Berkshire with a £3m plus price tag.
Mr Madejski built the 8,000 sq ft house himself, despite several knock backs from West Berkshire planners delaying it in the mid-2000s.
He told Country Life magazine that he rarely has time to enjoy “this very special place”, which, he says, “needs a family to make the most of all it has to offer”, hence his reluctant decision to sell.
The cheapest house for sale in West Berkshire is on for offers over £50,000 for a one-bedroom detached park home in Crookham Common
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According to the Office for National Statistics, the average price of a detached home in the district is £560,000, compared to around £400,000 in England.
More people in the district have a mortgage – 38.5 per cent compared to 35.1 per cent in the rest of England.
Flats are cheaper on average in West Berkshire, at around £205,000, compared to £240,000 across England.
Data reveals West Berkshire has more detached and semi-detached homes than the South East and England average.
Figures from the Valuation Office Agency show West Berkshire has a lower than average number of bungalows, flats and terraced houses than the rest of the South East and England.
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