Safe spaces: six houses for sale in gated communities

Demand is high for homes on private roads with controlled access

One Palace Green, London, UK

The heritage façade of One Palace Green in London. Photography: courtesy of REDD

Retrofitted into a Grade II-listed Arts and Crafts mansion at the end of a tree-lined private road near Kensington Palace, London’s premier secure address is launching this September with five apartments over 19,500 square feet, plus one standalone coach house. To reimagine the spaces, the developer REDD worked with architects from Pilbrow & Partners and Martin Kemp Design, with landscaping by Randle Siddeley. Each residence comes with access to a full-time concierge and security in lodges at both ends of the road. Prices start at £15 million for an apartment in the main house.

Estate Home 176, CostaTerra Golf & Ocean Club Comporta, Portugal

The pool and terrace at a residence in the CostaTerra development near Comporta, Portugal. Photography: courtesy of Discovery Land Company

One of the most fashionable coastal regions in Portugal is in Melides, home to this new fully guarded private 5,769sqft estate, with price on application. The southeast-facing turnkey house can be purchased with the complete interior design scheme by Andrez and Andrez, executed in sand-toned natural materials. Buyers of the four-bed, four-bath residence get their own swimming pool and media room, and can walk throughout the estate to a golf clubhouse, Beach Living Room, lake and nature trails that lead to the shore and hills.

River Estates 6, Kenmore, Scotland

River Estates 6 at the Taymouth Castle Golf & Sport Club. Digital rendering courtesy of Discovery Land Company

People visit Perthshire, at the heart of Scotland, for two reasons: wilderness and golf. As part of the Taymouth Castle Golf & Sport Club, on the banks of the River Tay, this wood-clad house has both. From the first-floor wraparound balcony, you can watch salmon jump and river otters play, enjoy views toward Loch Tay, just downriver, and take in the surrounding gardens, planted with indigenous flora. Inside are six beds and seven bathrooms across 6,758 square feet, plus an open-plan kitchen and lounge. The entire development is overseen by guards at the road entry, with the Neo-gothic Taymouth Castle a quick walk away. Price on application.

2587 Deerfield Road, Sag Harbor, US

A private gated retreat in Sag Harbor. Photography: courtesy of James Edition

At more than 40 years old, this modern Hamptons retreat is practically an antique. On the market for £3,344,055, it was designed for summer and winter living with two vaulted wings for entertaining, as well as five bedrooms with clerestory windows and six baths. The amenities, part of the two-acre gated property near Noyac Golf Club, include a tennis court, half-court basketball court and gunite pool among mature trees. A glass-walled skybridge connects the main residence to a separate wing above the garage with a media room and wet bar. The beach trail is two minutes away by car.

Residence 2, 9 Mulberry Square, London, UK

The formal living area at 9 Mulberry Square. Photography: courtesy of Chelsea Barracks

Protected by 24-hour manned security and concierges along the cobbled the drive, Mulberry Square is part of the new Chelsea Barracks complex, a group of five exclusive town squares overlooked by one- to seven-bedroom residences. At nearly 80 square metres, this one-bedroom apartment sits on the ground floor of a limestone block by British architect Eric Parry, and has a terrace overlooking the Garrison Chapel, half a mile from the Thames Path. For its £3,450,000 price tag, it also has exclusive access to the Garrison Club, a sports and health club with a private indoor pool and spa, nearly 33,000 square feet in all. There’s a central restaurant on the property, in a golden-arched villa influenced by the Soane Stable Block at nearby Royal Hospital. The residence has a video entrance system and fob keys access the amenities.

Villalagos house, Maldonado Department, Uruguay

A house at Villalagos, in the town of Buenos Aires, Uruguay. Photography: courtesy of James Edition

In Uruguay, Buenos Aires is a coastal town near Punta del Este and the site of this newly built 11,410sqft residence on a nearly 10-acre pond-side lot, part of the Villalagos gated community. The low-slung home, on the market for approximately £6.9 million, is arranged around stone terraces and a heated swimming pool, almost completely wrapped in glass and lapacho-wood cladding. Four en-suite rooms each have terraces facing the ponds and gardens, plus access to the in-house fitness centre. An additional caretaker’s house on the property has two en-suite bedrooms.

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