Overview

• Oxford’s listed Shark House, featuring a 25‑foot rooftop shark sculpture, remains available to let via Chancellors at about £4,000 per month.
• Pembrokeshire’s off‑grid Thorne Island, a restored Grade II fort with space for 20 guests, returned to market in August at £3 million with Strutt & Parker after a £550,000 listing in 2016.
• A Grade II 16th‑century home in Conwy with a purple stiletto‑shaped bathtub is still for sale with Dafydd Hardy at around £875,000.
• Porthleven’s ultra‑narrow “Doll’s House” changed hands in July for £225,000, up from a £190,000 purchase in 2021 when it was run as a holiday let.
• Rightmove’s 25th‑birthday selection underscores enduring fascination with standout listings, from a Rawdon home with a Millennium Falcon cinema to a seven‑foot‑wide Kensington house and high‑profile destinations like Osea Island.