Blue plaque homes for sale

Highgate, London: Byron Cottage has no connection to the poet, but it still boasts the prestige of a blue plaque. This stately five-bed Georgian home was where AE Housman wrote his collection of poems A Shropshire Lad. At £2.1m the grade II-listed property features elegant sashes, wooden floors and beams and a narrow but bright country-style kitchen backing on to the (sadly) paved back garden.
Winkworth, 020 8341 1988 Photograph: Winkworth/Winkworth

Hyde Park, London: Make like the original WH Smith and read your morning paper in this apartment overlooking Hyde Park. Smith himself lived here in the 19th century, as the blue plaque on the creamy walls of this stucco-fronted building explains. The £5.5m price tag reflects the W2 postcode, but this is a very modern and stylish apartment spread over two floors with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a fancy landscaped garden.
Hamptons, 020 7723 0023 Photograph: Hamptons

Bristol: There aren’t many blue plaque properties outside London, so this two-bed apartment in a Georgian manor house is a rare find. The plaque commemorates the building as one of the city’s 'seven wonders'. Grade II-listed Long Fox Manor is set in 10 acres of gardens and woodland and has been converted into luxury apartments, all retaining large sash windows and high ceilings. This one costs £350,000 and comes with access to the residents’ tennis courts, swimming pool and sauna.
Palmer Snell, 01225 482 488 Photograph: Palmer Snell/Palmer Snell

Hampstead, London: Hungarian philosopher Alfred Reynolds lived in this four-storey, five-bed family house on the edge of Hampstead Heath, for 13 years, as commemorated by the plaque by the front door. Inside, the house is lighter and airier than the dark-bricked facade lets on, with private patios for each of the two lounges, at least three balconies, and a large terrace leading off one of the main bedrooms. Yours for £3m.
Goldschmidt & Howland, 020 7435 4404 Photograph: Goldschmidt & Howland/Goldschmidt & Howland

Clapham, London: A hidden jewel near Clapham Common, this 18th-century rococo villa used to be the home of Sir John Walter, founder of the Times. Now you could own a slice of it for £325,000. The house has been divided into 12 apartments, each one modernised but still preserving the property’s period charm. This one-bed apartment has high ceilings, coving and sash windows with modern trimmings such as cherrywood floors and a high-gloss white kitchen.
Foxtons, 020 7973 2020 Photograph: Foxtons/Foxtons