They may be used a lot, but they are often a functional feature rather than an outstanding design element of a home.
We present seven houses for sale that have this idea turned on its head and where the stairs are transformed into an exclusive area.
These staircases include custom-made ones, like the one in East London’s timber spiral.
Seven homes are on sale featuring feature staircases. This includes this 2-bed apartment with a wooden spiral staircase. Scroll down to see more details.
There are also staircases that serve a dual purpose. For example, the area under a staircase at a Dartmouth six-bedroom house has been converted into a wine cellar with an integrated wine refrigerator.
Other homes in our list include staircases that help illuminate features around them, such as stained glass windows in a converted church or a glass floor at the base of the staircase at a £15million home in Essex.
Here are the seven homes for sale with unusual staircases…
1. Dartmouth townhouse with six beds (price upon application).
Millards Estate agents are selling this Grade II Georgian home in Dartmouth, which has six bedrooms.
These stairs are double-purposed. They can be used as wine cellars with their own wine refrigerators.
This six-bedroom Dartmouth townhouse has stairs that serve a double purpose. The stairs provide access to the basement but also double as wine cellars with their own wine refrigerators.
The Mission House is a Grade II-listed Georgian property. It boasts breathtaking views over the River Dart from Kingswear. Millards Estate Agents is selling it.
2. Five-bed detached house, Chigwell, Essex, £15m
This five-bedroom luxury home in Chigwell, Essex, it is on the market for £15million via Keller Williams estate agents
One section of the floor located at the bottom is made of toughened glasses, which reveals the pool that can be found on the lower floor.
This five-bedroom, luxury residence in Chigwell, Essex has a very interesting feature at the bottom of its staircase.
One section of the floor is made of toughened glass and reveals the swimming pool at the ground floor.
The property is called Aspen House and it is on the market for £15million via Keller Williams estate agents.
3. Two-bed flat, East London, £665,000
This flat is in a gated community in Bethnal Green and is being sold for £665,000 via estate agents Purplebricks
This two-bedroom East London flat features a striking timber staircase.
This two-bedroom East London flat features a striking timber staircase.
Unique feature links two levels in this property. The gated community is Bethnal Green. The property is being sold for £665,000 via estate agents Purplebricks.
4. Four-bed converted church, London, £5.95m
St Jude’s Church in the heart of West London has been converted into a four-bedroom home that is currently on the market for £5.95million via estate agents Rokstone
Light floods through stained glass windows to illuminate the spiral staircase inside this church converted into a chapel.
The spiral staircase of St Jude’s Church, a former church in West London is lit by lots of light through its magnificent stained-glass window.
The property in Kensal Green is now a four-bedroom home and is being sold for £5.95million via estate agents Rokstone.
5. Eight-bed house, Scotland, £499,000
This detached house in Scotland’s Dunoon is for sale for £499,000 via estate agents Robb Residential
Although the staircase might not seem unusual, closer inspection will reveal a “neat understairs bar”.
This eight-bedroom house in Scotland has a staircase that may look ordinary. But closer inspection will reveal that its owners created a comfortable seated bar area.
The detached house in Dunoon is for sale for £499,000 via estate agents Robb Residential, which described the welcoming feature as a ‘neat under stairs bar’.
6. Five-bed semi-detached house, East London, £1m
This semi-detached property has five bedrooms and is on the market for £1million via Peter Andrews estate agents
This compact area under the stairs has wood-panelled walls, enough room for a chair and ample space.
The five bedroom house is located in East London and has an under-stairs feature. There is only one chair, and there’s no bar. The walls are surrounded with wood panelling.
The semi-detached property is on the market for £1million via Peter Andrews estate agents.
7. Seven-bed townhouse, London, £6.5million
This seven-bedroom London townhouse is on the market for £6.5million via estate agents Savills
The centre of the four-story staircase is a magnificent chandelier.
The seven bedroom London townhouse features a four-story staircase that runs across the entire property. In its centre, a lengthy and costly chandelier hangs. The property is on the market for £6.5million via estate agents Savills.
