_3 spirited church conversions to suit every budget

Outstanding 3-bedroom church conversion with spire 'bar' in Battersea, London

Guide price: £2,000,000

One of the best examples of a church conversion is this 3-bedroom split level apartment spanning 1,914 sq ft occupying the top floors with plenty of parochial details including a unique bar area from which to enjoy a dose of good spirits at the base of the church spire.

The bones of this bold, contemporary Battersea home are all sinewy, soaring beams capped by triple-height ceilings with stained glass windows, Gothic-style arched doorways and a magnificent circular stained glass clustered window amplifying plumes of light throughout the open plan living space.

Another stand out feature of this one of a kind home is the viewing gallery which offers 360 degree views over the London skyline.

Completing the living space are three large double bedrooms two of which are en suite with a further family bathroom.

The conversion sits in the heart of Battersea, just off St John's Hill within easy reach of Clapham Junction and Northcote Road.

6-bedroom converted church in Somerset used as a highly lucrative Airbnb rental

Guide price: £795,000

A rare opportunity to purchase a detached Grade II listed converted former church with a stunning contemporary interior and outdoor hot tub.

The property generates a good income as a successful and incredibly popular Airbnb rental and upscale private hire venue which new owners can expand on or use a main property/holiday home.

When this Gothic church was built in 1838, an 18 year-old Victoria had a year prior ascended the throne ringing in a new and prosperous Victorian era.

Then, 'The Old Church' would have served as a the local parish and the heart of village life for Horrington and its outlying hamlets on the outskirts of the Somerset cathedral city of Wells.

The home is now imaginatively set up for comfortable 21st Century living within the striking bones of an intriguing and immensely characterful parochial building.

Redecorated in 2008, fully modernised and dressed in neutral palettes, doing all the talking is the inspired configuration of this unique home to the backdrop of exposed stonework, hidden nooks, vaulted ceilings, soaring cubic volumes and timber beams.

Another start of the show is the striking Gothic stained glass windows at the nave and heavily fenestrated sides which flood the building with exceptional light, blasts of colour dappling huge swathes of living space, arranged over two floors.

The church is wrapped by beautiful Somerset countryside as far as the eye can see, streaked through with farmland, lovely walks and the Mendip Hills beyond - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

1-3 bedroom Hampshire village church with huge and exciting conversion potential

Guide price: £750,000

Up for a challenge? If you're after a property as unique as they come, book to view this Hampshire church currently being used as an arts and crafts gallery and florist studio with Insta-worthy blasts of colours adding a clashing palette to the epic volumes that come with ecclesiastical buildings.

The former church building has lapsed permission for residential use, with potential to convert to a 1-3 bedroom space subject to planning permission. It would make a spirited home with plenty of live, work and entertaining space or an unusual holiday let that's bound to generate much interest.

The building's past is present in every ostensible feature, one of the most special being the original organ which was given to the church in 1832, the 16th century font, vaulted ceiling and a monument to the Yorkshire dignitary Sir John Constable.

The property will require modernisation and would suit new owners with plenty of energy and the vision to create a spectacular home that could be a main residence or attractive holiday rental investment with a unique stay USP.