Alan Wilder's West Sussex 28.86 acre home is for sale for £4.5m with some curious features, including steampunk furniture, black kitchen units and an unusual conservatory
The Art Deco style house in Itchingfield is for sale for £4.5 million(Image credit: house partnership)
Depeche Mode musician Alan Wilder's West Sussex home has gone up for sale for £4.5 million.
Wilder has decided to sell his 28 acre, Itchingfield home that includes its own plunge pool, eight bedrooms and a giant conservatory.
We take a look inside the Art Deco style mansion and how Wilder has put his personal stamp on the house style with some unusual features and decor choices.
Plunge pool, sauna and steam room in leisure suite
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The home includes a leisure suite that has a plunge pool and sauna(Image credit: house partnership)
There are eight bedrooms included in the large property(Image credit: house partnership)
The home provides plenty of places for relaxation and recovery(Image credit: house partnership)
The house includes eight bedrooms, a shower room as well as a leisure suite and gym with an associated plunge pool.
The plunge pool allows users to completely submerge themselves under water, with a sauna and steam room also included with the same white and teal coloured tiling throughout.
Traditional features intertwine with Wilder's style
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The living areas within the house take you back in time to the Art Deco era(Image credit: house partnership)
Art Deco style fireplaces are included in most rooms(Image credit: house partnership)
The home includes a number of sitting areas (Image credit: house partnership)
The home has been largely left in the same state as when it was made in the 1930s(Image credit: house partnership)
The mansion has 1930s features throughout with a wood panelled drawing room,dining room, sitting room and home office.
With Art Deco style fireplaces included in most rooms and antique wooden furnishings throughout that have been left as they were since they were installed the living areas take you back in time.
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The house also includes two cloakrooms and a wine cellar.
Conservatory/flower room connects to stainless steel kitchen
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The stainless steel kitchen includes an associated larder(Image credit: house partnership)
The kitchen is fitted with state of the art fixtures(Image credit: house partnership)
Natural light floods in the dining area from the conservatory(Image credit: house partnership)
The stainless steel kitchen has an attached breakfast room, conservatory and utility room.
Natural light floods the kitchen and dining areas from the conservatory, which also doubles up as a flower room and wine storage area.
A pantry and larder (food storage cupboard) are also included.
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The conservatory connects to the kitchen-dining area(Image credit: house partnership)
It is also used as a flower room(Image credit: house partnership)
It also has a wine storage area(Image credit: house partnership)
A range of benefits on its 28.86 acres site
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The estate includes a swimming pool, tennis court and Chauffer's Lodge(Image credit: house partnership)
The home has 28.86 acres included as well as a range of additional benefits(Image credit: house partnership)
The estate includes a swimming pool, tennis court, Chauffer's Lodge and double garage on its large 28.86 acres.
The estate has a glass-enclosed courtyard with stables, a tack room and workshop providing additional benefits.
News Editor Joseph has previously written for Today’s Media and Chambers & Partners, focusing on news for conveyancers and industry professionals. Joseph has just started his own self build project, building his own home on his family’s farm with planning permission for a timber frame, three-bedroom house in a one-acre field. The foundation work has already begun and he hopes to have the home built in the next year. Prior to this he renovated his family's home as well as doing several DIY projects, including installing a shower, building sheds, and livestock fences and shelters for the farm’s animals. Outside of homebuilding, Joseph loves rugby and has written for Rugby World, the world’s largest rugby magazine.
