Count the cubic feet
Extra height adds value. David Spittles says many buyers are not only looking at a property's 'footprint' but at the cubic space it offers
26 February 2016
£1.64 million: three-bedroom, brightly-lit apartment in a former synagogue in Chivalry Road, Wandsworth. Call Cluttons on 020 7223 7574
£595,000: high interiors are offered at The Paragon, a Victorian school conversion near Elephant & Castle and one of the capital’s cheapest double-height spaces. Call 020 7940 3862
Clever architectural thinking can dramatically increase redundant cubic space
Queens Gate Terrace
Ormond Yard
From £225,000: The Galleries is the conversion of the former Warley Hospital in Brentwood, with a triple-height apartment in the clocktower. Call 01277 202122
The Lancasters
Gunter Grove
The Paragon
Such volumetric homes are not confined to London
From £875,000: stunning individually designed waterside homes make the most of double-height spaces at The Lakes, near Lechlade in the Cotswolds. Call 01367 250066
Old Saint Michael's
The Lakes
