Chateau La Chaire - Leisure, St Martin
Description
Positioned up from Rozel Bay, this stunning period property combines timeless architectural elegance with versatile modern potential. Whether envisioned as a private residence, exclusive retreat, or premium rental investment, its unique character and location make it a rare opportunity in Jersey’s property market. Set in the picturesque Rozel Bay on Jersey’s north-east coast, Château La Chaire is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the island’s most distinctive Grade 2 listed properties. Originally an Edwardian country house in the Arts and Crafts style, this building is celebrated for its architectural detail, historic gardens, and commanding views. Whether retained for exclusive hospitality or adapted to a private residence, Château La Chaire provides an unique setting and offering. The vendor is currently in the process of applying for an application to return the property back into a residential property. Heritage and Style , Originally built in the late 19th century, the property highlights exceptional craftsmanship with stone-built walls, intricate detailing, and an impressive façade that reflects its historical significance. , , Château La Chaire is a Grade 2 Listed Building, recognised for its architectural, historical, and archaeological significance. Designed in the Arts and Crafts style, it features rough-plastered walls, hipped tiled roofs, tall chimneys, gabled projections, and a striking medieval-style granite porch. The interiors showcase period detailing, including oak panelling, wainscoting, exposed beams, large traditional fireplaces, one with an inglenook and a barrel-vaulted ceiling adorned with coloured glass. Adding to its unique character, the property also contains a plaster Rococo lounge imported from a French château. Accommodation , Across multiple levels, the property offers generously proportioned rooms with flexible layouts to suit a variety of uses. Currently configured with a selection of well-appointed en-suite rooms and elegant reception spaces, the interiors can easily adapt to suit private family living, multi-generational arrangements, or luxury serviced accommodation., , The property offers 14 en-suite bedrooms, with flexibility for reconfiguration. Its public rooms include a two-section oak-panelled dining room, a conservatory, drawing room, classic cocktail bar and double heighted function room. Additional accommodation is provided by a separate staff house, comprising a one-bedroom flat and eight twin rooms. , , The Property provides the following areas: , Ground Floor: 5,347 sq.ft (496.75 sq.m)., First Floor: 3,659 sq.ft (339.96 sq.m). , Second Floor: 2,111 sq.ft (196.14 sq.m), , Floorplans can be provided upon request. Gardens , The property extends to approximately 8.5 acres, set on terraced slopes rising above Rozel Valley. Its historic gardens, first designed between 1841 and 1860 by renowned Victorian horticulturalist Samuel Curtis, feature intricate terraces, granite rubble walls, winding steps, and elevated viewing platforms. The house is set into the hillside set out with extensive gardens, also incorporating a Napoleonic gun battery. The mid-C19 gardens are part of a much larger garden laid out in complex terraces running up either side of Rozel Valley. Access and Parking , Peacefully tucked away yet within walking distance of Rozel Harbour, the property enjoys a discreet and desirable location. Parking is available for up to 5 vehicles at house level, with additional parking at road level with capacity for approximately 16 cars., , There is vehicular access provided from La Grande Route de Rozel and there is a pedestrian walkway accessed from La Grande Route de Rozel which leads pedestrians from the road to the property via the magnificent gardens.
Getting connected
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What would improving it be worth?
Modelled for this property in St Martin, 496.75 m² of known floor area. Adjust build quality or size for this property
Value added is the extra floor area priced at £9,059/m² — the midpoint asking price per m² among 11 St Martin properties currently for sale that publish a floor area. Cost uses £4,000–£6,000/m² new build and £2,000–£4,000/m² refurbishment, depending on quality. Net is against the mid rate. The last column is how often Jersey actually approves that kind of application.
Unlike the value side of this table (priced from Jersey's own current asking prices), the £4k–6k new-build / £2k–4k refurbishment rates are carried across from guernseyproperties.gg, where they were supplied by that site's owner from local Guernsey experience — they have not been independently verified for Jersey, and construction costs plausibly differ between the islands. Treat the Cost and Net columns as an unverified placeholder until a Jersey-specific quantity surveyor's rate replaces them.
| Improvement | Value it might add | Likely cost | Net | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add a bedroom (single-storey extension) A modest double plus circulation, built new. ~14 m² |
£126,824 | £70,000 14 m² · mid spec new build range £56,000–£84,000 |
+£56,824 | 86% (569) |
| Loft conversion with a bedroom Works inside an existing roof, so it prices as refurbishment rather than new build — which is why it usually wins. ~20 m² |
£181,178 | £60,000 20 m² · mid spec refurb range £40,000–£80,000 |
+£121,178 | 86% (84) |
| Two-storey extension Roughly 14 m² on each of two floors. ~28 m² |
£253,649 | £140,000 28 m² · mid spec new build range £112,000–£168,000 |
+£113,649 | 83% (193) |
| Garage, annexe or outbuilding Detached space is worth less per m² than main-house floor area. ~18 m² |
£97,836 | £90,000 18 m² · mid spec new build range £72,000–£108,000 |
+£7,836 | 82% (216) |
Two things it cannot see. First, it prices floor area at the local average rate — it doesn't know your plot, your roof, your outlook, or whether an extension is physically possible; nor whether your street has a ceiling price that no amount of extending beats. Second, the rate comes from asking prices of other properties currently for sale that state a floor area — a minority of Jersey's live stock, so treat the sample sizes shown as real limits, not decoration.
The obvious alternative method is worse, which is why it isn't used here: comparing a typical 3-bed with a typical 4-bed suggests a bedroom is worth far more than it actually is — a bigger bed-count usually means a bigger house on a bigger plot, so that figure measures the mix of what's for sale, not the value of adding a room.
Before spending anything, get a builder's quote and talk to an architect — the type-of-work approval rates show how often that kind of application actually succeeds.
Sale history
No prior sale found in the Jersey property register for this address.
Planning history
No planning application found in the last 3 years for this address.
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No live planning permission is on file for this address, so there's nothing to price directly — pick the kind of work you're weighing up instead, using the same cost ranges this site applies to real Jersey planning applications.
The work type shown is inferred automatically from the wording of the planning application's own description — it isn't stated by the applicant. The base cost range comes from published UK national renovation/build-cost guides for that type of project, and a ~25% uplift has been added to reflect higher shipping/import and skilled-labour costs in the Channel Islands — this is an estimate, not a published index. These figures are indicative only, not a quote: actual cost depends on specification, finish, ground conditions and the contractor. For anything serious, get a quote from a local quantity surveyor or builder.
See the 27 architects, structural engineers and builders working in Jersey. This can't be narrowed to firms who've filed nearby this property or this parish — Jersey's planning register carries no applicant, agent or architect field to match against (see the professionals directory).
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