A church isn’t everyone's first choice of building to live in but for one person who has £1m to spend it could be their ideal home.

The Stone Lodge in Sutton Road, next to the entrance of Maidstone Cemetery, is a newly renovated residency on the market for a hefty six-figure sum.

Previously a church, the Grade-II listed building has had years of work done to the interior.

Outside it has kept its church aesthetic with its tall gothic roof and steeple – it has even kept the thin windows typically associated with the architecture.

Inside has been transformed into a unique four-bedroom house.

It comes with a fitted kitchen, three bathrooms – one being an en-suite, a galleried landing and has a separate, detached outbuilding which could be used as a home office, gym or whatever the owner chooses.

It is on the market with estate agents Fine and Country with a guide price of £925,000 – this is up from its previous sale value in 2015 which was £560,000.

The property sits on around 2,528 sq ft of land and shares an entrance with the cemetery and also has a gate which leads onto Sutton Road.

Renovations to the church are thought to have begun sometime around December 2020 and were finished by September 2022.