Hot Property: Pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry breaks up with her long-held Hollywood Hills compound

Katy Perry is gearing up for her next release.

The singer-songwriter, whose latest album, “Witness,” came out in June, has put her Mediterranean compound in Hollywood Hills West on the market for $US9.45 million ($12.1 million). She’s owned the property for more than a decade.

Tucked behind walls and gates, the 0.94 hectare estate comprises a four-bedroom main house, a two-story guesthouse, a gym and a guardhouse.

Lush gardens and palm trees fill the grounds, which include an amphitheatre, terrace patios and an Italian stone-rimmed swimming pool.

Within more than 687 square-metres of living space is a living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a great room, an eat-in kitchen and five bathrooms.

Artful tile work and exposed beams create visual interest throughout the interior. The master suite makes up the entire second floor and features a Roman-style bath.

French doors and picture windows bring city and canyon views inside.

Perry, 32, made another move earlier this year, when she paid $17.995 million ($23 million) for the Beverly Crest home of developer and Canadian construction heir Cody Leibel.

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The pop star’s albums include “One of the Boys” (2008) and “Teenage Dream” (2010), which had five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Her latest record, “Witness,” debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200.

This story was first published by the LA Times