Private beachfronts and extravagant designs: Eight of the best prestige homes for sale right now

Between half-basketball courts and home theatres, floodlit tennis courts and designer gardens, these ultra-high-end residences do plenty to keep their owners entertained.

From Italian-style estates to preserved period classics, take a look inside some of Australia’s most impressive addresses.

Sovereign Islands

The most difficult decisions you’ll face when you call this Bayden Goddard-designed residence home are which wines to store in the glass-fronted wine cellar and who to invite over to enjoy your home cinema and saltwater pool.

The internal area covers 830 square metres across two decadent levels.

It’s for sale through Michael Kollosche of Kollosche, and has a $6.175 million price guide.

Castle Hill

With finishes that include marble and hardwood floors, wool carpet, designer wallpaper and a Ralph Lauren chandelier, this expansive home caters for the whole family.

There’s a media room with tiered seating, a family room with a fireplace, and plenty of outdoor entertainment with a heated pool and a basketball half-court.

Guardian Realty agent Gavin Weekley is quoting a $4 million price guide for the property.

Aberfeldie

The beautifully preserved period facade gives little away of the impressive proportions within this family home, which has generous open-plan living spaces, a large formal lounge with a fireplace, and an enormous basement with a gym.

There’s also a heated pool and manicured gardens to enjoy.

Expressions of interest close August 1 through Joe Zucco of McDonald Upton, who has advised on a $3.75 million-to-$4.1 million price guide.

Strathfield

There are no fewer than seven lavish living zones in this palatial, custom-built home on a 696-square-metre block.

It comes with a north-facing pool and a cabana with an outdoor kitchen, as well as a lavish main suite.

The August 10 auction has a $4.7 million bidding guide, with Belle Property Strathfield’s Norman So handling the campaign.

Fairlight

This multi-storey residence is currently configured as two dwellings with separate entrances, so you can live on the top two floors, with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and use the lower-level, two-bedder to produce an income.

Set a 350-metre walk from the beach, the property has water views from the top floor, where you can watch the boats come through the heads.

Luke Newby from RED Property has provided a $4 million price guide ahead of the August 3 auction.

Whitfield

Who hasn’t dreamed of living the high life in an Italian villa? This extravagant residence brings the dream a little closer to home.

Set in the foothills of the Whitfield Ranges and many years in the planning and execution, the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom property spans an incredible 1441 square metres across two levels and includes a two-bedroom, self-contained apartment and basement parking for eight cars.

Perched on 6813 square metres, the residence spills out to tiered terraces and a glamourous pool. Tom Quaid of Colliers International Cairns has the listing.

Wheelers Hill

The Mediterranean-inspired, John Patrick-designed gardens are a highlight of this sandstone residence, located within easy reach of Jells Park where you’ll find lakeside walking and bike trails, a playground and a restaurant.

Designed by architect Terry Harper, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom property has four distinct wings, and comes with marble bathrooms, Italian cabinetry, Ironbark floors and an island kitchen with premium appliances.

There are multiple outdoor entertaining areas and a floodlit tennis court.

The property is listed with Dexter Prack from Harcourts Glen Waverley.

New Brighton

Get away from it all at this 3.54-hectare retreat, which claims 88 metres of beachfront a half-hour drive north of Byron Bay and south of Coolangatta.

Complete with a lake, tennis court, clubhouse and 25-metre heated pool, the architect-designed property has four bedrooms including a self-contained guest suite, four living zones and wrap-around balconies.

There’s also an observation tower with views across bush reserve to Cape Byron.

Mark Lycos of North Coast Lifestyle Properties is fielding offers.