Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour, 76, and his wife Polly Samson, 60, have been trying to sell their seaside mansion in Hove, East Sussex, for three years, with the property still on the market at £15 million. The couple, worth a combined £122 million, completed the bespoke home just two years ago but have faced ongoing disputes with neighbours since purchasing the site in 2015.
The property, listed with estate agent Pereds, sits on the site of the former Medina House, a 19th-century bath house that Gilmour demolished in 2018. Neighbours objected to the new build's scale, calling the plans 'over the top,' and later complained about noisy air conditioning units installed in the luxury home.
The five-bedroom mansion boasts a principal suite with dressing room and snug, three bathrooms, a shower room, open-plan sitting room, kitchen, dining room, study, office, library, and music room. Additional features include an automatically ventilated gym, sauna, air-conditioned humidified wine store, walled courtyard garden, sunken garden, orangery, underfloor heating, remote-monitored CCTV, and a biometric fingerprint entry system.
A separate three-bedroom cottage serves as a guest house, and the property also contains a fully air-conditioned recording studio with a control room, lounge, and kitchen. The estate agent's description highlights the sea views, noting the main bedroom offers 'a beautiful place from which to watch the sunrise and sunset across the sea.'
Notable neighbours in the area include Adele, David Walliams, and Fatboy Slim. Despite the prime location and lavish amenities, the mansion has failed to attract a buyer since being listed.
