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| Osea Island, where Stormzy wrote an album, is on sale for £25m | Osea Island, where Stormzy wrote an album, is on sale for £25m |
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| Stormzy said writing an album on Osea Island was a "surreal, spiritual experience" | Stormzy said writing an album on Osea Island was a "surreal, spiritual experience" |
| A secluded island where Stormzy wrote an album is on sale - and expected to go for more than £25m ($33m). | A secluded island where Stormzy wrote an album is on sale - and expected to go for more than £25m ($33m). |
| Osea Island in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon in Essex is owned by music producer Nigel Frieda. | Osea Island in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon in Essex is owned by music producer Nigel Frieda. |
| The 380-acre (1.5-sq-km) private estate - where the grime artist worked on his most recent album, This Is What I Mean - has also been rented by the singer Rihanna and used as a film location. | The 380-acre (1.5-sq-km) private estate - where the grime artist worked on his most recent album, This Is What I Mean - has also been rented by the singer Rihanna and used as a film location. |
| One of the estate agents listing the island, which is cut off at high tide, said there had already been considerable interest. | One of the estate agents listing the island, which is cut off at high tide, said there had already been considerable interest. |
| Osea Island is for sale with a guide price of £25m | Osea Island is for sale with a guide price of £25m |
| "We already have several bids on it and some of them are in excess of the guide price," said Simon Pelling, of Fine and Country. | "We already have several bids on it and some of them are in excess of the guide price," said Simon Pelling, of Fine and Country. |
| "We see it going to operators who will use it in a similar way to how it is used now - as a venue, an event space or high-end letting facility," he added. | "We see it going to operators who will use it in a similar way to how it is used now - as a venue, an event space or high-end letting facility," he added. |
| Essex singer Olly Murs got married there in 2023. | Essex singer Olly Murs got married there in 2023. |
| An estate agent said it had already had several bids in excess of the guide price | An estate agent said it had already had several bids in excess of the guide price |
| The 1989 television adaptation and the 2012 film of The Woman in Black were both filmed there. | The 1989 television adaptation and the 2012 film of The Woman in Black were both filmed there. |
| During World War One, torpedo-carrying speedboats operated from a secret naval base on the island. | During World War One, torpedo-carrying speedboats operated from a secret naval base on the island. |
| Mr Pelling added: "Its proximity to London is a major selling point and it's beautiful." | Mr Pelling added: "Its proximity to London is a major selling point and it's beautiful." |
| Listen: This secluded Essex island was once a secret military base. | |
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