The priciest church conversion we could price in 2026 is a former Lutheran church in Chicago, listed at $6.5 million in August 2026. This list ranks five churches turned into homes by their latest dated price or project status, and sets aside the earlier entries we could not confirm.
| Rank | Church conversion | Latest price or status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roscoe Village church, Chicago | Listed at $6.5 million (August 2026) |
| 2 | Westbourne Grove church, London | Duplex penthouse listed at £4,750,000 |
| 3 | Lighthouse on Dolores, San Francisco | Reportedly listed at $5.2 million (2018) |
| 4 | 1892 Anglican church, Melbourne | Sold for A$2.4 million (2012) |
| 5 | Church house, Rotterdam | No price published |
Which churches have become the best luxury homes?
1. Roscoe Village church, Chicago
A century-old Lutheran church at Wolcott and Cornelia avenues is now a 10,000 square foot single-family home. It was marketed privately at $5.5 million in 2022 without selling and returned in August 2026 at $6.5 million.
How we valued it: the August 2026 asking price. It has not sold.
2. Westbourne Grove church, London
The upper floors of a 19th-century Notting Hill chapel became loft apartments, completed in September 2004 with developer Manhattan Loft Corporation. A two-bedroom duplex penthouse of roughly 2,186 square feet was listed at £4,750,000 with a service charge of £9,600 a year. The earlier edition described a 400 square metre loft between the two front towers.
How we valued it: a listing brochure price, which is an asking price.
3. Lighthouse on Dolores, San Francisco
This Gothic brick church conversion was reported at $5.2 million after sitting on the market since August 2017, with the seller reportedly cutting $1.6 million. We found no 2026 sale record.
How we valued it: the reported asking price, with its year, and no adjustment.
4. The 1892 Anglican church, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne
Dominic and Marie Bagnato kept the Gothic timber church and added a mezzanine and a second building. It has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a gym and a basement wine cellar, and it sold for A$2.4 million in 2012.
How we valued it: the 2012 sale price.
5. House in a church, Rotterdam
Ruud Visser Architects, with Peter Boer, turned a 1930s wooden church that had become a car garage into a home for a family of four. They built a house inside the church so the transept stays open.
How we valued it: no price is published, so it ranks last.
Which conversions from the earlier list are unconfirmed?
- The Knightsbridge church valued at over $50 million: we could not match it to a property or price.
- Georgian church in the UK, Brisbane church, Toronto Methodist church tower penthouse and Fitzroy church: no current owner, listing or architect found.
- Victorian church in London with Gianna Camilotti interiors: no current source found.
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FAQ
What is the most expensive church conversion we could price?
A former Lutheran church in Chicago’s Roscoe Village, converted into a roughly 10,000 square foot home, was listed at $6.5 million in August 2026. It is an asking price, not a sale.
Can you buy a flat in a converted London church?
Yes. A two-bedroom duplex penthouse in the converted Westbourne Grove church in Notting Hill was listed at £4,750,000 in a brochure, in a conversion completed in 2004.
What is the Moonee Ponds church house?
It is an 1892 Gothic timber Anglican church in Melbourne, converted by architects Dominic and Marie Bagnato into a five-bedroom home with a mezzanine and a second building. It sold for A$2.4 million in 2012.
Why do architects like converting churches?
Churches offer tall volumes and big windows. The Rotterdam church house by Ruud Visser Architects places a house inside a 1930s wooden church so that the transept stays open.
Why did the list drop from 10 to 5?
We kept only conversions with a confirmed project, owner type or price. The others are listed as unconfirmed below.
How did Alux rank these homes?
We ranked by the latest dated price we found, marking asking and sale prices. Currencies are not converted.
How we put this list together
We kept conversions whose project or listing we could check and ranked them by the latest dated price. Sale prices and asking prices are labelled, and currencies are not converted.
Last updated: October 2026.
