Assange, who is fighting extradition to Sweden for questioning on sex crimes allegations, emerged from London's neo-Gothic High Court to address supports before driving off to the 10-bedroom home where he is due to spend much of the next month.

"It's great to smell the fresh air of London again," Assange told cheering supporters amid a barrage of flash bulbs.

"I hope to continue my work and continue to protest my innocence in this matter and to reveal as we get it — which we have not yet — the evidence from these allegations," Assange said on the steps of the High Court.

He didn't responded to shouted questions from assembled journalists, returning inside the court to get into his lawyer's car.

Assange is headed to Ellingham Hall, about 195 km northeast of central London and the property of Vaughan Smith, a WikiLeaks supporter and founder of London's Frontline Club for journalists. Assange will have to observe a curfew, wear an electronic tag and report to police every day — restrictions imposed by High Court Justice Duncan Ouseley.