Properties for around £250,000

This week: properties for around £250,000 from a Cotswold stone house in Oxfordshire to a top-floor apartment with views of Bath and a villa in Montenegro with a swimming pool.

Park Street, Bath. A top-floor apartment just behind the city's Royal Crescent and next to Victoria Park, with views across the city. It has high ceilings, sash windows and ornate feature fireplaces. 2 beds, bath, recep, kitchen. £250,000 Knight Frank 01225-325999.

Hideaway, Brompton by Sawdon, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. A doublefronted village house with beamed ceilings, coal-effect gas fires with period-style surrounds, a modern kitchen and established gardens with a garage. 2 beds, bath, 2 receps. £225,000 Peter Illingworth 01751- 475557.

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Scarasta, Dornie, Kyle, Ross-shire. A refurbished, detached house in a lochside location with views of the Cuillin Mountains. The house retains its original flooring, period fireplaces and has an Aga in the kitchen. 3 beds, bath, office, 2 receps, garden, 0.75 acres. £245,000+ Strutt & Parker 01463-719171.

The Little Cottage, Churchill, Oxfordshire. A classic Cotswold stone house set in a row of terraced cottages. The house has a Cotswold stone tiled roof, exposed beams and timbers and the original inglenook fireplace. Bed, bath, 2 receps, small cottage garden. £250,000 Butler Sherborn 01451-830731.

The Old School, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, Suffolk. A 19th-century cottage with a front garden and walled courtyard to the rear. It has exposed ceiling beams, open fireplaces and a south-facing summer house. 2 beds, bath, 2 receps, parking. £275,000 Savills 01473-234800. property on the market

Ty Mawr, Carno, Caersws, Powys. A 16th-century village house in need of renovation. It has exposed ceiling beams, open fireplaces with woodburning stoves and wood staircases. It comes with a stone barn with potential for conversion subject to planning permission. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps. £250,000 Strutt & Parker 01743-284200.

Villa Lustica, Lustica Peninsula, Montenegro. A new development of two semi-detached villas built in a traditional style with stone faade, French windows and landscaped gardens. The villas have views over Boka Kotorska Bay. 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, terrace, swimming pool. £240,000 www.villalustica.com 07890- 890432.

Yr Helfa, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. A former farmhouse situated at the foot of Moel Gynghorion in Snowdonia National Park. It is selfsufficient, with a private water supply, solar panels, wind turbine, wood-chip boiler and multi-fuel stove. 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps. £245,000 Carter Jonas 01248-360410.