Properties for around £500,000

From a renovated former chapel in Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire, to a one-bed flat in Clapham, London.

Gelli Gatti, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire. An 1870s, Grade II-listed country house. It has fireplaces with wood-burning and multi-fuel stoves and a kitchen with an oil-fired Rayburn. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps. Option to buy nearby stone barns with planning for eight holiday lets. £450,000 Savills 02920-368930.

Hawkchurch, Axminster, Devon. One one-bed and one two-bed detached thatched cottages with scope for combining into one house, subject to planning permission. The 2.6 acres of land includes a barn, summerhouse, paddock, stables and field shelter. £500,000 Palmer Snell 01297-443556.

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Sunny Beck Cottage, Nibthwaite, near Coniston, Cumbria. A cottage close to Coniston Water, with landscaped gardens that lead down to the banks of the River Crake. 3 beds, bath, recep, kitchen/dining room, garage/barn, fishing rights. £495,000 Carter Jonas 01539-722592.

Cassenvey, Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway. A renovated farmhouse with beamed ceilings, an open fireplace with wood-burning stove and an outbuilding used as a games room. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, kitchen, garden, 4 acres. £495,000+ Knight Frank 0131-222 9600.

Prospect Place, Camden, Bath. This mid-terraced Georgian cottage has been modernised by the current owners. It has large sash windows, a feature fireplace, wood floors and the garden has views over Bath. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen. £495,000 Knight Frank 01225-325999.

Coachman Cottage, Iping, Midhurst, West Sussex. A cottage with impressive gardens, including a vegetable patch and summerhouse. The cottage has open fireplaces, beamed ceilings and a conservatory. 2 beds, dressing room/bed 3, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, greenhouse. £500,000 King & Chasemore 01730-812456.

Clitheroe Road, Clapham, London SW9. A 1-bed flat with high ceilings, ornate fireplaces, sash windows, wood floors and moulded ceiling cornicings. Bed, bath, recep, kitchen, tanked basement with store. £499,950 Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward 020-3280 3514.

The Old Chapel, The Highway, Great Staughton, Cambridgeshire. This renovated former chapel has slate-tiled floors with underfloor heating, a home cinema system, a feature spiral staircase and the original wood-vaulted ceilings. 3 beds, 3 baths, large recep, dining kitchen, office, courtyard garden. £495,000 Peter Lane & Partners 01480-860400.