High Burch, Upper Bush, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent. A Grade II-listed detached house in a small hamlet. It has exposed oak beams, large inglenook fireplaces, oak staircases and a large garden. 5 beds, 2 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen. £800,000. Freeman Forman 01892-615757.
Hilltop House, Starbotton, North Yorkshire. A Grade II-listed farmhouse upgraded in 2005 and currently run as a B&B with an annual income of around £20,000. It has exposed beams and open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves. 4 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps, 2-bed annexe, 14 acres of grazing land. £750,000 Hunters 01756-700544.
Hunting Stile North, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria. A Victorian country house with views over Grasmere and Helm Crag. It has a fireplace with a wood-burning stove, further period fireplaces, and a refurbished kitchen. 3 beds, bath, recep hall, 2 receps, lakeside gardens, 2 acres. £795,000 Carter Jonas 01539-722592.
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Salcott Road, London SW11. A refurbished garden flat in a semi-detached property close to Wandsworth Common and the popular area of shops and restaurants on Northcote Road. 2 beds, 2 baths, open-plan living room and kitchen, conservatory. £797,500 Marsh & Parsons 020-7228 9292.
Smith Hay, Christow, Dartmoor National Park. A late 16th-century, Grade II-listed village house on the eastern edge of the National Park. It has granite fireplaces, a wood-burning stove and exposed ceiling timbers. 4 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, pond, landscaped gardens 1.25 acres. £840,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01392-214222.
The Estate House, Chillingham, Alnwick, Northumberland. A Grade II-listed house with views across the Northumberland countryside. It has Flemish brick fireplaces and 17th-century oak panelling from Chillingham Castle. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, 1-bed flat, gardens, 3.8 acres. £835,000 Smiths Gore 01289-333030.
The Old Manor House, Nottingham. A 1660s Grade II-listed house in a conservation area with a private gated entrance and inner courtyard. It has exposed ceiling beams, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a barn. 6 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps, 2 offices, sauna, 0.5 acres. £795,000 Savills 0115-934 8020.
Town Farm Cottage, Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk. A family house renovated in a New England style with a self-contained one-bed holiday cottage with its own private garden. It has oak floors, an open-plan living area and wood-burning stoves. 4 beds, 3 baths, breakfast kitchen, garden. £800,000 Strutt & Parker 01473-214841.
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