Properties for around £500,000
From a 17th-century farmhouse with five acres and paddocks in Scotland to a one-bedroom groundfloor flat in London’s Shepherd’s Bush.
Croome House, Painswick, Gloucestershire. A Grade II-listed house with an ornate Cotswold limestone frontage with triangular pediments and highlighted quoins. It has a panelled reception room with a fireplace and a bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, cellar, courtyard garden. £490,000 Savills 01242-548000.
The Orangery, Oxton House, Kenton, Devon. This house was built in 1986 to a classical design and is set in the parklands of a listed mansion. It has a small private garden and terrace. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, double garage, communal gardens and grounds. £495,000 Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
Harbour Watch, The Warren, Polperro, Cornwall. This cliff-side house is situated above Polperro harbour and commands views of Eddystone lighthouse and the south Cornish coastline. 3 beds, bath, recep, kitchen/dining room, front verandah, side terraced garden. £495,000 Knight Frank 01392-423111.
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Hartwoodmyres, Selkirk, Scotland. This 17th-century farmhouse has far-reaching views over the Ettrick Valley. It has recently been extended and has a separate guest wing and period outbuildings with planning permission to convert into further accommodation. 4 beds, bath, 2 receps, 2 beds, stables, gardens, woods, paddock, 5.6 acres. £495,000+ Smiths Gore 01289-333030.
Mill House, Swanton Abbott, Norfolk. This 1840s house has wood and tiled floors, open fireplaces and large grounds that include a cottage garden and stable block. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, grazing land/paddocks, 4.3 acres. £515,000+ Savills 01603-229229.
Post Office Cottage, Langton, Malton, Yorkshire. A former post office in a Wolds village near Malton. It overlooks the village green and retains its original post box. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces and a country kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, outbuildings, gardens. £499,995 Carter Jonas 01904-558200.
Quercy, Lot, southwest France. A restored, 19th-century house in a rural location with a pigeonnier and landscaped gardens and grounds. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, stone floors and a conservatory leading into the garden. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, covered terraces, stone barn, pool, 3 acres. €595,000 Winkworth 020-7870 7181.
The Orangery, Oxton House, Kenton, Devon. This house was built in 1986 to a classical design and is set in the parklands of a listed mansion. It has a small private garden and terrace. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, double garage, communal gardens and grounds. £495,000 Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
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