Blackheath Grove, London SE3. A top-floor flat in a Victorian semi-detached villa minutes from Blackheath Station. It has a newly fitted kitchen and access to communal gardens. Bed, bath, open-plan recep/kitchen, study area. £400,000 (share of freehold) Cluttons 020-7647 7820.
Brynglas Gardens, Newport, Wales. A Grade II-listed property with panoramic views of the Usk Valley. It has leaded-light arched windows, wood floors, a period fireplace and terraced gardens sloping down towards the River Usk. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen, conservatory, 0.3 acres. £395,000 Savills 02920-368930.
Piccadilly, Guiting Power, Gloucestershire. A Cotswold cottage in a popular village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has exposed beams, flagstone floors and a large open fireplace with a wood-burning stove. 2 beds, 2 baths, recep, study, breakfast kitchen, patio, gardens. £400,000 Knight Frank 01451-600610.
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Prior Rigg, Hethersgill, Cumbria. A restored, 18th-century, Grade II-listed farmhouse with an adjoining two-bed cottage and outbuildings. It has exposed ceiling beams, open fireplaces and a sitting room with a minstrels' gallery. 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, workshop, barn, 2.9 acres. £395,000 Smiths Gore 01228-546400.
19th-century house, Lot, France. A 19th-century house with pigeonnier and stone outbuildings. It has tiled floors, an open fireplace, beamed ceilings and a dining room that leads onto a new conservatory. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, stone barn, swimming pool, pool house, 3 acres. £424,000 (€595,000) Winkworth 020-7870 7181.
The Mill House, Heasley Mill, South Molton, Devon. A refurbished 19th-century mill house in a village in Exmoor National Park. It has wood floors, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, arched windows and a country-style kitchen with an Aga. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps. £395,000 Savills 01392-455755.
The Yews, Eggborough, North Yorkshire. A renovated 1850s house in a popular village. It has period fireplaces and a contemporary kitchen. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, garage, workshop, gardens. £399,950 Hunters 01757-210884.
Tots Cottage, Castletownshend, Cork, Ireland. From the front, Tots Cottage looks like an unassuming small Georgian townhouse, but behind the faade lies a modernist extension with views of the sea. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, gallery, garden. £427,500 (€600,000) Charles McCarthy +353 28 21533.
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