Properties for around £400,000

published 13 November 2015

From an eco-house with solar panels in the Scottish Borders to a Grade II-listed cottage currently run as a B&B in Shropshire.

Brae Cottage, Blacklee Brae, Bonchester Bridge, Scottish Borders. An "eco-house" with triple glazing, solar thermal panels and heat recovery and eco-drainage systems. It has oak floors and a Norway-spruce staircase. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, kitchen with Aga, outbuildings, paddock, 1.5 acres. £410,000 Knight Frank 01578-722814.

East Barton, North Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house in a village overlooking the River Ottery Valley. It has a large inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a garden bordered by a cob wall. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen. £435,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01872-261160.

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Grange Corner House, Scots Gap, Morpeth, Northumberland. A stone-built 1840s house in a rural village with gardens backing onto conservation woodland. It has period fireplaces and a large kitchen with slate floors and an inglenook fireplace. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, stone outbuildings, greenhouse. £395,000+ Strutt & Parker 01670-516123.

Lowestoft Drive, Cressington Heath, Liverpool. A family house in a popular area with good transport links to the city. It has a feature fireplace, a modern open-plan kitchen and living area and French doors leading onto the garden. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps. £380,000 Abode 0151-601 3003.

768-North-Kingstown — North Kingstown, Rhode Island, US. A house with wood floors, open fireplaces and a porch overlooking the garden. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, tower room, swimming pool, 1.9 acres. £424,000 Lila Delman +1 401 447 3062.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island, US. A house with wood floors, open fireplaces and a porch overlooking the garden. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, tower room, swimming pool, 1.9 acres. £424,000 Lila Delman +1 401 447 3062.

768-Sedlescombe-Road — Sedlescombe Road, London SW6. A basement apartment close to London's Earls Court and Fulham Broadway with its own private entrance and a small patio area. 1 bed, bath, open-plan recep/kitchen. £450,000 Faron Sutaria 020-7731 1487.

Sedlescombe Road, London SW6. A basement apartment close to London's Earls Court and Fulham Broadway with its own private entrance and a small patio area. 1 bed, bath, open-plan recep/kitchen. £450,000 Faron Sutaria 020-7731 1487.

41 South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire. A Grade II-listed, double-fronted, 18th-century house in a conservation area. It is currently used as a dental surgery, but has planning permission to be turned back into a 5-bed house with potential for 3 baths, 3 receps and a kitchen. It has a walled garden to the rear. £425,000 Savills 01295-228010.

The Green, Clunton, Shropshire. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century cottage, currently run as a B&B. It has exposed beams, inglenook fireplaces with the original bread ovens and cottage gardens. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen. £389,000 Strutt & Parker 01584-873711.