Properties for around £500,000

From a contemporary house built by a Canadian sculptor in Nova Scotia to an 18th-century cottage in Helston, Cornwall.

776-Abbey-St-Carlisle

Abbey Street, Carlisle, Cumbria. A restored Georgian townhouse dating from 1790 with a self-contained one-bed coach house conversion just a few steps from the historic Cathedral Close. Original features include sash windows with vertical sliding shutters, fireplaces, and timber and tiled floors. 3 beds, bath, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, 2 attic bedrooms, cellar, walled courtyard, parking. £425,000 Hayward Tod 01228-810300.

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