This week: properties for around £400,000 from a Japanese-style house in Hayle, Cornwall, to a Grade II-listed thatched cottage in Somerset.
Old Cleeve, Minehead, Somerset. A Grade II-listed, thatched cottage with gardens overlooking the church. The cottage has beamed ceilings, an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a garden annexe converted into a self-contained apartment. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, 0.4 acres. £400,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01823-325144.
Limoges, Limousin, France. A Basque-style property in enclosed gardens close to a local village. The property requires some refurbishment. It has beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. 15 main rooms, including 7 bedrooms, a gym, outbuildings, heated pool and gardens, 2 acres. £386,400 Groupe Mercure +33 (0) 666 792653.
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The Pole House, Angarrack, Hayle, Cornwall. A Japanese-style house set in oriental-style gardens. The main living area has a wood-burning stove, 3 beds, 2 baths, open-plan living room, recep/bed 4, gardens with a wooden bridge. £400,000 Savills 01872-243200.
Middle Gelt House,How Mill, Brampton, Cumbria. A Grade II-listed, detached house with a separate coach house converted into one-bed apartment. The house has exposed beams, an open fireplace and a country kitchen with an Aga.4 beds, bath, 2 receps, cellar. £379,000 Hayward Tod 01228-810300.
Stone Lea, Greatworth, Northamptonshire.A 16th-century stone cottage with beamed ceilings, stone floors and open fireplaces. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, cellar, covered paved area. £425,000 Savills 01295-228000.
Home Farm Barns, East Charleton, Kingsbridge, Devon. A barn conversion just outside Kingsbridge. It has beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, a wood-burning stove, a country kitchen witha range cooker and mature gardens.4 beds, 2 baths, recep. £400,000 Marchand Petit 01548-857588.
Stroud Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire. A renovated, early 19th-century Cotswold stone townhouse. It has open fireplaces, one with a wood-burning stove, a newly
fitted bathroom and kitchen, and a garden with a gazebo.3 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen. £375,000 Murrays 01452-814655.
The Flatt, Midlem, Selkirkshire. An18th-century housethat has been extended to incorporate its stone outbuildings. It has exposed stonework, beamed ceilings, an open fireplace with period tiled surrounds and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, courtyard, garden. £425,000 Knight Frank 01578-722814.
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