Properties for around £500,000
From a 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in Saffron Walden to a mid-18th-century cottage beside a river in Woodford, Wiltshire.
The Cross Cottage, Middle Woodford, Wiltshire. A renovated, mid-18th-century, Grade II-listed cottage with views over a river and adjoining farmland. It has beamed ceilings, an inglenook fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a kitchen that leads onto an attractive garden room. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, detached garage, garden. £535,000 Myddelton & Major 01722-337575.
The Court, High Street, Badsey, Worcestershire. A Grade II-listed, 1690s house with oak floors, panelled walls, a wood-burning stove and a kitchen with bi-folding glass doors leading onto a courtyard. 4 beds, bath, 2 receps, south-west-facing garden. £535,000+ Fine & Country 01926-455950.
Sealladh a Glinne, Balquhidder, Perthshire. A contemporary house set in large grounds with river frontage. It has oak-beamed ceilings, a wood-burning stove and a large kitchen with a Rangemaster stove. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, 5.3 acres. £495,000+ Bell Ingram 01738-621121.
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Millers House, Asygarth, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. A detached stone house close to Asygarth Falls. It has exposed beams and a range of outbuildings that include a home office. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, workshop, landscaped gardens. £475,000 Knight Frank 01423-530088.
Manor Farm Cottages, Netherswell, Gloucestershire. This Grade II-listed house dates from 1902. It has stone-mullioned, leaded-light windows, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, and gardens with a parking area leading onto a gated paddock. 2 beds, 2 baths, recep, kitchen, orchard, 1 acre. £495,000. Paddock £35,000. Knight Frank 01451-600610.
Church Path, London W4. A garden flat in a terraced house close to Chiswick Park underground station. It has a modern kitchen with glass doors leading onto a south-west-facing garden. 1 bed, shower room, recep. £550,000 Savills 020-8987 5550.
Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex. A renovated, 17th-century, Grade II-listed house close to the market square with views of the church. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, an open fireplace and a cottage garden. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen. £425,000 Tucker Gardner 01799-731024.
British School House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. This 1840s property has an attractive stone faade with stone pillars flanking the door. It has exposed roof trusses, a double-height drawing room with a mezzanine and a spiral staircases. 2 beds, bath, recep, garden, parking. £500,000 Strutt & Parker 01608-650502.
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