From a one-bedroom penthouse apartment in London's Saint Katherine Docks to a Georgian townhouse in Chester.
Ashmore House, Norton, near Evesham, Worcestershire. An 18th-century country house with Victorian additions surrounded by gardens laid out in a series of rooms. The house has a tiled entrance hall, period fireplaces and a large country kitchen. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, attic, outbuildings, paddock. 2.4 acres. £1m Savills 01451-832832.
Highfield House, Tintern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. A country house set on wooded slopes above Tintern in the Wye Valley. The house has arched stained-glass windows, a bespoke oak staircase, a stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a large kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, study, leisure suite/office complex, open-plan studio, coach house with workshop, greenhouse, gardens,3.5 acres. £995,000 Roscoe Rogers Knight 01600-772929.
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Ivory House, St Katharine Docks, London E1W. A one-bedroom penthouse apartment in the renovated St Katharine Docks, close to the Tower of London. The apartment has exposed brickwork, arched windows and tiled floors. Bed with walk-in wardrobe, bath, recep with dining area and terrace, study with roof terrace, parking, leasehold. 75 sq m.£1m Knight Frank 020-7480 6848.
Ivy House, Christleton, Chester. A Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse opposite the church in a popular village. The house retains a number of original features, including the staircase, shuttered sash windows and period fireplaces. It has French doors leading onto the garden. 5 beds, 3 baths,
4 receps, study, workshop. £995,000Strutt & Parker 01244-354880.
La Roche, Send, Woking, Surrey. A split-level contemporary house in a semi-rural location with views across open countryside. The galleried main reception room has a full-width balcony with sliding doors. 5 beds, 2 baths, open-plan living room, study, conservatory, gardens. £1m Carson & Co 01483-773101.
Orchard House,Bridge of Allan, Stirling. A large Victorian house set in gardens that back onto open countryside. It has a grand entrance hall with period tiled flooring,period fireplaces, awood-burning stove anda modern fitted kitchen.5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps,0.8 acres. £950,000Savills 0131-247 3720.
Slack Foot, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria. An 18th-century house in the village conservation area with views towards Lake Windermere and the surrounding fells. The house has beamed ceilings, large fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and oak panelling. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps. £925,000 OnTheMarket.com 01539-291941.
Tudor House, Clanfield, Oxfordshire. A Cotswold stone house with landscaped gardens that include Elizabethan-style box hedging and an open-sided summerhouse. The house has stone-mullioned windows, exposed ceiling timbers and stonework, and inglenook fireplaces. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, library, cinema in attic room, double garage. £1.095m Butler Sherborn 01993-822325.
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