This week: properties for around £1m from a converted Victorian station house in West Yorkshire to a studio apartment in an Edwardian terrace in Kensington.
Topcroft Hall, Bungay, Suffolk. A Grade II-listed, 15th-century country house. The custom-built oak kitchen has an Aga oven and an Amdega conservatory overlooking the landscaped gardens. 6 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, study, outbuildings, parkland, 5.7 acres. £1.05m Strutt & Parker 01603-617431.
Titford Hold, Awliscombe, Honiton, Devon. A 17th-centuryhouse set in large gardens on the Rivers Tit and Wolf. The house has beamed ceilings, an inglenook fireplace, and French doors leading onto the gardens. 5 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, atrium, paddock, 2.3 acres. £1m OnTheMarket.com01404-228966.
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Station House, Arthington, West Yorkshire. A converted Victorian station house with original Victorian features and contemporary extensions. The living room/kitchen area has floor-to-ceiling sliding windows and multi-fuel stoves. 5 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, study, landscaped gardens, 1.7 acres. £1m+ Knight Frank 01423-530088.
Minsterley Hall, Minsterley, Shropshire. A 1580s, Grade II-listed, timber-framed house with oak floors, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, panelled rooms, exposed beams and two oak staircases. 5 beds, 4 baths, recep hall, 4 receps, second floor with potential for further bedrooms, walled gardens, paddock, 3.4 acres. £1m Savills 01952-239500.
Knights in the Hole, Goudhurst, Kent. A Grade II-listed cottage in a rural location surrounded by landscaped gardens with ponds and woodland. The cottage has wood floors, beamed ceilings and a detached 1-bed annexe. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, two stable blocks, 11.7 acres. £995,000 Lambert & Foster 01580-712888.
Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8. A first-floor studio apartment in a terrace development of 27 flats set behind an Edwardian faade. It has under-floor heating, a bespoke kitchen and video entry. Studio room with kitchenette, separate bathroom, lift, 51.1 sq m. £995,000 Knight Frank 020-7938 4311.
Barton Hartshorn, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century farmhouse set in landscaped gardens with a cottage that would make an ideal rental property. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, detached 1-bed annexe, two studios, 0.5 acres. £1.1m Savills 01295-228000.
Barley Bank, Tatham, Lancaster. An 18th-century farmhouse with a range of outbuildings set around a courtyard. The landscaped gardens include vegetable plots and woodland areas. The house has flagstone floors, beamed ceilings, wood panelling and open fireplaces with log-burning stoves. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, library, 2-bed cottage, two-storey granary with office, stables, 20 acres. £1m Fine & Country 01524-380560.
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