This week: properties for around £1m from an 1880s Victorian townhouse in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, to an apartment close to London's popular Borough Market
Dess House, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. A traditional property on Royal Deeside set in 30 acres of grounds. It has grand reception rooms with elaborate fireplaces and a formal dining room. 5 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, viewing tower, 2-bed flat. £1.05m+ Savills 01224-971110.
Devon House, London SE1. A warehouse apartment in a cobbled courtyard just off Borough High Street, close to the popular food market. It retains its exposed brickwork, cast-iron window frames and beamed ceilings. 2 beds, bath, open-plan kitchen/reception. £950,000 Cluttons 020-7407 3669.
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Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire. This renovated, Grade II-listed house was originally the village hall and parts date from the 13th and 16th centuries. It is situated in a popular village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and combines modern touches with original features, such as bressumer beams, a large Inglenook fireplace and a 16th-century Peacock wall etching. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, Victorian outbuildings, gardens. £975,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
London Road, Mitcham CR4. A renovated, Grade II-listed Georgian house with views over National Trust Land and the River Wandle. It has exposed timbers and brickwork, a large fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a bespoke handmade kitchen with a central island that leads onto the dining room, which looks out over the river. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, riverside deck, parking. £950,000 Winkworth 020-8767 5221.
Pincot House, Stroud, Gloucestershire. A house believed to be converted from an 18th-century barn. It has a faade that retains its former pigeon holes, with ball finials on the dormer windows and gable ends, and looks out towards Pitchcombe and its 14th-century village church. It has beamed ceilings and open fireplaces. 4 beds, bath, 2 receps, two barns, paddock, 1.5 acres. £1m Strutt & Parker 01285-627684.
Rufforth Manor, Rufforth, York. A restored house off a private road in a village just five miles from York. It has period fireplaces, a newly fitted bathroom and kitchen, and the hall retains its original decorative floor tiles. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, gardens. £975,000 Carter Jonas 01904-558200.
Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. A converted, 16th-century barn with double-height vaulted and beamed ceilings, large fireplaces and a bespoke kitchen with granite worktops. It has a large terrace with a heated swimming pool surrounded by gardens and post and rail paddocks. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, galleried study, dining kitchen, 1-bed annexe, 5 acres. £995,000 Hunters 01525-300899.
West Croft, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. This 1880s Victorian town house is just a short walk from the town centre and has large, south-facing walled gardens. It retains a number of its Arts & Crafts features, including oak floors and wood panelling. It has open fireplaces and a covered porch overlooking the garden. 5 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, study, cellar, double garage. £945,000 Hayman-Joyce 01608-651188.
