Properties for sale for around £600,000

The Forge, Heytesbury, Warminster, Wiltshire. This 1860s house is set in walled gardens and was originally part of Heytesbury House, once home to Siegfried Sassoon. It has an open fireplace, a top floor bedroom with criss-cross beams and mature gardens. 2 beds, bath, open-plan kitchen/living area, 0.41 acres. £595,000 Knight Frank 01225-325999.

The Olde Mill House, Newfield, Minsteracres, Northumberland. A Grade II-listed barn conversion with a large garden, a vegetable garden and a paddock. It has beamed ceilings, wood panelling, a wood-burning stove and a country kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, 1.2 acres. £585,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.

Ysgubor Degwm, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd. A stone-built barn conversion with views over the surrounding countryside. It has a vaulted sitting room with a minstrels’ gallery and a contemporary wood-burning stove, and the gardens include a tennis court and a heated swimming pool with a retractable cover. 5 beds, 4 baths, open-plan living area, recep, kitchen, annexe, garage/workshop, 2.7 acres. £595,000 Savills 01625-417450.

Dutch Cottage, Clunbury, Craven Arms, Shropshire. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century, thatched cottage with attractive gardens close to the village church in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, office, conservatory, garage, workshop, gardens. £575,000 Strutt & Parker 01584-873711.

Dove Cote, Sherford, Kingsbridge, Devon. A recently constructed, timber-clad house finished to a high standard in a peaceful location with views over its own gardens and an unspoilt valley. It has ramped disabled access, a ground floor, accessible bathroom and a large decked and covered verandah overlooking the valley. Planning permission has also been granted to build a garage. 3 beds, 2 baths, open-plan kitchen/living area. £550,000 Marchand Petit 01548-857588.

Little Grange, Naughton, Suffolk. A sympathetically extended 1750s house overlooking the village green. It has leaded light windows, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and French doors in the living room leading onto a patio. 4 beds, 3 baths, study, 2 receps, garden. £600,000 Winkworth 01787-326740.

Manor Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. A contemporary, detached house built in 2002 from local stone and slate in a secluded setting within the tree-lined grounds of the four-star Alverton Manor Hotel, close to the centre of Truro. The house has oak floors and a living room with an open fireplace and French doors leading onto the private garden. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, kitchen, garage, front and rear gardens. £600,000+ Savills 01872-243200.

The Silk Mill, High Street, Blockley, Gloucestershire. This Grade II-listed, semi-detached house forms part of a larger property that has been converted into four houses. It has a private garden overlooking the village, a court- yard and a decked seating area. The interiors have beamed ceilings, wood floors, open fireplaces, a wood-burning stove and a modern fitted kitchen. 3 beds, bath, recep, study, dining kitchen, garden room, garage. £600,000 Hayman-Joyce 01608-651188.