8 of the best houses for sale for around £500,000

House for sale: The Old Manor, Rowington, Warwick, Warwickshire

Burrow Farm, Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon. A newly refurbished cottage with beamed ceilings, exposed stonework, an open fire, and newly fitted kitchen and bathroom. The garden includes a raised seating area and a mature cottage garden. 2 beds, bath, open-plan dining kitchen/living area, parking. £500,000+ Knight Frank 01392-423111.

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By Natasha Langan

published 20 July 2025

in Features

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Ploumilliau, Cotes d’Armor, Brittany, France.

A renovated period house with two stone dwellings in a large park close to local beaches. It has eight bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across three dwellings, with exposed stone walls and period fireplaces. Workshop, garage, gardens, 1.72 acres.

Price: £500,000 Hamptons International 020-3918 9635.

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Burrow Farm, Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon.

A newly refurbished cottage with beamed ceilings, exposed stonework, an open fire, and a newly fitted kitchen and bathroom. The garden includes a raised seating area and a mature cottage garden. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, open-plan dining kitchen/living area, parking.

Price: £500,000+ Knight Frank 01392-423111.

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Cliff Hill, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

An 1850s, Grade II-listed house with a viewing tower that affords panoramic views over the harbour. It has wood floors, elegant reception rooms with period fireplaces and a well-equipped kitchen leading onto the garden. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, garden room, lookout room, 2-storey separate accommodation,

Price: £550,000 Sowerbys 01603-761441.

Cliff Hill, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

An 1850s, Grade II-listed house with a viewing tower that affords panoramic views over the harbour. It has wood floors, elegant reception rooms with period fireplaces and a well-equipped kitchen leading onto the garden. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, garden room, lookout room, 2-storey separate accommodation,

Price: £550,000 Sowerbys 01603-761441.

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Gloucester Circus, Greenwich, London SE10.

A bright, one-bedroom apartment close to Greenwich Park and situated in a Grade II-listed, converted Georgian property in a crescent with a garden square, with access to the private residents’ gardens. The flat has wood floors, a period fireplace and floor-to-ceiling French doors leading onto a balcony. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 reception, kitchen.

Price: £500,000 Dexters 020-8815 2215.

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Greystead Cottage, Tarset, Northumberland.

A renovated, Grade II-listed house that dates from 1818. It is situated in the grounds of a former rectory and was once the stables and accommodation for the rectory’s coachman. It has period fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a bespoke kitchen with a range cooker and built-in appliances. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen, walled garden, grounds, outbuilding.

Price: £550,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

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Seagull House, Whitby, North Yorkshire.

A renovated, period house in an elevated position on Cliff Street with views across the harbour to Whitby Abbey. It retains its beamed ceilings and has exposed brickwork, a newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms, a wood-burning stove and a raised front terrace. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception,

Price: £500,000 Savills, 07816-372002.

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Ewe Hill, West Farndale, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.

A Grade II-listed cottage in an outstanding position in the North York Moors National Park. It is now in need of some modernisation and has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, the original cast-iron range, and a country kitchen with an Aga. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, wood store, stone outbuildings, parking, gardens, vegetable garden, 0.27 acres.

Price: £500,000 Peter Illingworth 01751-431107.

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The Old Manor, Rowington, Warwick, Warwickshire.

This Grade II-listed house is now in need of restoration. It is set in large gardens with views across the surrounding countryside and has leaded-light windows, exposed timber wall and ceiling beams, brick flooring, a two-chamber vaulted brick cellar and original inglenook fireplaces. 5 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen, cellar, greenhouse, garage/workshop, gardens.

Price: £350,000 Knight Frank 0203-540 2448.

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Natasha read politics at Sussex University. She then spent a decade in social care, before completing a postgraduate course in Health Promotion at Brighton University. She went on to be a freelance health researcher and sexual health trainer for both the local council and Terrence Higgins Trust.

In 2000 Natasha began working as a freelance journalist for both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail; then as a freelance writer for MoneyWeek magazine when it was first set up, writing the property pages and the “Spending It” section. She eventually rose to become the magazine’s picture editor, although she continues to write the property pages and the occasional travel article.