The best houses for sale for around £500,000 – from a navigable 1920s Dutch barge on a marina in Isleworth, London, to a basement apartment in Clifton, Bristol
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A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church pews. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory, greenhouse, gardens, 8.3 acres.
The Court House, Wolverley Village, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
A refurbished, Grade II-listed house with a Gothic-style frontage. It has leaded-light windows, stained-glass, a fitted kitchen, and a sitting room with a grand fireplace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, dressing room/bedroom 3, reception rooms, balcony.
The Court House, Wolverley Village, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
A refurbished, Grade II-listed house with a Gothic-style frontage. It has leaded-light windows, stained-glass, a fitted kitchen, and a sitting room with a grand fireplace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, dressing room/bedroom 3, reception rooms, balcony.
The Court House, Wolverley Village, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
A refurbished, Grade II-listed house with a Gothic-style frontage. It has leaded-light windows, stained-glass, a fitted kitchen, and a sitting room with a grand fireplace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, dressing room/bedroom 3, reception rooms, balcony.
A period, four-bedroom terraced cottage in the centre of a popular village. The cottage has a newly installed air-source heat pump and solar panels and retains its sash windows and period fireplaces. It has a tiled hall, a drawing room with a large bay window, and a garden with a paved terrace and mature trees. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, boot room.
A period, four-bedroom terraced cottage in the centre of a popular village. The cottage has a newly installed air-source heat pump and solar panels and retains its sash windows and period fireplaces. It has a tiled hall, a drawing room with a large bay window, and a garden with a paved terrace and mature trees. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, boot room.
A period, four-bedroom terraced cottage in the centre of a popular village. The cottage has a newly installed air-source heat pump and solar panels and retains its sash windows and period fireplaces. It has a tiled hall, a drawing room with a large bay window, and a garden with a paved terrace and mature trees. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, boot room.
A period, four-bedroom terraced cottage in the centre of a popular village. The cottage has a newly installed air-source heat pump and solar panels and retains its sash windows and period fireplaces. It has a tiled hall, a drawing room with a large bay window, and a garden with a paved terrace and mature trees. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, boot room.
A period, four-bedroom terraced cottage in the centre of a popular village. The cottage has a newly installed air-source heat pump and solar panels and retains its sash windows and period fireplaces. It has a tiled hall, a drawing room with a large bay window, and a garden with a paved terrace and mature trees. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, boot room.
A refurbished basement flat in a Georgian house. It has terracotta and oak floors, a newly fitted shower room and breakfast kitchen, a sitting room overlooking a private courtyard area and a vaulted reception room with French doors leading onto 1.5 acres of south-facing communal gardens. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 courtyards, patio,
A refurbished basement flat in a Georgian house. It has terracotta and oak floors, a newly fitted shower room and breakfast kitchen, a sitting room overlooking a private courtyard area and a vaulted reception room with French doors leading onto 1.5 acres of south-facing communal gardens. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 courtyards, patio,
A refurbished basement flat in a Georgian house. It has terracotta and oak floors, a newly fitted shower room and breakfast kitchen, a sitting room overlooking a private courtyard area and a vaulted reception room with French doors leading onto 1.5 acres of south-facing communal gardens. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 courtyards, patio,
A refurbished basement flat in a Georgian house. It has terracotta and oak floors, a newly fitted shower room and breakfast kitchen, a sitting room overlooking a private courtyard area and a vaulted reception room with French doors leading onto 1.5 acres of south-facing communal gardens. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 courtyards, patio,
A refurbished basement flat in a Georgian house. It has terracotta and oak floors, a newly fitted shower room and breakfast kitchen, a sitting room overlooking a private courtyard area and a vaulted reception room with French doors leading onto 1.5 acres of south-facing communal gardens. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 courtyards, patio,
(Image credit: Newport, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire.)
Newport, Barton-Upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire.
A large, Grade II-listed Queen Anne house with five bedrooms and three attic rooms, set in mature gardens in the centre of a market town. The house is now in need of modernisation. It retains its original sash windows and shutters, ornately moulded ceilings and period fireplace, and has a fitted kitchen and a conservatory. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, attics, garage, gardens.
A large, Grade II-listed Queen Anne house with five bedrooms and three attic rooms, set in mature gardens in the centre of a market town. The house is now in need of modernisation. It retains its original sash windows and shutters, ornately moulded ceilings and period fireplace, and has a fitted kitchen and a conservatory. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, attics, garage, gardens.
A refurbished cottage in the countryside, close to a village. It has beamed ceilings, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room with French doors that open onto the garden. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, decked seating area.
A refurbished cottage in the countryside, close to a village. It has beamed ceilings, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room with French doors that open onto the garden. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, decked seating area.
A refurbished cottage in the countryside, close to a village. It has beamed ceilings, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room with French doors that open onto the garden. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, decked seating area.
A refurbished cottage in the countryside, close to a village. It has beamed ceilings, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room with French doors that open onto the garden. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, decked seating area.
A refurbished cottage in the countryside, close to a village. It has beamed ceilings, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room with French doors that open onto the garden. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, decked seating area.
A renovated cottage in the coastal town of Newport situated close to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, with sea views from the rear garden and first floor. It has beamed ceilings, a feature stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove, a country kitchen with an Aga and French doors leading onto a dining terrace. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, study, garage, summerhouse, garden.
A renovated cottage in the coastal town of Newport situated close to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, with sea views from the rear garden and first floor. It has beamed ceilings, a feature stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove, a country kitchen with an Aga and French doors leading onto a dining terrace. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, study, garage, summerhouse, garden.
Eendracht, Thistleworth Marine, Isleworth, London TW7.
A converted, navigable 1923 Dutch barge with a highly sought after residential mooring on a marina on the River Thames that is owned by its residents, with the buyer becoming a shareholder. It has a small bedroom and shower room, a large open-plan living area with a fitted kitchen, a traditional wheelhouse and a generous top deck. Residential mooring and maintenance fees £250 per month.
Eendracht, Thistleworth Marine, Isleworth, London TW7.
A converted, navigable 1923 Dutch barge with a highly sought after residential mooring on a marina on the River Thames that is owned by its residents, with the buyer becoming a shareholder. It has a small bedroom and shower room, a large open-plan living area with a fitted kitchen, a traditional wheelhouse and a generous top deck. Residential mooring and maintenance fees £250 per month.
Eendracht, Thistleworth Marine, Isleworth, London TW7.
A converted, navigable 1923 Dutch barge with a highly sought after residential mooring on a marina on the River Thames that is owned by its residents, with the buyer becoming a shareholder. It has a small bedroom and shower room, a large open-plan living area with a fitted kitchen, a traditional wheelhouse and a generous top deck. Residential mooring and maintenance fees £250 per month.
Eendracht, Thistleworth Marine, Isleworth, London TW7.
A converted, navigable 1923 Dutch barge with a highly sought after residential mooring on a marina on the River Thames that is owned by its residents, with the buyer becoming a shareholder. It has a small bedroom and shower room, a large open-plan living area with a fitted kitchen, a traditional wheelhouse and a generous top deck. Residential mooring and maintenance fees £250 per month.
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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.
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