8 of the best houses for sale for around £500,000
The best houses for sale for around £500,000 – from a listed cottage overlooking Cornwall's St Mawes harbour to a flat in a Bethnal Green bath house.
Sky House, Upper Ardelve, Kyle, Highland
A modern house situated at the edge of Loch Duich with views towards Eilean Donan Castle. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and a modern wood-burning stove. 1 bedroom, bathroom, open-plan kitchen/living area, gardens, 3.6 acres.
Price: £500,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Sky House, Upper Ardelve, Kyle, Highland
A modern house situated at the edge of Loch Duich with views towards Eilean Donan Castle. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and a modern wood-burning stove. 1 bedroom, bathroom, open-plan kitchen/living area, gardens, 3.6 acres.
Price: £500,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Sky House, Upper Ardelve, Kyle, Highland
A modern house situated at the edge of Loch Duich with views towards Eilean Donan Castle. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and a modern wood-burning stove. 1 bedroom, bathroom, open-plan kitchen/living area, gardens, 3.6 acres.
Price: £500,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Dereham Road, Reepham, Norfolk
A converted former Methodist chapel with an internal courtyard with glass walls. It retains its traditional arched windows and has an open-plan living room and a state-of-the-art kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, courtyard garden, off-road parking.
Price: £550,000 Jackson-Stops 01603-612333
Dereham Road, Reepham, Norfolk
A converted former Methodist chapel with an internal courtyard with glass walls. It retains its traditional arched windows and has an open-plan living room and a state-of-the-art kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, courtyard garden, off-road parking.
Price: £550,000 Jackson-Stops 01603-612333
Manor Cottage, St Mawes, Cornwall
A Grade II-listed cottage set just moments from the waterfront. It has a small cobbled courtyard to the front with a seating area that commands far-reaching views across St Mawes’s harbour. The cottage retains its beamed ceilings, deep recessed window seats, and has a sitting room with an ornamental Cornish range fireplace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, reception room.
Price: £550,000 Rohrs & Rowe 01872-306360
Manor Cottage, St Mawes, Cornwall
A Grade II-listed cottage set just moments from the waterfront. It has a small cobbled courtyard to the front with a seating area that commands far-reaching views across St Mawes’s harbour. The cottage retains its beamed ceilings, deep recessed window seats, and has a sitting room with an ornamental Cornish range fireplace. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, reception room.
Price: £550,000 Rohrs & Rowe 01872-306360
Hawthorn House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A renovated Victorian house within easy reach of the town centre. The house has a large sitting room with a wooden floor, a contemporary fireplace and French doors opening onto a south-west-facing garden. The garden includes a garden room and a raised, decked seating area. 3 bedrooms, dressing room, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen.
Price: £500,000 Knight Frank 01892-515035
The Bath House, London E2
A lower ground-floor apartment in Bethnal Green in a Grade II-listed former bath house built in 1899. The apartment comes with its own private patio garden accessed via the communal gardens. The building retains its traditional entrance with double-arched doorways, mosaic tiles and decorative friezes, and the flat has wood floors and sash windows with shutters. bedroom, bathroom, open-plan kitchen/living area.
Price: £525,000 Inigo 020-3687 3071
The Cottage, Saul Lodge, Arlingham Road, Saul, Gloucester
A renovated, Grade II-listed cottage, accessed via a canal towpath, with a front garden and a rear courtyard. It has wood floor and commands views over the canal. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 reception rooms, mezzanine.
Price: £475,000 Hamptons 01453-751666
The Farmhouse, East Wallhouses, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
A traditional Northumbrian stone farmhouse with south-facing gardens, situated in the village of East Wallhouses. It has exposed stone walls, flagstone floors, a wood-burning stove and a kitchen with an Aga and bespoke cabinets. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, laundry, outbuildings, garden, courtyard, parking.
Price: £550,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266
Bryn Canaid, Uwchmynydd, Gwynedd
A renovated, Grade II-listed traditional Welsh longhouse in a Dark Sky Reserve within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated at the tip of Pen Llyn and overlooks Bardsey Sound. The house has vaulted, beamed ceilings, a country kitchen with flagstone floors and a living room with a mezzanine area and a wood-burning stove. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception room, dining kitchen, garden.
Price: £475,000 Inigo 020-3687 3071
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