Dormouse Cottage, Hansel, Dartmouth, Devon
A Grade II-listed cottage in a village in the Gara Valley. It has beamed ceilings, a modern wood-burning stove in the living area, a fitted kitchen and mature gardens with two separate outbuildings. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, reception, kitchen, terrace, parking.
Price: £450,000 Marchand Petit 01803-839190
Charles Square, London N1
A top-floor apartment in a restored, Grade II-listed Georgian building in Hoxton. It has sash windows, painted ceiling beams, oak floorboards and an open-plan living area with a Rotpunkt kitchen with Bosch appliances. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, share of freehold.
Price: £535,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920
The Lookout, Kishorn, Strathcarron, Ross-shire
A modern, passive-style house with views over Loch Kishorn towards Sgurr a Chaorachain and the Bealach na Ba mountain pass. The gardens include woodland and a stream running down to the loch. It has full-height windows, French doors and an open-plan living area with a modern fitted kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, study, balcony, 1 acre.
Price: £499,950+ Strutt & Parker 01463-719171
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Manor Cottage, Sidestrand, Norfolk
A brick-and-flint former farm cottage with extensions dating from the early 1900s, just moments from the North Norfolk coastline. It has open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with French doors opening onto the garden. The garden includes a pond and a vegetable area. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, breakfast room, 0.5 acres. Further land available separately.
Price: £495,000 Sowerbys 01263-710777
The Old Forge, Huby, York, North Yorkshire
A double-fronted, mid-1700s cottage with an enclosed courtyard garden that includes a summerhouse. The cottage has beamed ceilings, wood-burning stoves and a kitchen with Shaker-style cabinets. 3 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, 2 receptions, study.
Price: £500,000 Savills 01904-617820.
Harpton Stables, Walton, Presteigne, Powys
This Grade II-listed house was originally part of the Harpton Court estate. It has beamed ceilings, flagstone and wood floors, a dining kitchen with an Aga, wood-burning stoves and an undeveloped wing that includes the stables and which is currently used as a garage. 4 bedrooms, dressing room, bathroom, reception, dining kitchen, garden, courtyard, 1 acre.
Price: £500,000+ Strutt & Parker 01584-873711
Sandhurst Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An updated Victorian terraced townhouse with a contemporary kitchen, a modern fireplace and a south-west facing garden arranged in three tiers. The garden includes a garden room and a raised deck area that leads on from the house. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, dressing room, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen.
Price: £500,000 Knight Frank 01892-354546
Snowshill, Broadway, Gloucestershire
A Cotswold stone cottage in a popular village with rear gardens that command wide-ranging views over open countryside. The cottage has a dual-aspect kitchen and dining room, and a dual-aspect sitting room with a feature fireplace and French doors that open onto a rear terrace. The property comes with a front garden with space for parking and a large landscaped garden to the rear. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, reception.
Price: £525,000 Jackson-Stops 01386-840224
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