8 of the best properties for sale for around £1 million
The best properties for sale for around £1 million – from a stone-clad house overlooking the cove in Helston, Cornwall, to a converted chapel in the Ryburn Valley in West Yorkshire

Barnbarroch House, Barnbarroch, Dumfries & Galloway.
A country house with views towards the Urr Water estuary, with two two-bedroom cottages in the grounds. It has period fireplaces and a kitchen with a range cooker. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dressing room, 2 receptions, 2 offices, tennis court, 15 acres.
Price: £1 million+ Fine & Country 01387-460180.

Barnbarroch House, Barnbarroch, Dumfries & Galloway.
A country house with views towards the Urr Water estuary, with two two-bedroom cottages in the grounds. It has period fireplaces and a kitchen with a range cooker. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dressing room, 2 receptions, 2 offices, tennis court, 15 acres.
Price: £1 million+ Fine & Country 01387-460180.

Captain’s Farmhouse, Cadeleigh, Tiverton, Devon.
A period property with a two-bedroom barn conversion. It has open fireplaces, wood-burning stoves and a kitchen with a double Aga. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, gardens, pond, greenhouse, paddocks, 2 field shelters, 7.74 acres.
Price: £900,000 Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.

Louvain, Cadgwith, Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall.
A refurbished stone-clad house built in 1915 and situated close to the centre of the village and within walking distance of the beach. The house has an open-plan kitchen and living area on the first floor with a balcony overlooking the cove. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, private parking for three vehicles, rear garden and courtyard garden.
Price: £999,950 Savills 01872-243200.

Louvain, Cadgwith, Ruan Minor, Helston, Cornwall.
A refurbished stone-clad house built in 1915 and situated close to the centre of the village and within walking distance of the beach. The house has an open-plan kitchen and living area on the first floor with a balcony overlooking the cove. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, private parking for three vehicles, rear garden and courtyard garden.
Price: £999,950 Savills 01872-243200.

Greystead Rectory, Tarset, Northumberland.
A Grade II-listed rectory dating from around 1818, surrounded by open countryside near the riverbank and a Dark Sky Park. It has oak floors, period fireplaces and an updated kitchen with bespoke cabinets and an Aga. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receps, cellars, parking, gardens and grounds with single-bank fishing rights on the River North Tyne.
Price: £1 million Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.

Old Chapel House, Mill Bank, West Yorkshire.
A Grade II-listed converted chapel in a village in the Ryburn Valley, within an hour’s drive of both Manchester and Leeds. It retains some original stained-glass and has an open-plan living room with arched windows, a double-height ceiling, a mezzanine level and a free-standing spiral staircase leading to a panelled library. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dining kitchen, gardens, paddock, 1 acre.
Price: £950,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

Old Chapel House, Mill Bank, West Yorkshire.
A Grade II-listed converted chapel in a village in the Ryburn Valley, within an hour’s drive of both Manchester and Leeds. It retains some original stained-glass and has an open-plan living room with arched windows, a double-height ceiling, a mezzanine level and a free-standing spiral staircase leading to a panelled library. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dining kitchen, gardens, paddock, 1 acre.
Price: £950,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920.

The Beeches, Brewood, Staffordshire.
A renovated Grade II-listed Georgian house in a village. It retains its floor-to-ceiling sash windows, original doors and open fireplaces, and has a bespoke breakfast kitchen with a range cooker and a dining room overlooking the garden. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 dressing rooms, 3 receptions, 1-bedroom flat, office, cellar, garage.
Price: £1 million Knight Frank 01785-331961.

Eastnor Grove, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
A renovated early Victorian house within walking distance of the town centre. It has herringbone oak parquet floors, period fireplaces, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a Shaker-style kitchen and dining room with state-of-the-art appliances. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, cellar, garage, front garden, walled rear garden, parking.
Price: £1 million+ Fine & Country 01926-455950.

Heron House, Scotland Lane, Haslemere, Surrey.
A passive house designed for maximum energy efficiency. The house is clad in Siberian larch and has wood-clad interiors, wooden floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, 40 square meters of decking and a covered walkway. It is set in mature gardens, five minutes’ walk away from the South Downs National Park. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dressing room, open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, parking.
Price: £995,000 Knight Frank 01428-770 563.
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