Christmas property: Old and new

Historic home: The Hollies, Richmond, Surrey. This Grade II listed “William and Mary” home is sited in the middle of Richmond, one of London’s most upmarket suburbs. The four bedroom house is arranged over four floors and includes many period features, with fireplaces set diagonally with porcelain cabinets above, extensive panelling and stunning balcony. Wine lovers should check out the large cellar. Yours for £1.5m.
Savills, 020 3318 7759 Photograph: Savills

New build: Pudding Mews, Hexham. It may help to be an elf if you end up in this neat one-bedroom flat: the ceiling is sloped in the bedroom and part of the living room. However, what it loses in headroom it makes up for by being on the top floor – easier access for the reindeer. Don’t worry about having to climb the stairs though: the development has a lift, and security entry phone system, while the flat has its own allocated parking space. On the market for £149,500.
Rook Matthews Sayer, 01434 290029 Photograph: Rook Matthews Sayer

New build: The Hollies, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire. This five bedroom house, on the market for £475,000, offers plenty of open-plan space, with a 21in by 15in ultra modern kitchen, blending into a 21in by 16in living area with full height windows, juliet balcony, contemporary multi-fuel stove and underfloor heating. The fifth bedroom, which is on the ground floor, could be used as a snug playroom or study.
Fine & Country, 01524 548031
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Historic home: Holly Road, Windermere. There’s room for Santa and his helpers in this four-star Lakeland guesthouse. The property has been recently refurbished and has six letting bedrooms, each with their own shower rooms, plus two bedrooms for the owners. Just a few minutes stroll from the centre of Windermere, the Victorian house is an ideal base for people travelling in the Lake District National Park. On the market for £595,000.
Matthews Benjamin, 0153 9586003 Photograph: Matthews Benjamin

Historic home: Holly Walk, Enfield. This 18th-century cottage could do with some updating, but it is sited in the heart of Enfield’s conservation area and has some lovely details, like the cast iron fireplaces in the living room and two of the three bedrooms, ideal for a certain person to slither down. It also has a south-facing garden. On the market for £349,950.
Barnfields, 020 3318 7411 Photograph: Barnfields