Its slender looks belie a capacious interior with five bedrooms, three receptions and cellars, with a long, lush, walled garden at the back. It’s a shame, though, that parking is a free-for-all with other permit holders. A cosmetic upgrade might be desirable. Guide price: £395,000.
Jackson Stops & Co, 01284 700 535 Photograph: Jackson Stops & Co
Set amid the untamed glories of the Galloway Forest Park, this large cottage has 0.7 acres of the landscape to call its own. It’s been expanded into four bedrooms. It is three and a half miles to the nearest settlement and could be isolating in harsh winters. Asking price: £150,000.
CKD Galbraith, 01292 292 319 Photograph: CKD Galbraith
This two-bedroom bungalow superficially looks better inside than you’d expect, and is habitable pro tem, but behind the slick paint there is much to be done structurally. It’s in three acres of garden, orchard and wild flower meadow with unsullied views, yet handy for the city. However, the grounds are on a steep tilt, which will make mowing a vigorous workout. Guide price: £300,000.
Wilkinson Grant, 01392 427 500 Photograph: Wilkinson Grant
In the heart of London’s Chelsea is this unusual freehold house, originally an 18th century court house and jail where prisoners were tried and taken to prison ships waiting on the Thames to transport them to a penal colony. Comprising a main house and an adjoining mews style guesthouse connected via a courtyard garden, it has a total of seven bedroom suites and five reception rooms, including a stunning double-height sitting room. Priced at £14.5m.
Russell Simpson, 020 7225 0277 Photograph: Russell Simpson
