Houses near good schools – in pictures

Shefford, Bedfordshire. This four-bed detached family home is in the catchment area for the Robert Bloomfield Academy, rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2009. The home boasts an en suite master bedroom as well as ample off-road parking and an attractive rear garden. It also has good transport links with its proximity to the A1 and rail links to London. Yours for £280,000.
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Rosebush, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Formerly a coaching inn, the £425,000 Nant y Ddwylan is currently used as a successful holiday let business. Original features, mixed with contemporary finishings, make it an ideal large family home. It has five bedrooms plus an attached cottage with two bedrooms of its own – perfect for a moody teenager to move into. Its location at the base of the Preseli hills means it also ideal for hill walking, while its proximity to Llys-y-Fran reservoir means mountain biking and fishing are on the doorstep. Parents will be pleased with its proximity to Ysgol y Preseli school in Crymych, recognised as outstanding by Estyn (the Welsh Ofsted).
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Withington, Manchester. This modern five-bed home has a 10-year NHBC guarantee and an attractive open-plan living-dining kitchen with 'bi-fold doors' leading directly on to the terrace decking area and landscaped garden. The two en-suites and an additional fitted bathroom are perfect for a family. Withington has a number of well-rated primary and secondary schools, as well as outstanding faith schools. It's on the market for £495,000.
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Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes. This £560,000 five-bed detached home with triple garage overlooks a park – perfect for the children. It was sold as a new home in 2001, but has since had a makeover with the double garage extended and converted and the kitchen extended to create a kitchen-family room. As a bonus, it’s also just within the catchment area for Priory Rise primary school, which had an excellent rating from Ofsted in 2009.
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Walton on the Hill, Surrey. The prices of the luxurious five-bed detached properties that comprise Regency Place are not for the faint-hearted – they range from £1.45m upwards – but Walton on the Hill is well served for schools. Walton village has a popular primary mixed school, and nearby Tadworth also has a popular first and middle mixed school, while the Surrey Downs area is chock-a-block with private schools – if you can afford them after splashing out on such a home.
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