Old and new

Historic home: Kent. Belvedere Farm is a traditionally-styled six-bed home set in four acres of countryside, and comes with its own orchard. At the back of the house is a an oak-framed garden room with open views across the garden and grounds beyond. The house is in Dargate, a pretty hamlet near Faversham, with its ancient sea port and high-speed rail links to London. Cost: £1m.
John D Wood & Co, 020 3318 6699
Photograph: John D Wood & Co

Historic home: Herefordshire. This substantial five-bed detached family home boasts a wealth of character with a warm ambient feel throughout. But it requires some updating, which is perhaps why it’s only on for £500,000 – a decent price for the aspirational village of Tarrington, near Hereford.
Russell Baldwin & Bright, 01432 818696
Photograph: Russell Baldwin & Bright

Historic home: Buckinghamshire. Rose Cottage is in the sought-after Chiltern village of Turville, near Henley-On-Thames, which has achieved a certain level of fame after its church featured in the BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley. The village boasts a public house, a nursery school and a small equestrian/riding centre. The cottage itself is a beautiful, late 17th-century, grade II-listed, three-bedder, and is yours for £800,000. It has a timber frame, an old tile roof and eaves-line dormers.
Savills, 01491 818539
Photograph: Savills

New build: Kent. This four-bed executive family home is located in the ever popular Kingsgate area of Broadstairs, and is within walking distance of the sea but close to the town centre and to St Peter’s. The house boasts two en suite bathrooms in addition to the family bathroom, has space for several cars in its driveway, and has a paved patio as well as a garden. While the nearby cliff top Kingsgate Castle may have been converted into flats, it is still an impressive structure. Yours for £350,000.
Ward & Partners, 01843 606053
Photograph: Ward & Partners

New build: Kent. This is one of four individually-designed detached properties with views of Seasalter beach – indeed, the development has been named Shell Ness at Turner’s Point because it has been built in the location where the views inspired the famous artist. The £975,000 property is set over three levels with four/five bedrooms all enjoying panoramic sea views. Canterbury, with its cathedral (a Unesco world heritage site) and extensive shopping facilities is just six miles away, while nearby Whitstable has a rail link to London Victoria.
Cluttons, 01622 829088
Photograph: Cluttons