Old and new

Historic home: Downham Road, Chatburn. This four bedroom barn conversion, just five minutes from Chatburn in East Lancashire, combines traditional features with a large amount of space. It has two reception rooms, breakfast/kitchen, master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and separate family bathroom. It has oodles of wood on show and looks beautifully presented. Cost: £389,950.
MSW Hewetsons, 01200 640023 Photograph: MSW Hewetsons

Historic home: Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth. This pretty Grade II thatched cottage overlooks the square in the charming village of Prinsted in Hampshire. There are plenty of exposed timbers and bricks, but space is in short supply, and although the bathroom looks very new, you will probably want to renew the kitchen cupboards. However it boasts a gorgeous and secluded courtyard-style back garden. On the market for £250,000.
Hamptons, 01243 684090 Photograph: Hamptons

Historic home: Surrey Street, Worthing. This three floor, three bedroom terraced house has been completely renovated leaving it bright and white but rather lacking in traditional character. The first floor has one reasonable sized bedroom, a family bathroom plus one tiny room which could be used as a nursery or study, and the third bedroom is on the third floor with a separate show room. Available for £219,500.
Your Move, 01903 867852 Photograph: Your Move

New build: Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey. Don’t be put off by the exterior of this four bedroom semi: it offers lots of space and light inside, and amazingly for a property in the suberbs of South London, overlooks a field. The back garden is a whopper too - and is as yet completely untouched other than the laying down of a sad looking lawn. Cost: £400,000.
Frost, 020 3318 6327 Photograph: Frost

New build: Gilstead Lane, Gilstead Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire. This new build in Bingley has a stunning open plan kitchen, dining and living area with more sleek cupboards than you could shake a stick at, and a fabulous and enormous window leading straight out into the garden. It also has four bedrooms, two of which are en suite, plus a separate family bathroom. It’s available on a part exchange basis if you are struggling to sell your current home. Price: £499,950.
Dacre Son & Hartley, 01274 649128 Photograph: Dacre Son & Hartley