Old and new

Historic home: Kent. This clapboard-fronted house in Frittenden looks as cosy on the inside as it does on the outside. The drawing room has a log burner, the sitting room an open coal fire and the kitchen boasts an oil-fired Aga and island with a built-in hob. The master bedroom is en suite and a family bathroom is shared by the other three double bedrooms. Cost: £675,000.
Country Property Group, 01580 848167
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Historic home: Worcestershire. This cute period double-fronted two-bedroom cottage in Bromsgrove is beautifully presented with a relatively spacious kitchen and lounge, and plenty of exposed brickwork and beams. The only drawback is that the shower room (no bath) is on the ground floor. Yours for £168,500.
Judith Hitchen, 01527 549142
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New build: Dorset. Forget the idea of all new homes being mean with space: this five-bedroom beauty sits in an acre of garden and has a generous range of rooms including drawing, dining, kitchen/breakfast/family rooms, a media room conservatory – and all the bedrooms are en suite. It’s just a short distance from Canford Cliffs and the ultra popular Sandbanks in Poole – hence the asking price of £2,950,000.
Stephen Noble Lane Fox, 01202 332393
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New build: Essex. This £339,995 terraced house in Harlow is part of a second-phase release of three-bed courtyard homes set over three floors. The kitchen and lounge open on to a tranquil inner courtyard garden, while a roof terrace is designed to capture the afternoon sun at first-floor level. Decoration is ultra neutral inside, with white doors, skirting boards, walls and ceilings.
Linden Homes, 01279 704064
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New build: Essex. This five-bed detached house has an Urban Myth kitchen with Smeg appliances, and underfloor heating on the ground floor. Kelvedon and its mainline rail links into London is just two miles away, with Colchester a little further. For anyone struggling to sell their current home, part exchange is available. Cost: £599,950.
Beresfords Residential, 01206 899050
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