Old and new homes – in pictures

Historic home: Nottinghamshire. The Gally Knight Estate has been the manor of Letwell, near Worksop, since the 15th century, and the stunning period exterior of Keepers House gives no clue of the luxurious and spacious conversion inside. All four bedrooms are en suite, both the drawing room and kitchen are large, and that doesn’t include the laundry-cum-boot room. On the market for £499,995.
Click here or call Your Move, 01777 854571
Photograph: Your Move

Historic home: Devon. How could you resist living in a village called Lustleigh, especially the day after Valentine's? This £250,000 two-bed barn conversion has decent-sized rooms, and the sitting room has a wood-burning stove and just the right amount of exposed beams (cosy without being overwhelmingly dark). The two bedrooms are evenly sized, with one en suite and a separate family bathroom – so no need to squabble in the morning. There’s not much in the way of garden, but you are surrounded by the Dartmoor national park.
Click here or call Wilkinson Grant & Co, 01392 914119
Photograph: Wilkinson Grant & Co

New build: North Yorkshire. The stone exterior of this four-bed home fits in perfectly with other properties in the picturesque vilage of Askrigg, near Leyburn, in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Inside the interior is clean and bright without being officiously modern. But anyone thinking of snapping it up as a holiday home can think again: the house is subject to a Section 106 Local Occupancy deed of agreement, which specifies that occupants must be someone living in or working in the area, someone moving to the area to work in an established local business, or someone retiring from a local business. It specifically excludes holiday or second-home use, or someone retiring from outside the area. Hence the very reasonable price of £250,000.
Click here or contact JR Hopper & Co, 01969 678190
Photograph: JR Hopper & Co

New build: Hertfordshire. This one-bed house is one of just three mews-style properties developed in the centre of Hoddesdon, near Hertford. It is immaculately presented but snug, with the front door leading straight into the living room-cum-kitchen, and the bathroom and bedroom on the first floor. The outside is pretty with clapboard covering most of the frontage. Yours for £149,995.
Click here or contact William H Brown, 01992 800083
Photograph: William H Brown

New build: Lancashire. Some homes beg to have minimalist owners, and this £500,000 one in Crow Woods, Ramsbottom, is one of them. The ground floor comprises a formal lounge, open-plan kitchen, living and dining area with huge windows, and a separate sitting room and study which could be used as bedrooms if the four upstairs aren’t sufficient. There’s also a further living room upstairs. The house is surrounded by glorious countryside and big lawns at the front and the back should keep the new owner occupied with the mower each weekend.
Click here or call Miller Metcalfe Prestige, 01204 860458
Photograph: Miller Metcalfe Prestige