Open house weekend: find your dream home

BRISTOL: The Dower House, Parnell Road, Stapleton. If you are into quirky properties, few come as strange as this two-bedroom ground floor flat in a former 16th century hospital. Overlooking the 140-acre Stoke Park, Dower House has been recently converted into apartments. You get all the splendour of a grade II-listed building including grand ceilings, exposed beams, and sash windows, plus a modern fitted kitchen and bathroom. On the market for £340,000 through Taylors (01179 059 410). Photograph: Taylors

WORCHESTER: Hill Furze, Pershore. The cement has barely had time to dry on this individualistic three-bedroom home. Equipped with all the trappings of modernity, this is the height of open-plan living with a combined living/kitchen/dining space on the ground floor. On sale for £500,000 through R. A. Bennett & Partners (01386 389 674).
Photograph: R.A. Bennett & Partners

WORCESTERSHIRE: Hinton Road, Childswickham, Broadway. Bridleway House, a five-bedroom detached home, is a mix of traditional rural and suave contemporary styles. It combines a wood-burner with more modern details such as clear glass, toddler-unfriendly banisters. With 1.8 acres of garden and paddock, the new owner could erect a stable ... On the market for £725,00 through R.A. Bennett & Partners (01386 389 678). Photograph: R.A. Bennett & Partners

DEVON: Fore Street, Otterton, Budleigh Salterton. Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, this five bedroom detached house in Otterton, East Devon, is impressive inside and out. Its exquisite gardens boast ponds and a summer-house while inside the grade II listed property you find all the character you would expect with, of course, an Aga. On the market for £700,000 through Fulfords (01395 349 191).
Photograph: Fulfords

DORSET: Affpuddle, Dorchester. This grade II-listed thatched cottage in the quintessentially English village of Affpuddle has oil-fired central heating and inset stove set in a flagstone hearth. The conservatory, however, is something of a clumsy adjunct which, despite providing a view on to the rear garden, is not in keeping with the rest of the property. On sale for £350,000 through Mann Countrywide (01305 360 601). Photograph: Mann Countrywide

EAST RENFREWSHIRE: Polnoon Mews, Polnoon Street, Eaglesham. This four-bedroom home, in the heart of the Scottish conservation village of Eaglesham, is modern and spacious, with a well-kept and relatively low-maintenance garden. You are a stone’s throw from the village shops and amenities, and parking is provided by an off-street private driveway and single garage. On the market for £425,000 through Countrywide North (01413 088 661). Photograph: Countrywide North

BEDFORDSHIRE: Flitwick Road, Westoning. This former 19th century pub known as The Old Hop Bine is now a spacious five-bedroom family home with good proximity to local schools. On the market for £399,995 through Taylors (01525 771 016). Photograph: Taylors