Snooping around: Homes in culs-de-sac

Property of the week: Chancel End, Wiltshire. New guests will marvel at the grade II-listed Georgian grandeur your ordinary salary has achieved. But it’s grandeur in miniature: behind the facade a reception room, two bedrooms and a kitchen/ breakfast room is all there is - but they boast fireplaces, sash windows, wooden floors and a trompe l’oeil arch in the kitchen. There are also views to Devizes castle, but no garden. Cost: £295,000.
Knight Frank, 01488 682726 Photograph: Knight Frank/Knight Frank

Wreck of the week: Tywardreath, Cornwall. For £189,000 you can snaffle this three-bedroom cottage, although it needs a bit of work - £25,000 should cover the plumbing and rewiring. Its hilltop location is a 15-minute walk from the beach at Par Sands, a short drive from the waterside at Fowey and a couple of miles from the Eden Project. Beware, the village is hemmed in by the sprawl of St Austell and its satellite towns.
Fowey River Country & Waterside Property, 01726 833000 Photograph: Fowey River Country & Waterside Property/Fowey River Country & Waterside Property

Take 3: homes in culs-de-sac. This new-build near Yeovil, Somerset, blends the virtues of old and new - stone walls, leaded casements, oak floors, two en suite bathrooms and large, light rooms. You also get two reception rooms, a kitchen, cloakroom, four beds, three bath/shower rooms, a dressing room and garage. It is on a housing estate, albeit a tasteful one. Yours for £435,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01935 474066 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff/Jackson-Stops & Staff

Take 3: homes in culs-de-sac. A quaint paradise set in a no-through lane of similarly venerable cottages near Newbury, Berkshire. £380,000 buys you a reception room, study, kitchen, conservatory, two beds, bathroom, a separate one-bedroom annexe with shower, and a garage. The current owners are seeking permission for an extension, and there’s also a large, hidden cottage garden. The reception room is fairly squeezed.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01635 45501 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff/Jackson-Stops & Staff

Take 3: homes in culs-de-sac. This four-bedder boasts a peaceful, leafy address on the edge of the cheerful town of Pocklington, near York. £229,950 buys you a respectable family home: a reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, bathroom and garage. You won’t even have to furnish the bedrooms too much - they all have new fitted wardrobes. It’s a shame the dining area is truly minute.
Castle Estates, 01759 307333 Photograph: Castle Estates/Castle Estates