Snooping around: Homes reduced in price

Property of the week: Grasmere, Cumbria. William Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage is around the corner from this £350,000 timber and stone home. A two-bedder, it is currently let as a holiday cottage and is offered as a going concern. If you’ve any extra cash you could buy a plot of land with a jetty beside the lake from where the poet is said to have launched his boat. The famously fetching village is a stroll away and fells fall all about.
Hackney & Leigh, 015394 32800 Photograph: Hackney & Leigh/Hackney & Leigh

Wreck of the week: Heworth, York. This £210,000 three-bed, mid-terrace needs some attention. Reckon on rewiring, replumbing and possibly damp-proofing, as well as a new boiler, kitchen and bathroom. An additional £20,000 should do it. The rooms are all a decent size, with three period fireplaces and a bay window between them, and there’s a mosaic-tiled floor in the hallway and a roomy back yard. It’s a mile from the city centre in a chic suburb.
Your Move Anscombs, 01904 621532 Photograph: Your Move Anscombs/Your Move Anscombs

Take three: homes reduced in price. This semi-detached three-bedder near Swaffham, Norfolk, is £20,000 cheaper than this time last year. Now listed at £345,000 you get two receptions, a conservatory, a kitchen/breakfast room and a bathroom. It was once a farmhouse on the local estate, and beams and an inglenook have survived the past three-and-a-half centuries. The rooms are bright and generous, and the garden large and walled.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01603 612333 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff/Jackson-Stops & Staff

Take three: homes reduced in price. There are big savings to be had on this three-bedder in Midford, Bath. Listed at £595,000 - £155,000 cheaper than last year - you get a reception, a garden room, a kitchen/breakfast room, two bathrooms and a garage. It’s elegantly proportioned and garnished with period flourishes. The large basement kitchen has underfloor heating beneath the slate and a walk-in pantry.
Pritchard & Partners, 01225 466225 Photograph: Pritchard & Partners/Pritchard & Partners

Take three: homes reduced in price. A year ago you’d have paid £800,000 for this gaff in Lower Sunbury, Middlesex. Now, £649,950 buys you four beds, four receptions, a kitchen/breakfast room, two bath/shower rooms and a garage with a workshop. Marble flooring greets new arrivals in the hall, while the master bedroom opens on to a roof terrace overlooking a large garden. Gated off-street parking absorbs garage overspill.
Regents Estate Agents, 01932 787070 Photograph: Regents Estate Agents/Regents Estate Agents