Snooping around – in pictures

In town: London. Built to rehouse City dwellers after the blitz, the Golden Lane Estate in EC1 is a walk from the Barbican (it’s designed by the same architects). Yours for £395,000, residents share a pool and tennis courts. It’s just a shame that a one-bed flat built for the dispossessed is now the preserve of the affluent.
The Modern House
Photograph: Dominic French/The Modern House

In the country: Kent. Sheldwich near Faversham is the setting for this 18th-century, two-bed carriage house built by Sir John Soane. On the market for £250,000 it has a share in 18 acres of gardens, a pool and tennis courts. The kitchen is a galley.
Jackson-Stops & Staff
Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Wreck of the week: Hampshire. Damp is the main problem in this detached three-bed cottage in Bighton, near Arlesford, and it needs a total refit, which you may be able to do for £80,000. The rooms are a good size, with farmland views, but the garden is to the side and overlooked. Cost: £375,000.
Winkworth
Photograph: Winkworth