Snooping around – in pictures

In town: East Sussex. The English Channel churns beyond the bay window of the living room of this flat in Medina Terrace, Hove (actually). Yours for £375,000, it has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a miniature study, and public gardens which lie prettily below. It’s in need of some cosmetic refreshment.
Winkworth, 01273 320300 Photograph: Winkworth

In the country: Perthshire. This bungalow in Cargill was renovated in 2005, adding a large sitting-cum-dining room with views over the gardens to the river Tay. The three-double-bedrooms have wooden floors. It’s just a shame it’s partially overlooked.
Knight Frank, 0131 222 9600
Photograph: Gavin Anderson Photography/Knight Frank

Wreck of the week: Essex. This Grade II-listed Elizabethan house is in Dedham, near Colchester. It needs big intervention inside and out – about £250,000 would gracefully relaunch it, but on top of the £795,000 asking price it’s a big outlay. The kitchen and garden are small for a house with such spacial grandeur.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01473 218218 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Dream home: Buckinghamshire. Orchard Poyle sits on Rose Hill in a leafy countryside area. It is believed to have its origins in the 18th century, but much of it was remodelled in the early-1900s. It is tastefully classic with fine decorative plaster work and high ceilings in the receptions. The grounds are an outstanding feature and the whole is surrounded by wonderful parkland. Yours for £4,250,000.
Savills, 01494 731950 Photograph: Savills

Overseas home: France. This former presbytery in the Midi Pyrenees has been restored to a beautiful three-bed home complete with pool, set amid beautiful woodland and green fields. It has seven rooms including two living rooms, one of which could easily be turned into another bedroom, and is on the market for €350,000.
Cotton & Co, 01284 700462 Photograph: Cotton & Co