Snooping around – in pictures

Wreck of the week: Shropshire. This £225,000 four-bed house is habitable but dated – £50,000 would refit, redecorate and revive. It’s right in the centre of Ludlow, a handsome gourmet town, but as such there’s no parking.
Nock Deighton, 01584 875555 Photograph: Nock Deighton

In the country: Hampshire. This is an affordable way to gain a manor. For £350,000 you get a large, two-bed flat, one of nine hewn out of an Edwardian mansion in Ossemsley, near Christchurch, with three acres of garden to share. It’s a shame you have no outside plot of your own. You must also fund a £1,600 annual service charge.
John D Wood, 01590 677233
Photograph: John D Wood

In town: Cornwall. Set on Market Place in St Columb Major, an income comes with this in the form of a 30-cover tearoom downstairs (you can apply to reclaim this as domestic space). Three beamed and trussed bedrooms house the family upstairs. The garden is a small courtyard. Yours for £400,000.
Lillicrap Chilcott, 01872 273473 Photograph: Lillicrap Chilcott

Dream home: East Sussex. The £895,000 price tag puts this three-bed apartment in Fletching firmly in the realms of ‘dream’ for most people. If you can rase the cash you’ll bag yourself a sizeable chunk of a stunning Grade I-listed mansion with views to the beautiful National Trust gardens of Sheffield Park. The stunning drawing room is grand enough to make you feel like lord or lady of the manor, but you’ll have to share the tennis courts and 30 acres of parkland.
Chesterton Humberts, 01342 326326 Photograph: Chesterton Humberts