Snooping around – in pictures

In the country: Oxfordshire. This three-bedder in Wendlebury is buffered from the village by a large front lawn, while the back garden has a well and opens out to fields. Inside, there are beams and inglenooks in the kitchen and living room. It's a shame that two of the bedrooms are a bit wee. On the market for £355,000.
John D Wood & Co, 01865 311522
Photograph: John D Wood and co

In town: Cumbria. Set on the fringes of Carlisle, this is a snug, stylish two-bed nook inside a converted church. On the market for £168,000, it retains much of the fancy timberwork from its ecclesiastical past, and you get use of the communal gardens.
H&H King, 01228 597183
Photograph: H&H King

Wreck of the week: Worcestershire. Gutted by fire, this was a five-bed farmhouse and outbuildings in Castlemorton. Upwards of £250,000 would elegantly rebuild and landscape it, but that's in addition to the £495,000 asking price. But for that outlay you get more than 15 acres alongside common land and views of the Malvern Hills. This is a time sensitive sale: you have less than two months after the 30 November auction date to remove a collapsed wall from the common and make safe the building.
Knight Frank, 01905 723438
Photograph: Knight Frank

Dream home: Rutland. Barham Court claims to be one of the county's finest houses, and it certainly has a lot to back up its boast. Set in 12 acres, just back from the village green in Exton, this £3.25m property has all the room you could need. Alongside nine bedrooms (and the same number of stables), a drawing room, a playroom and a billiard room, there is also a flower room and a walk-in safe. Lovers of sport can play tennis or croquet, while those of less active disposition can enjoy the formal gardens.
Chesterton Humberts, 01780 762 849
Photograph: Chesterton Humberts