Snooping around - in pictures

Around Town: Buckinghamshire. Arts and crafts prettiness close to the churchyard in Manor Street in the heart of Buckingham. Three of the four bedrooms are doubles. It’s a shame that the front door opens straight into the one reception room and the garden is a courtyard. For sale at £375,000.
Hamptons 01280 403107 Photograph: Hamptons

Wreck of the Week: Shropshire. A two-bedroom unmodernised cottage going for £250,000 in Clunbury, near Ludlow. Revamping and installing heating would set you back £50,000, and £100,000 would cover a full reboot and extension. It’s quaintly vintage and idyllically isolated in 1.8 acres on a riverside, with two adjoining barns that planners might let you expand into. If you can't afford the extension, it is a bit titchy.
Nock Deighton 01584 875555 Photograph: Nock Deighton

In the country: Cornwall. A classic rustic fantasy, immaculately renovated with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and verdant walled gardens in Trevalsoe, near St Keverne. Sadly, the chance of reaching the price tag of £485,000 is also a fantasy for most.
Jackson-Stops & Staff 01872 261160 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Dream home: East Devon. Not many dreams can be realised for £275,000, but if you long for a unique home with bags of character the Old Methodist Chapel in Whitford may just do the job. Look out of the ornate arched windows at an area of outstanding natural beauty, or admire the beams within. Bedroom one is downstairs, while bedroom two doubles as a mezzanine, so you'll need a compact family.
Chesterton Humberts 01404 42456 Photograph: Chesterton Humberts