Snooping around – in pictures

In town: London. Yours is the reworked loft area of a Victorian synagogue in Rectory Square, E1, with huge windows, exposed beams and brickwork, and a spiral stair to a huge second bedroom. It’s a shame the arches in the upper rooms reduce head height, but it’s a minor quibble. Cost: £299,950.
Urban Spaces Photograph: Urban Spaces

In the country: North Yorkshire. This is 17th-century quaintness fronting the village green of Kirby Hill, near Richmond, with valley views. It’s roomy inside and out: all four bedrooms are doubles, there’s a study off the lounge, and you can add up to three acres to the garden by separate treaty. It’s just a shame the current portion of garden is all to the front. On the market for £319,500.
George F White
Photograph: George F White

Wreck of the week: Kent. This was the manager’s house of a former gunpowder works in Oare. Adjoining a country park in a semi-rural area, budget about £150,000 to fit the interior and a drainage system, on top of the £400,000 asking price. Unfortunately, two of the four bedrooms are on the lower ground floor with the garage.
Jackson-Stops & Staff Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Dream home: Suffolk. During the 400-year history of this cottage in Ilketshall St Margaret, near Bungay, it has been used to lodge clergy widows. Now, £375,000 is enough to earn you possession. There is nothing about it that isn't glorious; even the 1970s extension sings in relative harmony with the higgeldy-piggeldy exerior. The two receptions have yawning brick inglenooks and a rib of beams, there are further beams and fireplaces in two of the three bedrooms, and the half-acre of garden has been planted by a horticulturalist. Planners might let you do more with the outbuilding, which is currently a studio, barn and garage.
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