Snooping around – in pictures

In town: Cornwall. Spacious elegance, floorboards and fireplaces abound in Truro. On the market for £399,000 this has four double bedrooms, but the exterior is not so spacious being just a courtyard. It is, however, near the station.
Jackson‑Stops & Staff
Photograph: Jackson‑Stops & Staff

In the country: Cumbria. Sitting in Monkhill, near Burgh-by-Sands, this is an 18th-century windmill with later additions and furniture made to fit the two round bedrooms and kitchen. Two more beds and a study are in the extension. Yours for £340,000, be aware that replacing circular fittings and furniture will be costly.
Smiths Gore
Photograph: Smiths Gore

Wreck of the week: Nottinghamshire. A two-storey school room and a pair of cottages in Calverton can be yours for £220,000, although the school is unconverted and the cottages derelict. An additional £200,000 would create a five-bed house in a peaceful backwater close to Nottingham. But beware: a bungalow has been approved next door on a site available separately.
Chesterton Humberts
Photograph: Chesterton Humberts

Dream home: Lincolnshire. The Priory is a Grade II-listed period home in Holbeach, near Spalding, dating back to 1743. It’s been renovated over the past 20 years by the current owners to provide a family home with period features, sash windows and exposed beams. It also comes with a swimming pool and outbuildings including workshops, a stable and a wood store with coach house above, currently used as a games room and office. Yours for £795,000.
Chesterton Humberts, 01780 769 149
Photograph: Chesterton Humberts