Snooping around – in pictures

In the country: North Yorkshire. Set in Sandsend, near Whitby, both the house and gardens have views to the sea, a stream and a valley. It’s a shame that the £485,000 asking price reflects the location more than the space: there are only three bedrooms and the main bathroom is downstairs.
Smiths Gore Photograph: Smiths Gore

In town: Shropshire. This is a landmark building in the centre of Much Wenlock dating back to the 13th century. Three bathrooms serve four bedrooms. The garden consists of two separate and not very large courtyards. On the market for £395,000.
Strutt & Parker Photograph: Carl Blank/Strutt & Parker

Wreck of the week: Kent. A £200,000 former oast house in Plaxtol with 1,300sq ft of potential living space. It is unmodernised, with the two upper rooms reached by ladder, but it comes with seven acres of countryside including an orchard, paddock and woodland. Permission to convert it into a house hasn’t been applied for, so you’re taking a gamble.
Hamptons International Photograph: Hamptons International

Dream home: Powys. This five-bedroom farmhouse near Newtown has a dormer inscribed '1684' and a priest hole survives among the exposed wall timbers inside. Succeeding centuries have added progressive necessities including en suites to three of the five bedrooms. The family of the current owners have farmed the nine acres for more than a century and operated the house as a bed and breakfast. A range of outbuildings could be harnessed for family use subject to planning.
David Parry & Co Photograph: David Parry & Co