Snooping around – in pictures

In town: London. This is the redevelopment of Gainsborough Studios in N1 where classic British films, including Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes, were made. The flat is sleek and open-plan with canal views. It’s a shame this small fortune runs to only two bedrooms. Cost: £539,950.
Fyfe Mcdade
Photograph: Wojciech Kotlarz/Fyfe Mcdade

In the country: Devon. This £399,500 thatch in West Buckland is close to the sea in a snug valley hamlet with rolling farmland views, beams, window seats and fireplace. It also has three-double bedrooms. It’s a shame an open-plan living/kitchen area is not in keeping with the cottagey feel.
Marchand Petit
Photograph: Marchand Petit

Wreck of the week: North Yorkshire. Unless the 70s retro look ignites you, you’ll want a revamp – set aside £50,000-£100,000. For £450,000+ you get a four-bed, three-storey Edwardian house over 2,450 sq ft and with 0.75 acres of garden in West Tanfield. It also has plenty of period elegancies worth preserving. It’s just a shame it’s semi-detached.
Knight Frank
Photograph: Tim Hardy/Knight Frank

Dream home: Lincolnshire. If your dream is of a handsome Grade II-listed property with a well-stocked garden, boasting a grand entrace hall with oak floors and mullioned windows, then Coneygree in Grantham is the house for you. Built in the 1730s in a form known as a Leicestershire long-house, it has been added to and updated over the years, and now boasts mod-cons including a Neff double oven and Britta filter tap in its 2,560 square feet of living space. A listed garden gazebo and gateway to the high street add extra touches of grandeur. Yours for £725,000.
Chesterton Humberts, 01780 758090 Photograph: Chesterton Humberts