Snooping around – in pictures

In town: Devon. This is in Ferndale, Dartmouth, and you can gaze over the valley from the bay windows and glimpse the river from the garden terrace. It is elegantly styled and one of the three bedrooms has an en suite. It’s a shame a covenant bans its use as a second home or holiday let. Cost: £285,000.
Marchand Petit, 01803 839190 Photograph: Marchand Petit

In the country: Herefordshire. The 400-year-old interior of this £295,000 two-bedder in Tarrington, near Ledbury, is bulging with beams and inglenooks. Alas, the kitchen is a tiny, unglamorous galley, but outside there is more than a third-of-an-acre of garden, with views to the Malvern Hills.
Fox Grant, 01531 637341 Photograph: Fox Grant

Wreck of the week: London. This three-storey, six-bed house was being used as bedsits, so gutting is inevitable: £150,000 should realise its grand potential, on top of the £500,000 price tag, of course. It’s on a busy A-road but you get off-street parking, a south-facing garden and a vastness of elegant living space close to Clapham South station in SW4. Could go high in the bidding.
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 8675 5436 Photograph: Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward

Dream home: Ross-shire. This lovely four-bed home in Birchwood has panoramic views over Gairloch harbour and the Isle of Skye, and would be perfect for someone wanting to go into the bed and breakfast business. Not only is Gairloch a tourist destination, all the bedrooms are en suite and the £375,000 asking price includes a self-contained two-bed annexe. It is set in about 1.8 acres of its own wooded grounds.
CKD Galbraith, 01463 224343
Photograph: CKD Galbraith

Overseas home: Kenya. Malindi is a popular tourist destination on the coast, about 120km north-east of Mombasa. The town has been a Swahili settlement since the 14th century and the three cottages which form Hibiscus Garden all reflect this architectural influence. The main cottage has three bedrooms – all en suite – a kitchen with pantry, a large reception and verandah. The guest cottage has one bedroom, a study, a lounge, a kitchen and a cloakroom, while the third cottage has four rooms, each with a shower room. It has a swimming pool and is set in 1.3 acres of lush tropical garden. Cost: €260,000.
Knight Frank, 00 254 204 4239000 Photograph: Knight Frank