Snooping around – in pictures

In the country: Cornwall. Despite its quaint features, this five-bedder in Illand, Launceston, isn’t listed. And there’s a lot of quaintness to play with: three receptions, an office over the garage and all those bedrooms for £499,000. It’s quite remote – two miles from the nearest provisions.
Chesterton Humberts Photograph: Chesterton Humberts

In town: Essex. The residents in this block of four flats share a boat store and courtyard overlooking the estuary of the river Stour, near the town of Manningtree. Yours for £200,000, you get three bedrooms and two parking places off the high street. Beware, the third bedroom is very pokey, and it’s a fair climb up to the accommodation.
Fenn Wright Photograph: Fenn Wright

Wreck of the week: Wiltshire. This is a period cottage in Swallowcliffe, near Salisbury, with planning permission for extension. Yours for £320,000, it currently has no kitchen, no bathroom and no home comforts. Take it on, though, and you’ll end up with a three-bedroom house on a large plot. However, the village local has closed and there are few nearby facilities.
Jackson-Stops & Staff Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff