Snooping around – in pictures

Around town: Totnes, Devon. Its rustic charms are in the heart of town, hidden away down an alley and courtyard. Open-plan layout with a conservatory and private garden. However, two of the four bedrooms have restricted head height. Sale price: £330,000.
Marchand Petit Photograph: Marchand Petit

In the country: Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It abounds with 16th-century quaintness and is large, with three receptions, four bedrooms and a garden studio. The thatch is elderly and needs replacing. Sale price: £395,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Wreck of the week: Tarbert, Loch Lomond. A derelict farmstead with planning permission to convert to a house. It has elevated views across the loch and hills, and an acre of land. A premier golf course lies outside the village. However, the planners envisage one bedroom only. Sale price: £160,000.
Savills Photograph: Savills

Surreal estate: Shropshire. Sham Castle, a castellated Georgian Grade II listed folly, stands on a rocky pinnacle with views across Shropshire. Close to the village of Acton Burnell, the three-bedroom leasehold property has a hexagonal kitchen/diner and a very grand drawing room with polished oak floor, Adam-style fireplace and original decorative plasterwork. It comes with planning permission for a separate two-bed annexe at a guide price of £750,000.
Strutt & Parker Photograph: Chris Curl/Strutt & Parker