Snooping around – in pictures

In town: London. Intensive grooming has added a bespoke, light-filled basement kitchen, a rear wall of glass, wood-burners and a wet room to this early Victorian four-bedder on Camberwell New Road, SE5. It will, however, set you back £765,000. It’s a shame there’s no private parking.
Wooster & Stock
Photograph: Wooster & Stock

In the country: Devon. This is an affordably quaint two-bed foothold near the coast in Ermington, near Modbury. The cottages round a courtyard were part of a mill and farm buildings, and have exposed beams and stonework. The topsy-turvy layout may disconcert some, and you get to the garden through a bedroom. Cost: £169,500.
Marchand Petit
Photograph: Marchand Petit

Wreck of the week: Suffolk. Expect to fork out about £20,000-plus to replace the kitchen and bathroom, and upgrade the decor, in this weary semi-detached cottage. It has two bedrooms and is in a pretty street, handy for Woodbridge town centre. The garden borders a school, so brace yourself for playground noise. Cost: £185,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff
Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Dream home: Kent. The £1,085m price tag may seem a nightmare, but this four-bedder is most definitely the stuff the best dreams are made of. It clings to the side of a hillside near Westerham and its leaded front windows gaze for panoramic green miles over the Weald. The living room with its inglenook and bread oven are its 17th-century core, while progress has added an oak and granite fitted kitchen, breakfast room and two bathrooms. A small first-floor chamber could make a diminuative fifth bedroom or study. The garden is split on to two lawned levels with the vista as the backdrop.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01883 712375
Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff