Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation

Wreck of the week: Devon. This unconverted cider barn in Combe Fishacre, near Totnes, has official sanction to be a four-bed house, and there is another barn that, with planning permission, could become a studio. It's on for £350,000, and an extra £250,000 should reinvent it. It’s set in 1.5 wild acres about 10 miles from Dartmoor and the coast. Be aware that the second barn has an overage clause.
Marchand Petit, 01803 847979
Photograph: Marchand Petit

In the country: Worcestershire. This £295,000 three-bedder is on the slopes of Bredon Hill, an area of outstanding natural beauty in Eckington, near Pershore, with glorious views. It boasts a sitting room, a dining area, a kitchen/breakfast room and a bathroom. It is a shame it relies on a private spring-fed water supply, which you have to remember to treat.
Allan Morris & Osborne, 01386 554747
Photograph: Allan Morris & Osborne

In town: London. The basement of this three-bedder in SE14 is a huge kitchen/family room with a glass-roofed dining area opening on to the garden. There’s also a double sitting room and a bathroom. It’s a shame that New Cross is not yet a glamour postcode. Cost: £650,000.
Wooster & Stock, 020 7708 6700
Photograph: Wooster & Stock

Dream home: Argentina. El Pedral is an estancia 10 miles from the Peninsula Valdes World Heritage Site. The 200 acre property – on the market for $3.25m (£2.1m) – combines comfortable guest accommodation with the unbeatable lure of whale watching, elephant seals and sea lions on its own 2km beach, and a rich variety of bird life including penguins. The accommodation, in a Normandy-style residence built around 1850, has nine guest suites, a swimming pool and pool house, a dining room and a snooker room.
Hall & Hall, contact Trent Jones
Photograph: Hall & Hall