Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation

In the country: Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. This cottage in the picture-book village of Ebrington boasts Cotswold landscapes. Outside is a pretty garden; inside are wooden beams and an inglenook fireplace. Its only disadvantage is that you have to walk through both bedrooms to reach the bathroom. Cost: £339,950.
RA Bennett & Partners, 01386 840094
Photograph: RA Bennett & Partners

In town: Rye, East Sussex. This £215,000 house is tucked close to Rye’s ancient land gate, the main entrance to the medieval citadel. Both bedrooms are doubles and beams stripe the kitchen and living room. Sadly, the garden is just a courtyard.
Phillips & Stubbs 01797 227338.
Photograph: Phillips & Stubbs

Wreck of the Week: Near Totnes, Devon. Your £230,000 buys a detached barn and piggeries, all currently uninhabitable, but £200,000 should fulfil the planning brief. The planners are happy with the idea of a three-bed reverse level house plus studio, although the grade-II listing might frustrate your plans. Situated in Rattery, one of Devon’s oldest villages, the property comes with its own orchard.
Marchand Petit, 01803 847979.
Photograph: Marchand Petit

Bargain of the week: North Yorkshire. All the ingredients are here for bliss – a roof terrace off the master bedroom overlooking part of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, beamed ceilings, an open fire, a cast-iron range in the large kitchen and cottagey gardens with a pond and garage. The main bedroom could be redivided to give the house three bedrooms. Coastal glee of Whitby is close by. And yet, for the sake of a quick sale, £35,000 has been lopped off the asking price, reducing it to £215,000.
George F White, 01833 690390
Photograph: George F White

Over the sea: Bodrum, Turkey. This is the pool shared by the residents of the 37 villas in this gated complex in Bodrum, Turkey. Your portion of the Aegean coast is a detached two bedroom villa with marble floors and vistas across the bay from its three terraces. For £85,000 you get your own walled garden within the communal landscaped grounds. It's a walk away from the nearest beach and 45 minutes from the airport.
Spot Blue 020 8339 6036
Photograph: Spot Blue