Snooping around Rural, urban or renovation

Wreck of the week: Cley Next The Sea, Norfolk. This four-bedder is made of brick and flint and is yours for £395,000. It has been renovated … in the 1970s, so reckon on at least another £50,000 to coax it into the 21st century. It's a shame about the clumsy extension, but it has a spectacular garden and views over Glaven valley.
Bedfords, 01328 730500 Photograph: Bedfords/Bedfords

In the country: Hoo Meavy, Yelverton, Devon. Nestled in the western foothills of Dartmoor national park is this grade II-listed, 16th-century tin miner's cottage. For £325,000 you get three beds, two receptions and a kitchen/diner with a Rayburn cooker. A nearby disused railway line, now part of the National Cycle Network, delivers you the seven miles to Plymouth via the Plym valley. Most of the garden lies across the lane.
Mansbridge & Balment, 01822 855055 Photograph: Mansbridge & Balment/Mansbridge & Balment

In town: Bedford. This here is stately living yards from the town centre. The three receptions, two bathrooms and five bedrooms are handsomely proportioned, and have original fireplaces and cornicing. There are four basement rooms to adapt. Urban living comes at a price however: it's on a busy main road. Yours for £499,950.
Taylors, 01234 325081 Photograph: Taylors/Taylors

Dream home: Aberdeenshire. If you can't find a baronial castle, simply build your own. And here is the result near Banchory. The historic pedigree is a pretence: it was conceived in the 1980s. But it's convincing – with the huge fireplaces, stone vaulting, wood panelling and the odd tartan carpet you would never guess its youth. For £1m you get five bedrooms, three receptions, a whole storey of loft rooms, plus a gun room and a spacious larder in which to store your kill. A burn runs through the 1.5 acres.
Knight Frank, 0131 222 9600 Photograph: Knight Frank/Knight Frank