Trading up, trading down

Trading up: Somerset. A grade II-listing and a surrounding conservation area mean the 300-year-old charms of this four-bedder in Stogursey, near Bridgwater, remain unsullied. Wood-burning stoves set into inglenooks warm both receptions, and an Aga takes care of the kitchen/breakfast room. A one-bed guest annexe has its own entrance and the occupants can be entertained in an adjoining games room. The car, meanwhile, gets a double garage and driveway. Cost: £465,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01823 325144 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Trading up: Bedfordshire. This was a Methodist chapel which served the village of Ridgmont from 1840. Soaring arched windows, oak panelling and vaulted ceilings are mementoes of its ecclesiastical past, but the decadence of luxury is superimposed on the rest: a cast iron stove divides the main living area, a cast iron spiral staircase leads to three bedrooms (one of which is en suite) and the kitchen is fitted with electrical appliances. The sole sorrow is a small courtyard garden. Yours for £400,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01525 290641 Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Trading down: Kent. A stroll from the centre of the Cinque Port town of Sandwich is the picket fence guarding this £189,950 two-bed cottage. It’s a miniature lifestyle, but a pretty one. There are gardens front and back and planners may sanction a rear parking space. Inside is a 20ft reception with an ornamental fireplace, while upstairs is a bathroom. Trains run direct to London.
GW Finn & Sons, 01304 612 147 Photograph: GW Finn & Sons

Trading down: Devon. These 300-year-old cottages curl around the main square of South Brent on the edge of Dartmoor. This one, yours for £219,500, is unexpectedly spacious inside: a roomy lounge with an exposed stone wall and fireplace, an extended kitchen/dining room with French doors opening on to the courtyard, two first floor bedrooms and a master bedroom in the attic. Shops and facilities are a few steps away and it’s a mere 13 miles to Plymouth.
Marchand Petit, 01803 861234 Photograph: Marchand Petit

Overseas: Turkey. You can smell the pine trees from this two-bed villa in a mountainside complex in Ovacik. It’s a 15-minute drive to the famously spectacular beach at Oludeniz and the seaside resort of Fethiye. Air conditioning and a wood-burning stove will ease seasonal extremes, there is a balcony overlooking the town, communal palm-shaded gardens and a swimming pool and childrens’ pool shared with the neighbours. Cost: £84,000.
Spot Blue, 020 8339 6036 Photograph: Spot Blue