Trading up, trading down

Trading up: North Yorkshire. Tucked into the side of a hill near Reeth, the splendour of the Dales is arranged panoramically outside the windows of this £485,000 four-bedder. It was built two centuries ago as a Quaker meeting house. Since then the decadence of luxury has overcome it: granite work tops in the kitchen, a bathroom with heating beneath the Travertine floor and coloured illuminations in the bath tub, en suites off two bedrooms, and a wood-burning stove in the sitting room. Rain and grey water harvesting units and solar panels will flatter your green conscience.
George F White, 01677 425301
Photograph: George F White

Trading up: Lincolnshire. The knot garden to the front perfects the stately air of this Georgian house in the village of Great Hale. A grade II-listing has helped preserve its vintage glories, so the windows are (restored) originals with aristocratic panelling, arched alcoves still flank fireplaces in several rooms, and the floors are of limestone and Norfolk Pamment. The four bedrooms and three receptions are graciously sized and handsomely presented. Cost: £445,000.
Winkworth, 01529 303 377
Photograph: Winkworth

Trading down: Edinburgh. This is a perch in the stately New Town area in the centre of the city. A two-bed flat, majestic in size and fittings at the top of a terraced town house, it boasts original fireplaces, plasterwork and shuttered sash windows – a legacy from the Georgians. A granite-trimmed Smeg kitchen and Villeroy and Boch bathroom are the 21st-century contribution. You get a key to the India Street private gardens and a permit for parking. Cost: £395,000.
Strutt and Parker, 0131 226 2500
Photograph: Strutt and Parker

Trading down: Hampshire. Here is how to achieve perfect skinniness without the diet. It’s a £295,000 Georgian house in the handsome town of Arlesford and, although it is small, it is perfectly formed. Both bedrooms are a useful size, and one overlooks a lake and private parkland. Appliances are already incorporated in the kitchen, which opens on to a terrace and long back garden. A dining room off the living room has an open fire. It is a stroll to the shops and to the river and surrounding countryside.
Savills, 01962 841842
Photograph: Savills

Bargain of the week: Dorset. A £290,000 price tag would be more usual for this large two-bedder near Sherborne in the Blackmore Vale. However, the owner needs a quick sale so £265,000 it is. For that you get two double bedrooms with views to the hills, a conservatory, a spacious hedged garden, a detached garage up your own driveway, and appliances ready fitted in the kitchen. The ground floor is all woodblock and terracotta tiles and a wood-burning stove helps warm the living room.
Chesterton Humberts, 01935 812323
Photograph: Chesterton Humberts