Trading up, trading down

Trading up: North Yorkshire. The property overlooks the huge green in Kirkby Fleetham, a village equipped with a shop and post office, church school and gastro pub. An original 18th-century fireplace, some exposed stone walls and beamed ceilings glorify the interior and space is unstinting – a library, a sitting room, a dining conservatory off the glamorised kitchen and five double bedrooms. There’s a double garage and large lawned gardens. The A1 is a five-minute drive away. On the market for £475,000. George F White 01677 425301 Photograph: George F White

Trading up: Somerset. The striking portico is the modern bit – added in the 17th century around 100 years after the house was built. It’s loftily perched above the village of Old Cleeve with views from the back to Exmoor. Stone inglenooks dominate the two reception rooms. One of the three bedrooms has an en suite and the other a study leading off it. In the garden is pond with a waterfall and a detached garage. On the market for £495,000. Jackson-Stops and Staff 01823 325144 Photograph: Jackson-Stops and Staff

Trading down: West Sussex A gate from the garden delivers you on to the rustic banks of South Pond in Midhurst, yet it’s a miniature stroll into the centre of town. Inside the décor may be a trifle weary (and very, very pink), but the bare bones are promising; there are fireplaces in both reception rooms, a utility room off the kitchen, a first-floor bathroom and views of the pond from the two double bedrooms. On the market for £269,000. Jackson-Stops and Staff 01730 812357
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Trading down: Balls Park, Hertfordshire The aristocratic graces of this Grade I listed Hertfordshire mansion earned it appearances in The Golden Compass, The Young Victoria, Foyle’s War and a clutch of other films and TV dramas. Jane Austen is even said to have had it in mind when writing Pride & Prejudice. It was built by a financier in 1637 and lesser mortals can now own a portion as the house and stables are being divvied up into lavishly appointed one- and two-bedroom apartments - with 40 apartments set in 63 acres of parkland. Prices start from £237,500; call 01992 551777.
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Dream home: Cumbria. Those with high energy and a solitary bent can hole up blissfully in this one-bedroom bothy on Birker Fell, in Ulpha. Or you could continue its career as a successful holiday let with onward bookings thrown in. A pot-bellied stove will thaw you in the vaulted sitting room as you gaze through the casement to Scafell Pike, the walls of the rooms are of quaintly lumpy, whitewashed stone, hygiene is an elegant affair in a free standing tub and a goodly chunk of the Lakeland landscape is your own enclosed by dry-stone walls. On the market for £200,000. Carter Jonas 01539 722592 Photograph: Carter Jonas

Bargain of the week: Somerset Normally a large, renovated four-bedroom farmhouse in 1.5 acres would fetch up to £650,000, but this house is empty and the price has been slashed to £575,000 to encourage a speedy sale. It’s part of Low Ham, an ancient unsullied village and has two large reception rooms, a kitchen/dining room, study and a self-contained studio off the detached garage. Jackson-Stops and Staff 01749 685220 Photograph: Jackson-Stops and Staff