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Trading up, trading down – in pictures

Trading up/down 240811: Trading up in Walton, Staffordshire
Trading up: Staffordshire. This four-bed, detached, double-fronted cottage in Walton-on-the-Hill, near Stafford, has a large garden and courtyard as well as a workshop and brick outbuildings. And with ample parking and a double garage you’ll be able to welcome plenty of visitors. Nearby is the Cannock Chase area of outstanding natural beauty. All for just £425,000 – and it has a pleasant yellow door to boot.
Reeds Rains, 01785 878409
Photograph: Reeds Rains
Trading up/down 240811: Trading up in Shoscombe, Somerset
Trading up: Somerset. This converted Methodist chapel is in Shoscombe, eight miles from Bath, and was built from local stone with a slate roof. It has three/four bedrooms and two/three living rooms, plus a large garden at the rear. Original features include tall windows to the front and circular stained glass windows on each side, and most of the pine woodwork and floors. It still requires a bit of work to complete the renovation. Cost: £415,000.
Andrews, 01225 839321
Photograph: Andrews
Trading up/down 240811: Trading up in Cranham, Gloucestershire
Trading up: Gloucestershire. If you upgrade to a home in Cranham, near Gloucester, you’ll be in good company. The village is where composer Gustav Holst wrote the most well-known ‘setting’ for Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter, while Lily Allen owns a £3m home nearby. This £475,000 1950s property boasts three bedrooms, but has planning permission for a two-storey and single-storey extension.
Hamptons, 01452 458113
Photograph: Hamptons
Trading up/down 240811: Trading down in Gillingham, Dorset
Trading down: Dorset. Despite its location in Poppyfields, Gillingham, there do not appear to be any poppies on display in the promotional material for this home. But the detached three-bedder does boast a fully-fitted kitchen, front and rear gardens and a driveway. And it’s yours for £198,500.
Chaffers, 01747 360002
Photograph: Chaffers
Trading up/down 240811: Trading down in Eccles, Kent
Trading down: Kent. The village of Eccles sits between Rochester and the medieval village of Aylesford at the foot of the North Downs – the perfect place to find a two-bed new(ish)-build. It has a large living room and master bedroom, as well as a south-westerly-facing garden and its own driveway. Yours for £139,995.
Blue Bell Estates, 01622 534001
Photograph: Blue Bell Estates
Trading up/down 240811: Trading down in Worsley, Manchester
Trading down: Manchester. Fancy a charming two-bed cottage on the edge of Worsley village? Your luck is in. This small but perfectly-formed £149,950 beauty is within walking distance of open fields, as well as the nearby Marriott Worsley Park golf and country club. The cottage has a lounge and a dining room, which is open-plan through to a fitted kitchen, and outside is a small courtyard.
Owen Knox Estates, 0161 884 0430
Photograph: Owen Knox Estates
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