Trading up, trading down - in pictures

Trading up: East Yorkshire. If Downton Abbey has elevated your domestic tastes, this 300-year-old house in Bridlington will provide a suitably aristocratic setting. Even the exacting architecture historian Nikolaus Pevsner was impressed, describing its lavish panelled, gilded and moulded interior as 'a great surprise'. It was commissioned by the chief lord of the manor in 1673 to flaunt his wealth and status. The Georgian flamboyance survives in most of the five bedrooms and five reception rooms. The grounds include a 150-year-old knot garden, but the 21st century intrudes in the form of a housing estate beyond the garden walls. On the market for £465,000.
Jackson Stops Photograph: Jackson Stops

Trading up: Shropshire. This £340,000 early 17th-century cottage in the hamlet of Kempton trades on its visual appeal, because although it is large enough to absorb a family, its quirky layout will require mental adjustment. The two main bedrooms are accessed by their own separate staircases and the third bedroom leads off the second. Everyone then has to trek downstairs to the bathroom. But the two capacious reception rooms, the huge inglenooks, the panelling, beams, flagstones and views are consolation for the inconvenience, and you can flee from family intimacy into the half acre of garden.
Nock Deighton Photograph: Nock Deighton

Trading down: West Yorkshire. It’s small but handy, being close to the shop, pubs and surgery in the village of Bramham, near Wetherby. There are beams and fireplaces in both the living room and the one bedroom, and space has been found to squeeze in an upstairs bathroom. Beyond the pretty kitchen is a decent-sized walled courtyard with side access. There’s no onward chain. On the market for £124,995.
Hunters Photograph: Hunters

Trading down: Liverpool. This bold glass wedge shares the skyline with the city’s 'three graces' and overlooks the Albert Dock. One-bedroom apartments on the Mann Island development start at £125,000 and provide glossy shrinkage in the city centre. Each opens on to the full-height atrium and has open-plan living areas, a balcony and the option of underground parking.
Mann Island Photograph: Mann Island

Bargain of the week: East Yorkshire. Don’t let its Spartan looks deter you: this three-bedroom house on the river bank at Wilfholme sits in a large garden close to footpaths that lead to the local nature reserve. Although two of the bedrooms are narrow, you get a lot of space, including a garage, driveway and 19ft reception room, for your £100,000. The price reflects the need for a touch of modernising.
Smiths Gore Photograph: Smiths Gore