Trading up, trading down – in pictures

Trading up: North Yorkshire. Artists compete to capture the delectability of this fragment of Yorkshire. The £299,950 three-bed fisherman’s cottage is balanced on the cliff at Staithes, near Whitby, and looks across Staithes Beck and the harbour to the sea. Modernisation has respected the cast iron range, the beams and the exposed stonework, and added a free-standing cast iron bath and granite-topped kitchen units. The garden is a series of paved terraces with lofty views over cliffs and water.
Smiths Gore Photograph: Smiths Gore

Trading up: Cumbria. Recent renovations have added gloss to this former lodge house in Justicetown, near Carlisle. Its petite contours are deceptive: inside are four bedrooms (one an en suite), a large, oak-floored living-dining area and French doors opening on to a decent garden with rural views. The village has swift access to the M6. Yours for £240,000.
HH King Photograph: HH King

Trading down: London. Part of the regeneration of Lewisham in south-east London is this buxom development of 788 homes, starting at £213,000 for a one-bed flat. The Docklands Light Railway serves the nearby Lewisham station, and puts the lovelier landscapes of Greenwich just five minutes away and London Bridge eight minutes away. A fitness centre and swimming pool (open to the public) will be on site along with piazzas of shops and offices, while residents share landscaped gardens.
Barratt Homes Photograph: Barratt Homes

Trading down: Worcestershire. The Cotswolds are on the doorstep of the village of Honeybourne where this £200,000 two-bed cottage sits down a side street. Mainline rail services depart for London from the village, which has a post office and store and is six miles from the shops of Evesham. The kitchen is large enough to eat in and – a perk in an old cottage – the bathroom is upstairs.
Jackson-Stops & Staff Photograph: Jackson-Stops & Staff

Bargain of the week: Devon. Detached period houses close to the beaches of South Hams normally sell for nearer £300,000 rather than £189,950, but this converted 18th-century stable block is priced for a quick sale. A terrace is its only garden, there’s no designated parking, and it’s overlooked by a huddle of neighbours – but its hidden perch down a passageway in the village of Aveton Gifford and its proximity to the river Avon are compensation. It has two bedrooms and a good-sized living and dining area.
Marchand Petit Photograph: Marchand Petit