Trading up, trading down – in pictures

Trading up: Norfolk. When you tire of the gastro pub down the lane in the village of Weston Longville you can select supper from the raised herb and veg planters on your terrace and cook them in the vaulted triple-aspect kitchen. It’s old life as a dairy has been erased by underfloor heating, solar reflective glassed walls and aristocratically proportioned rooms, including an office over the garage. It sits on the fringes of a golf course, a walk away from the village, and its 0.65 acres of garden merge with open countryside. Cost: £495,000.
Jackson Stops & Staff, 01603 612333 Photograph: Jackson Stops & Staff

Trading up: Glasgow. This is vast, stately and in a genteel part of the city two miles from the centre. If the early 80s aesthetics don't offend you you can move straight in to the two receptions and five bedrooms; otherwise you’ll want rid of the swirly carpets and to hone the sanitary wear. Behind the shabbiness is magnificent Victorian bombast: Doric columns, stained glass, a cupola and fireplaces. Yours for £595,000.
Strutt & Parker, 0141 225 3880
Photograph: Strutt & Parker

Trading down: Greater London. Your living space might be shrinking but your moral virtue will enlarge impressively, for this three-bed maisonette in Hackbridge, Sutton, was designed 10 years ago as part of a low emission development BedZED project. Energy is from renewables, water is recycled and a communal fleet of mainly electric and LPG cars encourages residents to shed their gas guzzlers. Your slice has its own balcony, sun room and garden, and inside is a large living room. It’s an easy walk from the station and tram links. Cost: £274,950.
Ushers, 020 8669 4114
Photograph: Ushers

Trading down: South Devon. Your circumstances can be reduced gracefully in this £225,000 three-bed cottage near the coast in Loddiswell. The Rayburn nestles prettily in an old fireplace in the kitchen/breakfast room, the sitting room opens into the south-facing garden, and a window seat permits you to ingale the rose and wisteria blooms from the hearthside. The attic has become a third eaves bedroom with a bathroom and there are views over the surrounding countryside.
Marchand Petit, 01548 857588
Photograph: Marchand Petit

Bargain of the week: London. Obvious to all are the unlovely looks of this block in Putney, SW15. Look upon them as an asset, for if exterior was easier on the eye this £199,950 one-bed flat in one of the capital’s more affluent quarters would fetch nearer £250,000. And in any case the freeholder is planning a revamp, which should give the aesthetics a boost. From its fourth-floor perch are sweeeping views over the city, which is readily reached from the nearby tube. There are communal gardens accessed via a lift and more turfy pleasures on Putney Heath just a few minutes walk away.
Douglas Gordon, 020 8788 3000
Photograph: Douglas Gordon