Trading up, trading down – in pictures

Trading up: Powys. Although this 1920s home in mid-Wales is just half-a-mile from the centre of Llandrindod Wells, it offers the possibility of expansion for both the family and their steeds. The four bedrooms inside are matched by four stables outside, and nearly an acre of land. The house has polished oak floorboards and internal beams, while the master bedroom has a balcony and en suite. Yours for £425,000.
Knight Frank, 01432 273087
Photograph: Knight Frank

Trading up: Cumbria. In its youth this was a remote farmhouse, but Carlisle has seeped to within three fields of the old hamlet of Tarraby. So although there are green views in all directions, it’s within latte-grabbing distance of the city centre and a couple of miles from the M6. The three receptions are prettily garnished with fireplaces, the kitchen is large enough for family meals, and there are four bedrooms. The whole interior could do with a little cosmetic updating. Yours for £320,000.
H&H King, 01228 810799 Photograph: H&H King

Trading down: London. Apparently this is a former coach house – a £319,000 sliver of brick grafted on to a Victorian villa in Brixton, SW2. Although it’s smaller than many flats – the reception and two bedrooms are just over 7ft wide – you get your own street entrance and miniature back garden, and a glossily groomed interior. It’s a short walk to the tube network and the trendy offerings of Clapham and Abbeville village, while the local bus heads straight to Knightsbridge.
Wooster & Stock, 020 7708 6700 Photograph: Wooster & Stock

Trading down: Somerset. Norfolk Crescent in Bath is the site of this £295,000 two-bed apartment with the grand trappings of a mansion. This is one of the city’s famous listed crescents next to the river and facing a park. The stately sash window in the reception overlooks a private partially covered courtyard garden, and there’s another private court off the master bedroom to the front. The flat expands across the entire lower ground floor of the original Georgian house and has a stone fireplace, lofty rooms and a vaulted ceiling in the hallway.
Carter Jonas, 01225 750900 Photograph: Carter Jonas

Bargain of the week: Buckinghamshire. Fairview Homes had congratulated itself on selling all the homes in its Vision development in High Wycombe. But a three-bedder has returned to market and the developer has shaved £8,000 off the asking price to titillate taste buds. So £349,999 now moves you into this detached home with a study, play room and a kitchen/dining room opening off the living room. The nearby M40 offers escape to the east and west.
Fairview, 01895 253 258
Photograph: Fairview