Trading up, trading down – in pictures

Trading up: Suffolk. Recent renovations have preserved the open fireplaces in both receptions and the original doors in this semi-detached cottage in the village of Dullingham. On the market for £268,500, it has three bedrooms, two of them doubles, an expansive back garden, a 22ft dining room and the chance to rent a garage. The village, three miles from Newmarket, has a duck pond on a green and is a half-mile walk from the station.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01638 662231
Photograph: Jackson-Stops

Trading up: Devon. The coastal path passes through the village of Strete, near Dartmouth, on its way to Slapton Sands a mile away, and you can gaze at the sea from the window seats in the three double bedrooms. This, coupled with handsome period features, generous room sizes and a large garden, account for the £500,000 price tag. It would be more, but for the fact this former clergy retreat is semi-detached and approached by a shared driveway.
Marchand Petit, 01803 839190 Photograph: Marchand Petit

Trading down: Somerset. This lofty, three-bed perch near the centre of the market town of Crewkerne has a palatial master bedroom and an open-plan ground floor that makes it deceptively spacious. The floors are elegantly stripped, a wood-burning stove sits in the brick hearth and the living area opens on to a rose-hung walled garden. Yours for £265,000.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, 01935 810141 Photograph: Jackson-Stops

Trading down: London. This multi-hued curve, rising in Lewisham, is designed to reflect the regeneration of a once-neglected area, and its rainbow panels will glow and dim though the day. For £300,000 you get a two-bed, two-bathroom berth and proximity to a new leisure centre and health spa, and the convenience of the railway station across the road. All the homes, ranged around communal gardens, have terraces or balconies and there’s a 24-hour concierge.
Barratt Homes, 08458 710005 Photograph: Barratt Homes

Dream home: Norfolk. Guests who want to taste your good fortune in acquiring this 17th-century former estate cottage in Thorpe Market can be accommodated in the two-bed cottage created from its outbuildings. The main house is a glory of beams and inglenooks with exposed timber framework in two of the four bedrooms. There’s a large pond and a summerhouse in the garden from where you must overlook the one aesthetic weakness of the place – a modern kitchen extension and lean-to garden room. Cost: £375,000
Strutt & Parker, 01603 617431
Photograph: Strutt & Parker