What will £395,000 buy you in the UK property market?

This Art Deco marvel in Glasgow. This three-bedder is one of eight 1930s homes clustered in a cul de sac in Bearsden, a classy suburb on the fringes of town. Although it is six miles from the city centre, it has sweeping green views over woods and fields to the hills. It’s large and bright with 1,925 sq ft of living space divided into three double bedrooms, two receptions, a garden room and a study and it sits amid large and lofty lawns.
Corum Property, 0141 376 0052 Photograph: Corum Property

This sizeable house in Essex. Thanks to the fact that the port of Harwich has yet to become officially desirable you can revel in four bedrooms, three receptions and a self-contained two-bedroom annexe with its own garden within commuting distance of London. The house, separated from the road by a sweeping driveway, is a few moment’s walk from the seafront and close to the vintage charms of the old town and Blue Flag sandy beaches. The rooms are generous and stylishly groomed and there’s a double garage in the large garden.
Fenn Wright, 01206 397222 Photograph: Fern Wright

This four-bed cottage in Hampshire. It looks as though it has graced the village of Grately for a couple of centuries, but this cottage is actually a product of the 1970s. A large brick hearth in the sitting room, ledge and brace doors, and a floriferous cottage garden reinforce the vintage theme inside, while its modern roots have allowed for a garage and an en suite bathroom to the downstairs bedroom. It is six miles to shops and mainline rail services at Andover.
Smiths Gore, 01264 774900 Photograph: Smiths Gore

This three-bed house in Wales. The glory of this home is its garden, sweeping down past pond and waterfall to a natural wooded bank and merging seamlessly with the Brecon Beacons. The home is set within the national park, and has wild mountain views from every window. There’s space to expand into the attic room and you could appropriate the study for a fourth bedroom. It’s four miles from basic facilities in the village of Llangadog.
BJP Residential, 01558 821000 Photograph: BJP Residential

Half a townhouse in Acton, London. Two bedrooms is as much as you’re likely to get if you want to be close to the rail network in London’s Zone 3. This split-level slice of a Victorian townhouse is on a green side road off Acton high street, 100m from Acton Central station. Both bedrooms are doubles, but you’ll have to take your rug to the local park if you want some sun since there’s no outside space to call your own.
Robertson Smith & Kempson, 020 3641 4600 Photograph: Robertson Smith & Kempson