Middlesex £7m
The Rookery, a Grade II-listed Georgian house in Stanmore Hill, sits in three acres. The six-bedroom house extends to 14,500 sq ft, and its eight reception rooms have lots of period details. The property includes a two-bed cottage, a squash court, a sauna, a tennis court and an indoor pool - so no excuses not to keep any new-year resolutions to get fit
Agent: Preston Bennett; 020 8954 0044, www.prestonbennett.co.uk
They say: A hidden treasure - the biggest single house in the area
We say: A grand semi - the adjoining stable block is owned separately
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Kent £1.85m
Grade II-listed Dane Chantry is a five-bedroom, timber-framed manor housedating to the 17th century, with a 13th-century chapel attached. The house, which sits in 58 acres of pasture, is in the village of Petham, six miles south of Canterbury
Agent: Strutt & Parker; 01227 451123, www.struttandparker.com
They say: Fully refurbished, with all mod cons, but the period features are still prominent
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We say: It's not a huge house for the amount of land - and would be difficult to extend
Gloucestershire £267,000
Number 21 Tetbury Street is a Grade II-listed Cotswold stone cottage in Minchinhampton - a little market town that is home to the author Joanna Trollope. It has two bedrooms, a sitting room, a study and a small garden. The Gatcombe estate is nearby; Stroud is four miles away
Agent: Jackson-Stops & Staff; 01285 653334, www.jackson-stops.co.uk
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They say: An ideal weekend home for a single person or couple. It is already done up, so all you need to do is move in
We say: The front door leads straight off the street, so there is no garden to muffle the sound of passing traffic