HOUSE OF THE WEEK
West Sussex, £2 million
Wake up to dreamy views of the coast in this five- bedroom art deco beachfront house with a perfect WFH library set-up. “There are no roads between us and the shore,” says the owner. “At night we sit and enjoy the sound of the sea and the dark skies.” Barnham is four miles away; trains from there to London Victoria take an hour and a half. 01243 587687, henryadams.co.uk
Cumbria, £425,000
The Croft in Hethersgill is a four-bedroom period home ten miles from Carlisle. There’s a two-acre paddock, a vast pond, and inside it has exposed stone walls and original wooden shutters. 01228 810300, haywardtod.co.uk
London W8, £2.65 million
This four-bedroom slim lilac house may look bitesize, but there’s 1,414 sq ft of space set over three floors, with a south-facing garden. Notting Hill Gate Tube station is round the corner. 020 7313 8408, struttandparker.com
Berkshire, £3.45 million
The oldest parts of St Mary’s Farmhouse date back to the late 18th century, and it hasn’t been on the market for 28 years. It has six bedrooms, ten acres, a large wine cellar and a sauna. 020 7861 1080, knightfrank.co.uk
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Bedfordshire, £2.25 million
Over 600 years old, 11-bedroom Harlington Manor briefly housed the Pilgrim’s Progress author John Bunyan, and is currently a B&B. Trains from Harlington take 44 minutes to London St Pancras. 01582 465 000, savills.com
London W4, £6 million
This six-bedroom Victorian house in Chiswick includes a 31ft living room, off-street parking and a sumptuous cinema room, complete with climate-controlled wine cellar. 020 8567 6757, fineandcountry.com
Highland, offers over £100,000
This one-bedroom cottage on Sandside Harbour in Reay is close to sandy beaches and has planning approval to convert the attic into a second bedroom. Thurso is a 20-minute drive. 01553 769100, bellingram.co.uk
Lincolnshire, £850,000
This Georgian house has four bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. Two of these are in a separate annexe. It’s in Tydd St Mary, a village a 12-minute drive from Wisbech. 01553 769100, fineandcountry.com
Cornwall, £1.15 million
Quay Cottage, which was once believed to have been an explosives store, is now a charming three-bedroom bungalow on the edge of Restronguet Creek, a 20-minute drive from Truro. 01872 261160, jackson-stops.co.uk
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SCOTTISH HOUSE OF THE WEEK
Argyll and Bute, offers over £450,000
This grand design on Loch Long was built for the current owners in 2002. It’s a timber frame construction under a zinc roof (with an 80-year guarantee), with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an outbuilding. Set in the hamlet of Portincaple, it is 20 minutes from Helensburgh, with trains taking less than an hour to reach Glasgow. 0141 222 5864, savills.com
