CONVERTED SCHOOL
Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
What you get A former schoolhouse used as an antiques shop, Douglas House is a grade I listed sandstone building with a second, stone-built home behind it. The second property has six bedrooms, five bathrooms and original features. There is also a lawned garden and car park.
Where is it? Newton Stewart, a small town with a high school and a variety of primaries in Dumfries and Galloway, in the south of Scotland. Wigtown, with its annual book festival, is seven miles away.
Upside It has bags of original features, including tall windows.
Downside The shop will require work to turn it into a house.
Price £315,000.
Contact Purplebricks, 07460 500 420, purplebricks.com
TRADITIONAL HOME
North Queensferry, Fife
What you get A five-bedroom traditional property built in 1910. Tigh-Na-Mara features a conservatory, reading room, snug and workshop, plus a four-car garage and outhouses. A mature garden and sheltered terrace make up the outside space.
Where is it? North Queensferry, a village located on an outcrop of land jutting into the Firth of Forth estuary. Popular with commuters, because of its proximity to Edinburgh and town’s of Fife, it has its own railway station and a small, but good, restaurant.
Upside There are unobscured views of the Firth of Forth from the back garden.
Downside Its hilly location means there are steps up to the front door.
Price £795,000.
Contact Savills, 0131 247 3700, savills.com