Leicestershire, £795,000 Dingley Hall, Market Harborough 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, communal pool, 1.3-acre private garden The Cloisters forms the oldest part of this Grade I-listed house and was once the gatehouse to an Elizabethan mansion, which was later demolished. The semi-detached house has been attractively updated by the present owner, including the building of a new kitchen and en-suite shower room. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01604 632 991)
Wiltshire, £695,000
The Former Rectory, Market Lavington This pretty Georgian house stands in the centre of a popular village. Now in need of restoration, it has five bedrooms, a walled garden of about a third of an acre, a substantial garage and potential for improvement, subject to the usual consents. Humberts (01722 324 422)
Devon, £750,000
Wrescombe Farm, Yealmpton Located close to the shops in both Yealmpton and Newton Ferrers, this Victorian farmhouse stands in almost half an acre with a stone-built garage and plenty of parking. There are five bedrooms, a kitchen/break- fast room with an Aga and an office. Marchand Petit (01752 873 311)
Gloucestershire, £375,000
31, Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton This three-bedroom cottage close to the village centre has a large kitchen/breakfast room and a small garden, with potential to convert the attic space into further bedrooms. Knight Frank (01285 897 620)
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