The national average house price is now £300,000 — but that's still enough to find a slice of country life, from Surrey to the Isle of Mull
We take a look at five homes which show what you can get around Britain with a budget equal to the national average house price.

Isle of Mull — £300,000
What was once a pretty cottage is now a spectacular home with a glazed dome and magnificent views a couple of miles from Mull's main ferry terminal.
There's also a large garden and a huge barn-slash-workshop. It could be used as a holiday let (and has been of late) but would also make a wonderful home.
For sale with Peter Murphy & Co. See more pictures of this property.
Cornwall — £300,000
We won't mince words: this three-bedroom house in St Just, right on the very end of Cornwall near Penzance, needs totaly refurbishment throughout.
If you're up for that challenge, this could be a really lovely family home, with good-sized rooms, a garden and two reception rooms.
For sale with Stacey Mann Estates. See more pictures of this property.
Surrey — £300,000
Country Life at a £300k budget in Surrey? Clearly that's a stretch, as for this price in one of the priciest counties in the country, this sort of money will more often than not stretch to a flat rather than a house.
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Here, however, it buys you a two-bedroom maisonette within this very grand Edwardian house on the outskirts of Woking. It has a share of the freehold, has a balcony, and use of the large communal garden.
For sale with Seymours. See more pictures of this property.
Pembrokeshire — £300,000
A charming, five-bedroom detached house on the outskirts of a village, with glorious views across Pembrokeshire.
There's plenty of work to be done inside and out, but it feels more than worthwhile for a very fine home in a location just a couple of miles from Pembroke itself, and with the magnificent coast almost on your doorstep.
For sale with FBM. See more pictures of this property.
Suffolk — £300,000
Just a few miles inland from the wild and beautiful Suffolk coast is this huge, 300-year-old traditional barn with 3,660sq ft of space.
The catch? It is, for now, literally just a barn — but permission is in place to turn this in to a sumptuous five-bedroom home. It could be truly great.
For sale with Jackson-Stops. See more pictures of this property.
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Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature.
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