Nine marvellous homes for sale now, from rural Kent to historic Greece

, The Sunday Times

House of the week1. Kent, £1 million

Kitchen with wooden table and four chairs, exposed brick walls, and grey cabinetry.

Built in 1850, this cottage in Walmer backs onto the grounds of the town’s castle and is on a road leading to the Glen nature walk, with views of the seafront. It has a traditional white weatherboard exterior, ornate barge boards, a veranda and wraparound garden. Inside, there are three reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and guest WC. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, one used as a walk-in wardrobe for the main bedroom and one used as an office. The main bedroom has an en suite bathroom and there is a family bathroom and separate lavatory. fineandcountry.co.uk

2. London SW15, £575,000

A modern gray house with large windows nestled between two traditional terraced houses.

This narrow, architect-designed home, with an upside-down layout, stands out on Wadham Road. Its sole bedroom, which has a bathroom and built-in wardrobes, is on the ground floor. The first floor has been designed as a kitchen/living area, while the second has an office and roof terrace. East Putney Tube station is a few minutes away. winkworth.co.uk

3. Northamptonshire, £500,000

Stone cottage with a thatched roof, surrounded by green lawns and hedges.

The Cabin is a grade II listed chocolate box cottage in Grafton Regis, a village with a 12th-century church on the border with Buckinghamshire. The property has plenty of period charm — ceiling beams, an inglenook fireplace with a bread oven and casement windows — and about 1,200 sq ft of living space, including a kitchen/diner complete, utility room, downstairs loo and two reception rooms. The two double bedrooms (accessed by a concealed staircase) share a bathroom. michaelgraham.co.uk

4. Hampshire, £3 million

A contemporary three-story home with a gravel driveway and green lawn.

Set in six acres of Test Valley countryside, five-bedroom Woolbury is a modern pad arranged over three floors with nearly 5,600 sq ft of space. Rooms include a large reception hall, study, first floor reception room, dining room big enough for a table of ten, and a kitchen/breakfast room with a central island, breakfast bar and Aga as well as ancillary spaces (pantry, boot and utility rooms). The detached double garage has a studio annexe above and there’s stabling for six horses and a floodlit manège. bydesignhomes.com

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5. Cheshire, £1.75 million

A modern barn conversion entryway featuring a wooden and black metal staircase, a mezzanine with exposed wood beams, a white double door, and brick walls.

Park Wood Barn is a 5,297 sq ft barn conversion set in nearly an acre of grounds, with an antique double entrance door, an eye-catching blue kitchen in a cavernous open-plan layout, and five bedrooms, all en suite. The home is packed with character, including a bespoke French beaten copper double sink and a roll-top bath tub. There is also a ground-floor self-contained annexe, home office and heated greenhouse. Outside there’s a six-hole putting green, a triple-bay oak garage and a workshop. Prestbury is the nearest town, about three miles away, while the Peak District National Park practically on the doorstep. savills.com

6. Pembrokeshire, £275,000

Apartment building in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, with stone and wooden exteriors, a balcony, and a wrought-iron gate, for sale at £275,000.

Spread across two floors in St David’s, famously Britain’s smallest city, this three-bedroom home has a traditional feel and is a short stroll from the cathedral, shops and restaurants. The main bedroom is on the ground floor and has an en suite bathroom, while the other two are upstairs with their own bathroom — so the property could easily be divided up if. The flat is available to buy on a 999-year lease that began in 2003, and it has an EPC rating of C (A is best, G is worst) so can be rented out to private tenants. countrylivinggroup.co.uk

7. Mallorca, €1.75 million (£1.53 million)

A luxurious Marina Golf villa in Nova Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, with a private pool, landscaped garden, and golf course views.

Golf lover? This new-build villa in Marina Golf residential complex in Santa Ponsa, a village in the southwest of the island, sits in prime position for teeing off. The ground floor comprises a living room with exposed beams, open-plan kitchen/diner and one ground floor bedroom (complete with walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom). There are two more bedrooms upstairs (both with their own en suite). The landscaped gardens include private pool and two private parking spaces with direct access to the home. taylorwimpeyspain.com

8. Greece, €8 million (£7 million)

Vallea, a stone mansion with a red tile roof and blue shutters, sits on a hill with a swimming pool, surrounded by trees and terraces.

Close to the sites of ancient Epidauros and Mycenae, Vallea is a sprawling 400-acre estate on a Peloponnesian hillside, peppered with olive groves and orchards. The 14-bedroom villa lies 15 minutes’ drive from the sea with a series of high-ceilinged reception rooms, a kitchen/diner and a games room. The gardens include a series of terraces and an outdoor pool. sothebysrealty.com

9. France, €239,400 (about £200,000)

A renovated stone farmhouse in a rural setting, with a large attic bedroom and a 70 m² barn.

Escape to the Occitanie countryside inthis 1,076 sq ft farmhouse, which sits in a quiet setting near Villefranche du Rouergue — known both for its Thursday morning market and as a filming location for Netflix’s 2023 adaption of All the Light We Cannot See, starring Mark Ruffalo. There’s a living room, laundry room and downstairs WC, with a first floor lounge, a bathroom, dressing room and an attic bedroom. Outbuildings include a barn and carport. kyero.com