Properties of the week: houses in conservation areas

Featuring thatched cottages, grand homes with natural beauty, and a charming former school house

1. The Mill House, Sockbridge, Penrith

A large stone mansion with a large backyard

Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this stone property dates back to the 17th century. Main suite, 5 further beds (1 en suite), 2 baths, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 receps, garden, paddocks, outbuildings.

£1.275m; Finest Properties (01434-622234)

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2. High Street, Burwell

a white house with yellow trim in a garden

Cambridgeshire

This early Victorian former school house overlooks the village church. Main suite, 3 further beds, family bath, kitchen/dining room, recep, garden.

£700,00; Pocock & Shaw (01638-668284)

3. Mill Farm, Corbridge

a large farmhouse in the middle of a field

Northumberland

A Grade II farmhouse on the River Tyne, in the town of Corbridge, which was a Saxon and Roman settlement. Main suite, 3 further beds, family bath, kitchen, 2 receps, garden.

£750,000; Finest Properties (01434-622234)

4. Cress Cottage, Sherrington

A cottage with a thatched roof on the side of a small street with shrubs out front

Wiltshire

18th century thatched property set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 3 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, 2 receps, self-contained 2-bed annexe, garden.

£1m; Hamptons (01722-480142)

5. Cherry Tree Cottage, Bourn

a white home with a thatched roof and a large backyard with a little additional home

Cambridgeshire

This village has been a settlement for more than 1,000 years and contains remains dating back to around 1010. Main suite, 3 further beds, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, summer house, garden.

£1.1m; Savills (01223-347178).

6. The Causeway, Godmanchester, Huntingdon

a large brown stone home along a canal between two other homes

Cambridgeshire

This Grade II property dates back to 1800 and overlooks the River Great Ouse. The town dates back to the Roman period, and is on the site of Durovigutum. 6 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, dining room, 3 further receps, self-contained 1-bed annexe.

£1m; Savills (01223-347241)

7. Nutcrackers, Withersfield, Haverhill

A large beige home with a thatched roof with a large lawn

Suffolk

This Grade II property sits in a village considered to be a site of archeological interest, owing to its late Bronze Age/early Iron Age and Roman remains. Main suite, 4 further beds, family bath, kitchen/breakfast room, 4 receps, garden, outbuildings, garage.

£995,000; Savills (01223-347178)

8. Sharps House, Deal

a white home between two other white homes on a narrow street

Kent

A 19th century house, in the Middle Street Conservation Area, yards from the beach. Main suite, 3 further beds (1 en suite), shower room, kitchen, 3 receps, walled courtyard garden.

£795,000; Bright & Bright (01304-374071)