Trading up, trading down

Trading up: south-east London. A larger than usual version of a Span house, built by the progressive developer of the same name in the 1960s. It is 10 minutes from the village green glories of Blackheath and the estate tucked restfully within its own communal lawns encourages neighbourly interaction. The Span vision offered space, light and the absorption of the outdoors indoors, so this four-bed example is bright, white and open plan with wall-to-floor glass on to the landscaped garden. Cost: £595,000. The Modern House, 08456 344068 www.themodernhouse.net Photograph: guardian.co.uk Trading up: Devon. The family can multiply idyllically in this £675,000 ancient four-bed farm house set in four acres near Honiton. Flagstone floors, beamed ceilings, two inglenooks and a venerable plank and muntin screen are the back drop. The rooms are large, the views glorious, and the car, lodged in an adjoining garage, will whisk you swiftly to the beach. A study, snug and conservatory supplement the two receptions. Chesterton Humberts, 01404 42456 www.chestertonhumberts.co.uk Photograph: guardian.co.uk Trading down: Kent. Constriction can only be pleasurable in this two-bed 17th-century cottage a walk away from Rochester castle and cathedral. A 400-year-old weaver’s window survives in one reception, and 400-year-old wall panellings survive in the two receptions and the master bedroom. There’s also a large attic room and a cellar. Horticultural ambitions must be contained within a courtyard garden. Yours for £275,000. Greyfox Prestige, 01634 285790 www.greyfoxprestige.co.uk Photograph: guardian.co.uk Trading down: London. The open-plan living room/kitchen opens on to a private lawned garden with views over a golf course, and there is more rolling greenery a few minutes walk away in Peckham Rye Park. This tasteful two-bed flat is a handy springboard for central London – local mainline stations will get you to the city in 12 minutes –but the £229,950 price tag reflects the fact that trains are a bus ride away. Wooster Stock, 020 7708 6700 www.woosterstock.co.uk Photograph: guardian.co.uk Bargain of the week: North Yorkshire. Stamp duty has been paid and the price has shrunk from £420,000 to £375,000, so this three-bed cottage in Newsham is officially good value. Modern chic is blended with vintage features, so there is a spiral staircase, slate floors in the three receptions, and a glamour bathroom alongside beams and fireplaces. There is room to expand into a variety of outhouses. George F. White, 01833 690390 www.georgefwhite.co.uk Photograph: guardian.co.uk