Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation

Wreck of the week: Devon. This unconverted cider barn in Combe Fishacre, near Totnes, has official sanction to be a four-bed house, and there is another barn that, with planning permission, could become a studio. It's on for £350,000, and an extra £250,000 should reinvent it. It’s set in 1.5 wild acres about 10 miles from Dartmoor and the coast. Be aware that the second barn has an overage clause . Marchand Petit, 01803 847979 Photograph: Marchand Petit Photograph: guardian.co.uk In the country: Worcestershire. This £295,000 three-bedder is on the slopes of Bredon Hill, an area of outstanding natural beauty in Eckington, near Pershore, with glorious views. It boasts a sitting room, a dining area, a kitchen/breakfast room and a bathroom. It is a shame it relies on a private spring-fed water supply, which you have to remember to treat. Allan Morris & Osborne, 01386 554747 Photograph: Allan Morris & Osborne Photograph: guardian.co.uk In town: London. The basement of this three-bedder in SE14 is a huge kitchen/family room with a glass-roofed dining area opening on to the garden. There’s also a double sitting room and a bathroom. It’s a shame that New Cross is not yet a glamour postcode. Cost: £650,000. Wooster & Stock, 020 7708 6700 Photograph: Wooster & Stock Photograph: guardian.co.uk Dream home: Argentina. El Pedral is an estancia 10 miles from the Peninsula Valdes World Heritage Site. The 200 acre property – on the market for $3.25m (£2.1m) – combines comfortable guest accommodation with the unbeatable lure of whale watching, elephant seals and sea lions on its own 2km beach, and a rich variety of bird life including penguins. The accommodation, in a Normandy-style residence built around 1850, has nine guest suites, a swimming pool and pool house, a dining room and a snooker room. Hall & Hall , contact Trent Jones Photograph: Hall & Hall Photograph: guardian.co.uk