Yahoo Finance 10 bijou homes that are big on style
Size isn’t everything when it comes to buying a home. According to research by Halifax, smaller properties have recently experienced bigger increases in price growth than their roomier counterparts.
Constraints in affordability and a resilient first-time buyer market have boosted demand for compact homes that are not only cheaper but cost less to run and maintain.
Whether you’re stepping on to the housing ladder, downsizing or looking for a holiday cottage, bolthole or pied-a-terre, these small but perfectly formed houses for sale won’t give you short shrift.
1. New Row, Bingley, West Yorkshire, £160,000
A quick drive from World Heritage site Saltaire Village, this stone former mill worker’s cottage has been upgraded for 21st century living. Consists of an all-in-one kitchen living area, a double and a single bedroom and a bathroom, and has a courtyard at the back and private parking. There’s no onward chain. Get in touch with Linley & Simpson.
2. Mold, Flintshire, offers over £160,000
You won’t be disappointed when you step over the threshold of this well-maintained. one-bedroom cottage as inside it boasts exposed beams, a stone fireplace in the sitting room, a modern first floor shower room and a galley kitchen that opens out to a private enclosed garden. The market towns of Holywell and Mold and the A55 North Wales Expressway are in easy reach. Contact Beresford Adams.
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3. Chester, £260,000
This charming red-brick terraced house is on a cobbled street in a conservation area about a mile from the city centre. The front door leads into a hallway and through to a sitting room with a fireplace and a kitchen/dining room at the back, and you’ll find two double bedrooms and a shower room on the first floor. It also has a pretty paved garden with well-stocked borders and a useful outbuilding. Contact Matthews of Chester.
4. Manningtree Park, Manningtree, Essex, £275,000
Designed to pay homage to a traditional coach house, the Furze is a brand new one-bedroom house in a development close to the Suffolk border. The living space is above the garage and it includes integrated kitchen appliances, fitted wardrobes, underfloor heating and a turfed and paved garden. Available through City & Country.
5. Thorney, Cambridgeshire, £285,000
Anyone looking for a quirky, character-packed home will surely be bowled over by this converted signal box, now a one-bedroom, two-storey house with great views over the surrounding countryside. The ground floor consists of kitchen/dining room with an island and Aga, a bathroom and storeroom, and the bedroom and living area are above. The house may be small but the garden certainly isn’t – around a third of an acre with the bonus of being south-facing. From Aspire Homes.
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6. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, £300,000
Brookside Cottage is located in a lovely Cotswolds village and would make an ideal investment as it has a proven track record as a holiday let. Dating from around 1840, it’s well-maintained and presented and includes an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, exposed beams and stonework and stable doors. Both bedrooms are doubles and it has a country-style kitchen, separate living room and a low-maintenance garden. Via Peter Ball.
7. Walmer, Deal, Kent, £315,00
Located just one road back from the seafront and the green space of Walmer Green, two-bedroom Lifeboat Cottage is currently a holiday let that’s been modernised and tastefully decorated. It has a cosy sitting room with window shutters, a separate kitchen/diner, a ground floor bathroom, first floor cloakroom and a patio garden. Find out more from Bright & Bright.
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8. Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, £365,000
Although pint-sized, this grade II listed cottage provides plenty of privacy as it’s split over three levels and is ready to move straight into. It comprises a ground floor sitting room and eat-in kitchen, a double bedroom and family bathroom on the first floor and another double on the second, plus a newly landscaped garden containing a summer house. Salisbury and the New Forest are nearby. From Myddelton & Major.
9. Witnesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, £480,000
If you’re a sucker for charm and original features, this gatehouse ticks all the boxes as it incorporates Gothic-style windows, latch doors and open fireplaces. As well as two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen diner, study and living room, it comes with a conservatory overlooking the mature garden, a first floor room that could be transformed into another bedroom and several outbuildings, so is perfect for a purchaser who runs a business from home. Via Fine & Country.
10. Chelsea, London SW10, £950,000
One of just a handful of houses that doesn’t break the million-pound barrier in this ultra-expensive postcode. Light and bright, it’s accessed via a private courtyard garden and comprises a kitchen fitted with Miele and Gaggenau appliances, an open plan living room with a large sash window, a first floor bedroom with built-in storage and a bathroom. Top end touches include Lutron lighting and an integrated speaker system. Find out more from John D Wood.
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