BEST PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET: This week: listed properties for under pounds 150,000

DORSET

Stephens Stores, The Square, Puddletown. A Grade II period thatched house which was formerly a village shop. 2 beds, 1 bath, 1 recep, kitchen. pounds 115,000. Jackson-Stops & Staff 0130 526 2123.

SOMERSET

Prior's House, Wincanton. A Grade II* town house dating from 1430, believed to be the oldest in Wincanton. 4 beds, 1 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, cloakroom, garage, garden. pounds 145,000. Knight Frank 01935 812236.

WEST NORFOLK

The Old Crown House, Stoke Ferry. A Grade II village house dating back to 1690 and one of the oldest in West Norfolk. 6 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, cloakroom, study, dayroom, partly walled gardens, garage. pounds 128,000. Belton & Duffey 01553 770055.

DEVON

Ford House, Broadclyst, near Exeter. A Grade II* Georgian village house being sold by The National Trust on a long lease. 5 beds, 1 bath, 3 receps, kitchen, 2 cloakrooms, garden room, cellar, stable and coach house, walled garden. pounds 150,000. Strutt & Parker 01392 215631.

HAMPSHIRE

1a Clifton Lodge, Winchester, A ground-floor apartment in a Grade II town house within a conservation area. 2 beds, 1 bath, 1 recep, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, garden, private parking. pounds 80,000. Lane Fox 01962 869999.

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