The best of the market... houses in conservation areas

Northants

Wilby House, Wilby, A late 17th-century, Grade II house with a walled garden in a rural setting. 5 beds, 3 bath, 2 attic rooms, 3 receps, study, kitchen, summer house, outbuildings, 2.58 acres.

pounds 565,000 Savills 01295-263535.

NORTH WALES

Glan Y Bala, Llanberis, A mid-19th-century house with superb views on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. 7 beds, 4 bath, 4 receps, 2 kitchens, self-contained flat, stables, garage, 6.63 acres.

pounds 245,000 Strutt & Parker 01248-362414.

OXON

Church Place, East Hendred, A Grade II Georgian former rectory on the edge of the Berkshire Downs. 6 beds, 2 bath, 3 receps, cloakroom, sun room, kitchen, cellar, utility room, 2 staff flats, outbuildings, 1.75 acres.

pounds 595,000 John D. Wood 01865-311522.

BERKS

The White House, Chaddleworth, An 18th-century house on the edge of a downland village. 5 beds, 3 bath, 3 receps, kitchen, study, utility room, cloakroom, cellar, 2 bed cottage, garage, tennis court, swimming pool, stables, 3 acres.

pounds 550,000 Knight Frank 01488-682726.

SURREY

Faraday House, The Green, Hampton Court, A Grade II William and Mary house, formerly the home of the physicist Michael Faraday. 4/5 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, playroom, kitchen, conservatory, garage, gardens.

pounds 475,000 John D. Wood 0181-944 7172.

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