Some of the Best Properties in Britain for under £200,000
Posted 12 February 2016 by
Helen ChristieAs you might expect, there are many regional variations on the number of homes available for under £200,000 – for example in London, the figure is just 1.1% compared to Yorkshire and Humberside where the figure is 12.7% and the North West, where 20.7% of homes fall in this category.
Here we present ten homes from around the country that are available up to this price point.
This two-bedroom detached cottage in Arrington, near Royston in Hertfordshire, is on the market for £200,000.
Agent: Marshalls - www.marshallsproperties.co.uk
A charming Grade II listed property, part of a small courtyard development, Limes Court, near Wigton in Cumbria, comprises an open-plan living/dining/kitchen, two-double bedrooms and a newly fitted bathroom. Asking price: £115,000.
Agent: H&H King - www.hhking.co.uk
Morello Quarter, a development in Basildon, Essex, features a wide range of new homes, with one-bedroom properties starting from £135,500. Purchasers could potentially buy a home at the development under the government-backed Help to Buy scheme, enabling them to put down just 5% deposit and benefit from an additional 20% contribution from the government.
Developer: Weston Homes
Muddle Cottage in Kingsbridge, Devon, is an absolutely charming two-bedroom + study room period cottage with a large lounge diner. The property, which offers immaculate character, retained features and is fitted with a large ‘clean burn’ log burner, is on the market at an asking price of £175,000.
Agent: Marchand Petit - www.marchandpetit.co.uk
A well-presented, recently decorated three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool, TS26, is available at an asking price of £190,000.
Agent: Manners & Harrison – www.mannersandharrison.co.uk
Low Tralorg Cottage, a delightful five-bedroom cottage, which is built of stone on one-and-a-half storeys with a slate roof with a white render finish and two timber-framed extensions, is situated in a peaceful setting in the lovely Girvan Valley in the South Ayrshire hills. Offers of in the region of £195,000 are being invited.
Agent: CKD Galbraith - www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk
A three-bedroom detached ‘Warwick’ house type is available at Redrow’s Trenchwood Gardens development in Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, with prices starting from £199,995.
Developer: Redrow Homes - www.redrow.co.uk
A charming two-bedroom cottage in the popular coastal village of Coldingham in Berwickshire, which is offered in immaculate condition and within walking distance of the beach, is available for offers in excess of £170,000.
Agent: Smiths Gore – www.smithsgore.co.uk
‘Calscar’, a traditional Yorkshire Dales Cottage in Gayle, which has two bedrooms, is on the market for £177,000.
Agent: J.R. Hopper - www.jrhopper.com
This pretty Victorian terrace house in Northamptonshire has a lot of space for the money with four floors including a lower ground floor opening onto the garden. The garden is 80ft long and is sunny and private. Price: £199,950
Agent: Richard Greener - www.richardgreener.co.uk