The Sunday Times May 22, 2022 3£650,000
DEVON
In the heart of Modbury village in South Hams, this grade II
listed home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a
log burner in the sitting room. It is 30 minutes from
Plymouth. 01548 831163, marchandpetit.co.ukSUFFOLK
Milk first or last? This 19th-century cottage in Higham,
a short drive from Colchester, is designed to resemble a
tea caddy. It has two bedrooms, each with views of the
Stour Valley. 01473 234 800, savills.co.uk
CUMBRIA
On the northern edge of the Lake District, a stone barn
and smallholding has planning consent to be converted
into a three-bedroom home, along with nine acres, stables
and a duck pond. 01228 40626, hhlandestates.co.ukLONDON SW8
Own a home at Battersea Power Station designed by
Frank Gehry, the starchitect. There are 308 properties at
Prospect Place, ranging from studios to townhouses and
penthouses. 020 3642 9765, bpsdc.co.uk
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
A former 18th-century rectory is now a grade II listed
home with eight bedrooms. The kitchen has a marble-
topped breakfast bar and a garden room. Peterborough
is nearby. 01832 808008, fineandcountry.comSTAFFORDSHIRE
The Elms, six miles to the west of Wolverhampton, is a
six-bedroom home in seven unspoilt acres. Outbuildings
include a Victorian coach house with a first-floor office,
and a heated pool. 01295 226281, fishergerman.co.uk
CORNWALL
Owned by Martin Brook, known to locals as ‘the real Doc
Martin’, this five-bedroom home in Rock has an open-plan
kitchen, a roll-top bath, stained-glass windows and French
doors. 01208 862601, johnbrayestates.co.ukBATH
This five-bedroom townhouse has marble fireplaces and
views over the walled gardens of Darlington Place. It backs
on to the Kennet and Avon canal — and the bespoke canal
boat is included. 01225 7 89333 , crispcowley.co.uk
£525,000
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lThe great
outdoors. The
Chelsea Flower
Show is back
this week and
will be in full
glorious bloom.
Be inspired, go
wild for Monty
and the crew
again, and take
the chance to plan
your own plot — or just
UP a few pots.lWhen is a town actually a city? When the
Queen says it is. Her Majesty has granted
eight places city status to mark her
Platinum Jubilee. Doncaster, left,
Colchester and Milton Keynes are
newly crowned metropolises in
England. It’s Wrexham’s turn in
Wales; Dunfermline in Scotland;
Bangor in Northern Ireland; Douglas
on the Isle of Man; and Stanley in the
Falklands. Cathedrals, universities
and bustling populations are usually
associated with cities, but MP Jacob
Rees-Mogg said, “It’s about place rather
than numbers” when asked about the list.lThose who bought homes
along the Crossrail route
have seen runaway
profits. If you missed
the bus... er train, then
all aboard as prices are
predicted to continue
rising along the Elizabeth
Line after it opens on
Tuesday.l We’ve had coastal grandma — we’ve even had
coastal grandpa. Now, the latest TikTok-influenced
interiors trend is “whimsy gothic” — inspired by
fairytales and witchcraft-leaning fashion and decor,
nodding to the Brothers Grimm, Guillermo del Toro
and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It coincides with a 70
per cent rise in the sale of black paint at Coat. Get
back in the crypt!DOWN
lThis is the year of the home bar, according to
Ratedpeople.com, the find-a-tradesperson
platform: in a survey of 800,000 people, it found
that homeowners are planning to spend more on
creating home bars than new kitchens or home
gyms. One in 13 of us will apparently be building a
home bar in 2022, spending about £14,000.l From Emma Bridgewater’s
Jubilee pudding bowl (£160) to
the limited-edition five-drawer
filing cabinet (£102, Bisley)
and the Union Jack printed
bespoke Jubilee fridge freezer
from Samsung (£999.99, left),
Jubilee mania has gone too far.
Can we just stick with Tyrrells
Coronation Chicken crisps (£2.30,
150g) and leave it at that?PROPERTY LADDER — WHAT’S HOT AND NOT
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