Properties of the Week

11 March 2008: This week we've got a lovely selection of period properties for you to peruse, as well as a rare opportunity to exchange your home in the West Midlands for an individually-designed dormer bungalow near Cardigan Bay.

This imaginative conversion of period buildings stands in impressive grounds with glorious views over open countryside. The Old Smithy, in Burnhill Green, South Staffordshire, is on the market via estate agent Berriman Eaton, with offers invited in the region of £545,000. It includes a drawing room with vaulted ceiling, kitchen and breakfast room, sitting room with open fireplace, two main bedroom suites two further bedrooms and a delightful walled garden. Call (01902) 747744 for viewings.

Estate agent Boot & Son is handling the sale of this improved, detached cottage, situated in Rugeley. 13 Green Lane is on the market for £325,000. The three-bedroomed property, known as The Cottage, includes a reception/sitting room with inglenook and William and Mary bread oven, utility, snug with French window, dining room, refitted kitchen, conservatory, refitted bathroom, three good-sized bedrooms and well-stocked gardens. For more details call (01543) 505454.

Surrounded by breathtaking views of open countryside, this traditional detached home stands in more than four acres of paddocks with stables. Nurton Hall Farmhouse, on Wolverhampton Road, Pattingham, includes a hallway with cloakroom, drawing room, conservatory, dining/sitting room, study, breakfast kitchen with Aga, laundry room, four-bedrooms and a bathroom suite with Jacuzzi bath. Outside there's a sweeping paved driveway, front and rear lawns and a stable block. Offers around £795,000 through Bartlams on (01902) 754777.

This period property at 11 Hatherton Road, Cannock, is on the market for £192,500 and has retained many of its original features while having been tastefully and sympathetically updated. It briefly comprises an entrance hall, lounge, dining room, fitted kitchen, three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside there's parking for two cars to the front and an enclosed rear garden. Call Marwood on (01543) 500700.

A rare opportunity has arisen to own this individually-designed dormer bungalow with stunning views over the Welsh valleys. The vendor of Y Gronwen, in Mydroilyn, Ceredigon, is keen to return to the West Midlands and would therefore consider an exchange anywhere within 20 miles of the M5 between Junctions four and 24. With a guideline price of £225,000, the bungalow is set in its own private spacious mature gardens, with a large forecourt and detached garage/workshop. Contact Morgan and Davies on (01545) 571600 to arrange a viewing.