Properties of the Week

Situated at the end of a long country track, the Barns at The Hyde are perched in a delightful setting where the surrounding area is home to many bridle paths and a short cross-country walk to the village of Kinver. There are four individually-styled barns within this development which range from one to four bedrooms. The gravelled, landscaped courtyard surrounding the barns includes communal grounds and a small wooded area. Guide prices range from £249,950 to £415,00 through Strutt & Parker on (01746) 766626.nextpage

Hazel Cottage at 3 Hill Houses in Farlow is a character cottage with around five acres of land including orchards and paddocks. It has an inner hall with an old recessed bread oven, kitchen, dining room, utility, shower room, sitting room with triple aspect windows and a wood burner, adjoining conservatory, three bedrooms (one with beamed ceiling) and a bathroom with French-style bath, as well as an additional WC. The separate barn/garden room includes a living area and kitchen with wood burner and hob, and there's also a workshop with games room, garage, wood store and stable, extensive surrounding gardens with pond, paddocks and orchards. See today's Express & Star for more information.nextpage

Number 37 in the popular Beechwood Avenue, Wednesfield, has a dining room/sitting room with laminate flooring, extended lounge/diner with French doors, extended breakfast kitchen with breakfast bar, three bedrooms and a bathroom. There is off-road parking to the front, good sized garden to the rear and a brick-built building which could be used as an office, subject to planning permission. Contact Connels on (01902) 710170 for more information.nextpage

This well-presented, detached bungalow at 2 Landsgate, in the sought-after Pedmore area of Stourbridge, has an L-shaped hallway, front-facing dining room, living room with garden views, conservatory with doors onto a garden terrace, breakfast kitchen, four bedrooms (the fourth currently being used as an office) and bathroom suite. The fore gardens have been attractively landscaped while the low-maintenance rear gardens have a variety of trees, a patio area and a large central rockery with water feature. Offers around £500,000 through Andrew Grant Estate Agents.nextpage

This semi-detached bungalow in Orchard Crescent, in the Merry Hill area of Wolverhampton, has been recently modernised. It has a lounge with patio doors to the garden, verandah with doors to the garage and rear garden, a newly-fitted white bathroom suite with shaped bath, two bedrooms and a modern dining kitchen. Outside, the front garden is designed for easy maintenance with a patio, lawned area and various trees and shrubs. Offers around £197,500 through Whitegates on (01902) 429035.nextpage

Boasting a heated swimming pool and a fully-equipped snooker room, this chalet-style house in a popular area of Cannock is the ideal pad for sporty types. 11 Ullswater Place has been considerably extended and improved, and comprises an entrance hall, lounge, dining room, snooker room with full-sized slate-bed snooker table and sliding patio doors to the verandah, kitchen with breakfast bar, utility room, verandah, cloakroom and shower room and an indoor heated swimming pool. There are also three bedrooms, a tiled bathroom and gardens including lawn and raised gravel area. Price £360,000 through Boot & Son on (01543) 505454.nextpage

34 Pinfold Lane in Cheslyn Hay is an attractive, detached property with a lovely conservatory and well-stocked gardens. Other features include an intruder alarm, reception hall, cloakroom with white fitted suite, lounge with sliding patio doors to the conservatory, dining room and study, part-tiled breakfast kitchen, utility, master bedroom with en-suite shower room, three further bedrooms and a bathroom suite. Asking price £294,950 (no chain) through Boot & Son on (01543) 505454.nextpage

This two bedroomed detached bungalow in Troutbeck Drive, in the rarely available Lakeside area of Brierley Hill, is packed with attractive features. Its tile-floored porch leads into a lounge with patio doors the garden and the lake. There is also a dining room, conservatory with tiled floor, breakfast kitchen with breakfast bar, bedroom one with pleasant views and built-in wardrobes, a second bedroom and a fitted bathroom suite. The rear gardens have a patio area and lawn with shaped borders which overlooks the lake. Offers in the region of £285,000 through The Lee Shaw Partnership on (01384) 396066.