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2 July 2008: Our selection this week includes a three-storey home near a golf course, a 19th century cottage, an ideal first-time buy with outstanding views and a luxury barn conversion.

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Primrose Cottage in Slade Heath is a 19th century home with a wealth of individual features, set in impressive landscaped grounds spanning more than half an acre. It has a hall with beamed and raftered ceiling, drawing room, dining room with an exposed brick recess, kitchen, breakfast room, sitting room with fuel-burning stove, double-glazed conservatory, laundry area, guest suite, master bedroom, two further bedrooms and two bathrooms. For more information call Berriman Eaton on (01902) 747744.nextpageSouthbourne

With outstanding panoramic views of the local area, this modern first floor apartment in the sought after Southbourne development in High Meadows, Compton, has been extensively improved. The comfortable living space includes a hallway, lounge with feature fire surround, stylish fitted kitchen, principal double bedroom, second bedroom and well-appointed bathroom. Guide price £129,950 through Steventon on (01902) 753131.nextpageStoney Lane

This semi-detached family home at 61 Stoney Lane, Bloxwich, has a living room with feature fireplace and double-glazed French doors to the garden, kitchen, dining area with door to the rear garden, three bedrooms and a family bathroom suite. Outside is a garage with an up-and-over door, driveway, lawned front garden, good-sized rear garden and a paved patio. Offers around £194,950 through Goodchilds on (01922) 405699.nextpageBell Heather Road

22 Bell Heather Road is an immaculate and tastefully decorated semi in Clayhanger. It has a lounge with feature fire, dining room with double-glazed patio doors to the rear garden, kitchen, master bedroom with built-in wardrobes and en-suite shower room, two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Outside there's a garage with up-and-over door, gravel driveway and a rear garden with paved patio. Price £173,000 through Goodchilds on (01922) 405699.nextpageHighlands Road

Located in a sought-after residential area, this semi-detached family home in Highlands Road, Finchfield has been restyled to a high standard throughout. It has a front door with stained glass window, hallway with fitted cloakroom, lounge with double glazed patio doors leading to an impressive family room with two skylights and further patio doors to the rear garden, dining room, breakfast kitchen, utility, three bedrooms and a bathroom suite. The lawned rear garden has a variety of established trees, shrubs and hedging. New reduced price of £249,500 through Thomas Harvey on (01902) 758111.nextpageBeamish Farm

This impressive barn conversion is part of a development located in a semi-rural spot near Albrighton. Beamish Farm Barns has an open plan design and are designed to be individual. This particular barn has a kitchen area (see next property), dining area, guest cloakroom, utility and a sitting room with vaulted ceiling, exposed brick and stonework, and doors onto the patio area. The part-galleried landing has exposed timber trusses while the three bedrooms (master with ensuite) have exposed beams. There's also a bathroom with shaped bath, garden with lawn and patio, ample parking and a paddock area beyond. Click on the next property for more details.nextpageBeamish Farm kitchen

This outstanding kitchen forms part of the previously-pictured property at Beamish Farm Barns, near Albrighton. The kitchen has a range of bespoke crafted solid wood units, integrated appliances, a central island unit which houses a separate fridge and freezer and slate flooring. The dining area has solid oak flooring, sunken spotlights and feature glass block inserts. Asking price £485,000 through Berriman Eaton on (01902) 747744.nextpageHitchcock Close

This charming and well-arranged end-terrace home in Hitchcock Close, Smethwick, is described by the agent as ideal for a first-time buyer. It has a reception hallway with ornate balustrade staircase, understairs cupboard, fitted kitchen, lounge with feature wooden fireplace and double-glazed French doors to the garden, two bedrooms and a tiled shower room. Offers around £127,500 through Paul Jackson on (0121) 5521171.nextpageWaveney Grove

This detached house in Waveney Grove, Cannock, offers flexible accommodation, with a study that could be converted into a fifth bedroom. There's an entrance hall, cloakroom with WC, open-plan lounge with marble hearth, dining area, conservatory with patio doors to the garden, partly-tiled kitchen, four bedrooms, bathroom suite and an integral garage with space for three cars. It also has well-stocked gardens with a clay paved terrace and garden pond. For more information call Boot and Son on (01543) 505454.nextpageLightwoods Road

This three-storey, deceptively spacious home on the doorstep of Lightwoods Park and Warley Woods and golf course in Bearwood, Birmingham, is now on the market. It has a front room with fitted window seat and laminate flooring, inner hall with understairs storage, rear sitting room with pine fire surround, galley kitchen, utility, three bedrooms, family bathroom suite and rear garden. For more information contact Tom Giles on (0121) 5526171.

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