Three on view ... under pounds 80,000

Hillside, in the South Hams village of Loddiswell, near Kingsbridge in Devon, has no garden to speak of, which makes it an ideal holiday home. The white-painted cottage with exposed beams is bigger than it looks. It has four bedrooms - two on the first floor and two on the second - a dining-room and a sitting-room. On-road parking is allowed (a rarity for a Devon village). There are shops and a pub nearby. pounds 65,000, through Marchand Petit (01548 857588).

Laburnum Cottage in Mosborough, around 15 miles from the centre of Sheffield, is a stone-built period semi which is believed to be 17th century. The three-bedroom house, which backs on to private land, has exposed stonework in the sitting-room and kitchen. The main bedroom is on the first floor, with two more on the second. pounds 71,950, through Frank Innes (0114 279 7779).

Medley Cottage in Rayne, a mile-and-a-half from Braintree, Essex, is Grade II listed, 17th century with timber framing. The white-painted, two-bedroom cottage, like the others nearby, has benefited from a village bypass road. It has a 14ft-by-10ft sitting-room, a dining-room and a small garden. The agents, Trembath Welch (01371 872117), are asking for offers around pounds 75,000.