Away: farmhouse in deepest Suffolk

Cratfield: a partly moated property with seven bedrooms and traditional outbuildings

WHAT YOU GET: Seven bedrooms, two bathrooms, shower room, dressing room, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, sitting room, study, outbuildings, four acres.

WHERE IT IS: At the end of a long drive between Laxfield and Cratfield. The coast is 15 miles to the east and trains from Halesworth, nine miles away, connect with services to London and Ipswich.

UPSIDE: If seven bedrooms are not quite enough for you, there is a barn near by with planning permission for conversion that could be bought separately.

DOWNSIDE: Decoration was last done about 30 years ago so you would definitely need a trip to the paint shop.

COST: £795,000

CONTACT: Strutt & Parker, 01473 214841 www.struttandparker.co.uk