After a subdued 2025, early smoke signals suggest a more active year lies ahead for the property market in Somerset and Dorset

From a harbourside bolthole to an Art Moderne masterpiece, Amy McPherson compiles some of the best properties for sale on the Cornish coast

Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church

From a stylish lodge near a haven for wildlife to a nine-bedroom home, Amy McPherson compiles some of the best coastal properties currently for sale

WHY are there metal shells in the pavement, Mum?” a girl asked as she strolled along the promenade in Minehead. This is the West Somerset seaside resort which has attracted holidaymakers for centuries

Generally, few settings are as calming– or as coveted– as those beside a river and these five homes offer rare tranquillity among watery idylls, yet are also within relatively easy reach of the capital