Pick your favorite: Ten newly-listed properties on the market hitting the market this Boxing Day

Boxing Day is a great time to browse the internet and look at properties you would like to buy. 

Last year, Rightmove saw an 84 per cent increase in visits to its website from Christmas Day to Boxing Day, compared to the previous year. 

This year, Rightmove is expecting Boxing Day listings and online viewer number to peak once again. 

With the help of Connells estate agency group, This is Money has a look at 10 properties going up for sale via Connells today. 

This divine three-bedroom cottage in the village of Landrake, Saltash, is going up to auction via Connells St Budeaux, with a guide price of £375,000. 

Internally, the property boasts exposed wooden beams, as well as modern touches like an open-plan kitchen and diner. The interior is warm and inviting throughout. 

The Cornish cottage also comes with a wraparound garden which is perfect for relaxing or entertaining.  

Quaint: This three-bedroom cottage in Cornwall could be yours  via auction

Easy living: The cottage in Landrake has a modern open-plan kitchen and dining space 

Features: The Cornwall cottage blends modern amenities with period features 

Time to rest: One of the bedrooms in the Cornwall cottage on sale via Connells St Budeaux

Space: The cottage in Cornwall has a sizeable and private wraparound garden 

This six-bedroom house in Hartlepool is on sale via Manners & Harrison for £650,000. 

The property has been run as a successful guest house for many years and has three spacious reception rooms. 

The house also has a charming garden room overlooking a south-facing garden.

It could continue to be used as a guest house or Airbnb, or make a great family home. There’s a lot of space to play with. 

Up for sale: This six-bedroom house in Hartlepool is on sale via Manners & Harrison

Facilities: This large house in Hartlepool has been used as a guest house for many years 

Options: The property could continue being used as a guest house or turned into a family home

Light: The Hartlepool property has a garden room overlooking a south-facing garden

Setting: The house has a generous garden and comes with six bedrooms 

This impressive and newly completed six-bedroom house is on sale via Hurfords for £1,545,000. 

The stone-built house spans over 5,500 sq. ft. and is set within an idyllic rural landscape. 

The property is jam-packed with features which make it an ideal modern family home, including an extensive open-plan living, kitchen and dining space.   

The house is powered by air-source heat pumps and has a state-of-the-art water treatment plant.  

Wow factor: This newly completed six-bed house in Grantham is on sale for £1,545,000

Impressive: The six-bed house has a large open plan living, kitchen and dining space 

Let’s watch a film: One of the living rooms in the spacious Grantham property 

Views: The property in Grantham is set in a stunning rural location 

Plush: No expense has been spared getting the bathrooms kitted out in this property 

Grade II-listed Kings Hill is nestled in the heart of Rochford town centre in Essex and is steeped in history going back to the 1300s. It’s on sale via Abbotts for between £900,000 to £950,000. 

The four-bedroom house is set on a substantial plot with well-maintained gardens that surround the property. 

There are four reception rooms offering plenty of character, a recently refitted bespoke custom kitchen and breakfast room with a gas Aga and a small conservatory. 

Outside, features include a large garage, a workshop and garden office. 

Historic credentials: The history of Kings Hill in Rochford dates back to the 1300s

Simply gorgeous: Kings Hill is a Grade II-listed property and on sale for around £900,000

Gravitas: The exposed beams in the property’s dining room add a touch of class 

Cosy: One of the four bedrooms in the Rochford property 

Get gardening: The charming house comes with a well-sized garden and garden office

Duneira is a five-bedroom house in Argyll and Bute on sale via Slater Hogg & Howison Helensburgh for £799,950. 

This detached family home boasting a stunning setting dates back to 1840 and is set across three levels. 

It has five reception rooms, a split level kitchen by Clive Christian, plus three attics.

Outside there are extensive landscaped grounds, a parking area and a garage.

Sizeable: Duneira is a five-bedroom house in Argyll and Bute and on sale for £799,950

Grand: Duneira is a plush family home set in a jaw-dropping location 

Big windows: One of the living spaces in the Argyll and Bute property 

Panoramic views: Duneira has stunning panoramic views of the surrounding area 

Legacy: The history of the five-bedroom house in Argyll and Bute dates back to 1840

Lochearn House in Lochearnhead, Perthshire, was previously run as a bed and breakfast and is on sale via Allen and Harris Stirling for £330,000. It has four bedrooms and is in immaculate condition throughout.

One of the bedrooms on the ground floor has an ensuite and cosy snug room. 

The property would make a great family home or bed and breakfast.  

Bargain: Lochearn House in Lochearnhead is on sale for £330,000 

Mint condition: The property has been well-maintained and could be tailored to suit a new buyer

It’s got it all: One of the bedrooms on the ground floor has a snug and ensuite bathroom 

Scope: The property in Perthshire would make a great spacious family home 

What a spot: Lochearn House is nestled in a stunning spot in Perthshire 

Located on the slopes of the Mendip Hills in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Ebbor Hall is a substantial rural country home dating back to the 1400s. It is on sale via Allen and Harris, Wells, for £1,500,000.    

The property has seven bedrooms, several reception rooms, and a kitchen and breakfast room with a walk-in pantry. 

There is also an existing annexe with its own garden and parking, providing secondary accommodation as a holiday let or for a family member. 

The property also comes with gardens spanning around an acre, with an orchard area, vegetable garden, walled rose garden, crochet lawn, pond with running spring water and trees leading to a generous driveway approach to the property. The house also comes with a double garage. 

Picturesque: Ebbor Hall in Somerset is on sale via Allen and Harris for £1,500,000

Period features: Ebbor Hall dates back to the 1400s 

Space: Ebbor Hall has approximately one acre of outdoor space 

Handy: The property in Somerset comes with a double garage and has a driveway approach 

This three-bedroom property in West Sussex is situated in a Grade I-listed former convent and is accessed via a communal courtyard. It is on sale via Connells for £800,000.     

Internally, the property has a large entrance hall with stained glass windows, a lounge with a mezzanine area and a second reception room to the rear. 

Upstairs, there is a master bedroom with high ceilings, an ensuite and fitted wardrobes. 

Externally, there are 11 acres of communal woodland and grounds, with two tennis courts, heated swimming pool, boules, a snooker room and a chapel. 

Credentials: The Old Convent is a three-bed house located within a former convent 

Unique: The Old Convent is on sale via Connells for £800,000

Architectural delight: The Old Convent is brimming with period features 

Beyond: Externally, The Old Convent houses a swimming pool and a chapel 

This renovated 1930s bungalow is on sale via Miller Countrywide for £950,000 and is nestled in one of St Ives’ most popular residential hotspots. 

The property has been designed to maximise the sea and coastal views, and features an open plan lounge, dining and kitchen space with a lantern roof window and wood burning stove. There’s also a ground floor master bedroom suite with walk-through dressing room and shower room. The property also has three further bedrooms.

The bungalow comes with mature south-facing landscaped gardens, a garage which opens into a workshop and a covered seating area. 

Renovation: This detached renovated bungalow in St Ives is on sale for £950,000

Heaven: The property in Cornwall has a stunning covered outdoor seating area 

Chic: The Cornish property has been exquisitely renovated to a high standard 

Outlook: The property maximises sea and coastal views and brings the outdoors in

Perfection: Internally, the renovated bungalow has clean and modern lines 

This five-bedroom detached house in Allesley is on sale via Atkinson Stilgoe for £895,000.   

The property is situated in sought after semi-rural location and has a detached annexe at the back. 

Beyond the wrought iron gated driveway there is space for several cars, a landscaped garden and roughly three-quarters of an acre of outdoor space. 

Make an entrance: This five-bed house in Allesley is on sale via Atkinson Stilgoe for £895,000

Modern living: The property comes with a light and airy living and dining space

Time to chill: One of the multiple bedrooms in the Coventry property 

Nifty: An outdoor barbeque and seating area is sure to impress guests to the property

Options: The property in Coventry has plenty of space and a detached annexe to the rear

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