FOR SALE Six hot properties in "IT" towns

Malton, Yorkshire, £750,000

A five-bedroom Grade II-listed Georgian manor house in the village of Norton, just outside Malton. The property covers 3,500 sq ft with a traditional tiled hallway leading to a grand staircase; the kitchen has an Aga and island. Carter Jonas, 01904 200 062; rightmove.co.uk

Sandwich, Kent, £799,000

Grade II-listed Maltshovel House dates to the 16th century. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a timber-frame garden studio. The family home has period features and a breakfast room that opens onto the terrace. Strutt & Parker,

01227 473 700; struttandparker.com

Dorking, Surrey, £695,550

A 17th-century cottage with two bedrooms and two bathrooms with exposed brickwork and beams in every room. In the garden is an annex with a bedroom and a shower. The landing area has been converted into a home study. Hamptons, 01306 301 007; rightmove.co.uk

Frome, Somerset, from £235,000

The Old Printworks is a new development carved out of the old Butler, Tanner & Dennis printing site and has 51 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes with gardens in the heart of Frome. New pathways run down to the riverside. Acorn, 020 3858 0518; acornpropertygroup.org /development

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £1.95m

With stables and over five acres of land, this five-bedroom detached house is ideal for a horsey family. It has four bathrooms, four reception rooms and a swimming pool. It is a short walk from Chipping Campden high street. Knight Frank, 01451 526 036; rightmove.co.uk

Stamford, Lincolnshire, £775,000

This five-bedroom family home has been extensively renovated to create a live-cook-workplay zone in the centre of the house. The kitchen runs into the playroom with a fantastical wall mural and a fairytale castle. Mr and Mrs Clarke, 07889 666 463; mrandmrsclarke.com