Edgbaston, West Midlands

One acre, ten bedrooms and Japanese garden says dream home in the Midlands to us. This Art Deco property is brimming with original features and is on Edgbaston’s most sought-after roads. Not to mention this surburb is one of Muddy’s Best Places to Live. Think Minton tiles, lead stained glass windows and its own drawing room in this property. If that’s not enough the gym should do it.

Luddington, Warwickshire, £2.4m

Ready to enter your Aga era? This Grade II listed Manor House comes with the trad four-door electric cooker, plus so much more. Don’t get stuck gawping at the gorgeous kitchen, dining room and family rooms – wander the rest of the house and you’ll find original sash windows, flag stone and timber floors and original staircases. Not to mention the copper tub and swimming pool. History and literary buffs will love its ties to Shakespeare – it was once owned by the Hathaway family, and part of the Marquis of Hertford’s Ragley Hall Estate.

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, £1.95m

Views for days from your very own farmhouse top the ‘dream home’ list? Then this five bed property with extra one-bed accommodation should tick the right boxes. It’s brimming with exposed timbers, stone floors and open fireplaces, and surrounded by the rolling Warwickshire countryside. Oh, the sweeping drive is pretty impressive too, and the fact Stratford’s one of our Best Places to Live.

Kenilworth, Warwickshire, £1.1m

You’re going to need a pretty good cordless hoover to get all six floors of this one clean. It’s a converted 18th century windmill with gardens and a pretty patio, perfect for parties. Midlands dream home, in one of our Best Places to Live.

Birmingham, West Mids, £750,000

This achiningly cool townhouse is based in an exclusive gated complex in the Jewellery Quarter. It’s been designed by RIBA award winning Sjolander da Cruz Architects in a loft-style. The best bit? It’s brand spanking new!