Welcome to our new series where we’ll be focusing on a different property type each week – a bit of a 57 varieties of the residential world, if you like.

To start: thatched cottages - simply because they appeal to my retirement fantasy of living a Miss Marple-esque existence where I effortlessly solve local village crimes from behind net curtains.

And so, without further ado, we present our top five thatched specimens, direct from FindaProperty.com’s current listings:

(Click on pictures for full property details)

1. Chippenham, Wiltshire

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2. North Cotes, Lincolnshire

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3. Wallingford, Oxfordshire

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4. Climping, West Sussex

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5. Hungerford, Berkshire

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