A few days ago, I read a Knight Frank report proclaiming that the price of country houses had risen for the first time in two years.

Ever since, I’ve been plagued by the Blur song which features that particular property type. You know the one: he lives in a house, a very big house…

Anyway, I digress. A bit like M&S fare, the properties in the Knight Frank report aren’t just any country houses; they’re the cream of the crop of country houses, with an average price tag of £1.3 million.

I know that’s way above the budget for most of us Common People – I was always more of a PULP girl! - but that shouldn’t stop us checking out the lay of the land, and taking a look at how much country house £1.3m will buy these days.

It may also be the exorcism I need to get that damned ditty out of my head…

Here, then, are our Five Very Big Houses in the Country:

(Click on pics for full property details)

1. Maybole, Ayrshire
£1.4 million OIEO

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2. Builth Wells, Powys
£1.3 million

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3. Westerham, Kent
£1.3 million

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4. Jedburgh, Borders
£1.3 million

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5. Sidmouth, Devon
£1,250,000

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