20 Homes To Buy Beside The Sea...

From a grand coastal farmhouse in Scotland to a modern maritime pad in Cornwall, here’s our pick of the latest homes on the market.

- Alice Westgate

1 EYEMOUTH, SCOTTISH BORDERS £650,000

Previous page: A gentrified 16th century farmhouse, Westloch House has six bedrooms, four reception rooms and almost six acres of land. Savills (0131 2473738, savills.co.uk).

2 SCOUSBURGH, SHETLAND ISLES £235,000

Littleness sits in a peaceful spot on the South Mainland, alongside the Loch of Spiggie RSPB reserve. It has four bedrooms and is within walking distance of the beach at Scousburgh Sands. Harper Macleod (01595 695583, estateagencyshetland.co.uk).

3 CLEY-NEXT-THE-SEA, NORFOLK £895,000

Built around 200 years ago for a Master Mariner, pretty Salt Marsh Cottage is a recently renovated four-bedroom house in the heart of this coastal village. Bedfords (01328 730500, bedfords.co.uk).

4 MALDON, ESSEX £480,000

This luxury ground-floor apartment in a former granary overlooks the River Chelmer. No 2 The Granaries has three bedrooms and comes with a garage, courtyard and its own mooring on the private tidal marina. Zoe Napier Group (01621 840333, inthecountryside.com).

5 CARBOST, ISLE OF SKYE £290,000

Croft Beag is a modern two-bed house on the west coast of Skye. As well as spectacular island and sea views and direct access to the beach, it has four acres of land, an agricultural building with conversion potential and a letting caravan. Galbraith (01463 224343, galbraithgroup.com).

6 BROOK, ISLE OF WIGHT £475,000

There are exceptional views from No 6 Brook Hill House, a grand two/three-bedroom apartment in a Grade II-listed property that overlooks the English Channel. Shared grounds include beautifully landscaped gardens and a tennis court. Biles & Co (01983 872335, bilesandco.co.uk).