Here's our pick of the latest properties for sale by the sea.
Devon, £1.25 million
Combe Wood House, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth
A charming and splendidly refurbished 16th century farmhouse adjoining National Trust land with spectacular views over the Combe to the sea.
Savills (01392 455 755) and Humberts (01404 42456)
East Sussex, £650,000
Oxenbridge Cottage, Iden
The former home of the artist Paul Nash—who painted Landscape at Iden from the house—it over- looks the Rother Levels and is not far from Rye. It has four bedrooms and a half-acre garden.
Phillips & Stubbs (01797 227338)
Dorset, £275,000
3, White Nothe Cottages, Holworth
This former coastguard’s cottage was built in the 1900s and forms part of a terrace of six standing on a headland looking out towards Weymouth. It’s in need of thorough modernisation.
Jackson-Stops & Staff (01305 262123)
Cornwall, £585,000
6, Sea View Place, St Ives
Set in the heart of St Ives is this three-bedroom house, which forms part of a terrace of stone houses that directly overlook Bamaluz beach. A wide terrace runs across the rear of the house and enjoys lovely views.
Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273473)
Norfolk, £1.295 million
Little Wilbur, Holme-next-the-sea
Stunning contemporary coastal five-bedroom house with easy access to the beach. Striking design and meticulously appointed in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, close to Holme Reserve.
Jackson Stops & Staff (01328 801 333)
Cornwall, £390,000
Chymbloth Way, Coverack, Helston
A picturesque and extended, detached four-bedroom character cottage with views over Coverack, the south Cornish coastline and miles of open ocean.
Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273473)