THERE are many advantages to living outside the city centre, including countryside views, bigger gardens and less traffic.

So this week we have sought out some of the best homes in North and East Yorkshire villages, including a four-bedroom detached in Dunnington.

The Barn, in Hull Road, is a spacious barn conversion with large gardens, marketed by Halifax.

Inside, there is an enclosed porch, a hall, lounge, study, dining kitchen, cloakroom, separate WC and a utility room.

The master bedroom boasts an en-suite shower room and there is a family bathroom too.

There is plenty of parking, a rear garden, a patio area and it is priced at £525,000.

Halifax also has a three-bedroom semi-detached in Newton on Derwent.

Chicory House, priced at £239,950, is in Ash Close, Main Street.

It has an entrance hall, sitting room with an open fireplace and exposed beams, a dining room, kitchen with base and wall units, a utility room fitted with base units and a family bathroom.

The master bedroom boasts an en-suite shower room and there is a study and airing cupboard too.

Outside, there is a lawned garden, a gravelled driveway, an integral garage with power and light and a fully paved courtyard with a seating area.

Next, Smilesallround has a three bedroom mid town house in the village of Claxton.

Priced at £189,995, this home boasts a large lounge/dining room with a pine-effect Adams-style fire surround, laminate flooring and patio doors to the rear garden.

There is a fitted kitchen which overlooks the rear garden and is fitted with a range of base and wall units and a shower room with a double shower cubicle, a low level WC and contemporary wash hand basin.

Outside, the front garden is mainly laid to lawn, while the rear garden boasts a paved patio with a decorative wood arbour and steps to the second level, with lawn, shrubs and trees.

Meanwhile, Chris Clubley & Co has a three-bedroom cottage in Yapham Mill.

Virginia Cottage is a Grade I listed mill in need of some modernisation yet full of character.

Inside, there is a living room with a brick chimney breast and gas fire inset, a kitchen with fitted wall and base units and a sitting room with a feature oak fire surround.

Bedroom one has exposed beams and a sash window, while the second bedroom has a cast fire place and basket grate. There is also loft space, which is accessed by a ladder. Outside, there are double gates, a brick set yard and a rear garden which houses the mill, complete with mill stones.

Offers are invited in the region of £225,000.

Next, Redmove has a four-bedroom detached in Dower Park, Escrick.

Priced at £399,995, this home boasts a modern fitted breakfast kitchen, a recently fitted en-suite and good-sized bedrooms.

There is a feature fireplace and solid oak flooring in the sitting room and a feature bay window in the breakfast kitchen, which offers views over the patio area of the garden.

There is also a utility room, bathroom, dining room and cloakroom.

Lawned gardens lie to the front and rear and there is a garage too.

Finally, William H Brown has a three-bedroom semi-detached at Wold Cottages, North Lane, Wheldrake.

Inside, there is a sitting room with a feature fireplace and a kitchen/dining room with a range of wall and base units, a built-in gas hob and a glazed door opening onto the rear garden.

The bathroom has been tastefully appointed and includes a panelled bath with a period-style mixer tap shower attachment, a hand basin and a WC.

Outside, there are lawned front and rear gardens and a garage with power and light.

It is priced at £189,950 and there is no onward chain.