CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL finds some DIY projects for the year ahead.

IT’S nice to move home and put your feet up, but sometimes you want something you can sink your teeth into.

These homes each need modernisation or a bit of DIY, providing a great project for the year ahead and a good way to make money if you want to sell on.

Naish has a two-bedroom Victorian mid-terrace in Grange Street, York.

This bay-fronted home is within easy walking distance of the city centre and would be a great opportunity to make your mark on a townhouse.

It retains some period features, but needs some cosmetic attention.

Inside, there is an entrance vestibule, a hall, a living room with a bay window, a mahogany fireplace, a living flame gas fire and a ceiling rose, a dining room with sash windows and a cast iron period fireplace and a kitchen.

Both bedrooms have sash windows, while one has a fireplace and the other has a mezzanine children’s bed area.

There is a cast iron period fireplace in the bathroom, a sash window, a wood floor, a WC, a basin and a bath.

Outside, there is a small forecourted garden with a path and a courtyard.

It is priced at £199,950.

Chris Clubley has a dormer bungalow in Fossway, Stamford Bridge.

Priced at £145,000, is has two/three bedrooms, a sitting room, a breakfast kitchen, a dining room and front and rear gardens.

It is in need of some updating and has the potential to extend.

There is a driveway, a garage and no onward chain.

Alternatively, RM English has a three bedroom semi-detached in Myrtle Avenue, Bishopthorpe.

Priced at £235,000, it is on a wide plot and offers the potential for extension work, subject to planning consents.

It overlooks the village sports field and includes a hallway, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a ground floor cloakroom, a bathroom and three bedrooms.

Outside, there are gardens to the front and rear, a green house, a coal store and a garage.

Next, Ashtons has a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow in Elm Park Way, York.

Located off Stockton Lane, it occupies a large corner plot and is ideal for extension but requires some modernising, including a new kitchen, a new bathroom, rewiring and complete redecorating.

It is priced at £125,000, includes double glazing and a gas central heating system and there is no onward chain.

Ashtons also has an end townhouse in Pottery Lane, York, for £100,000.

It includes a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen, two double bedrooms and a generous garden, but needs some updating.

Coalters has a three bedroom semi-detached house in Nunthorpe Cresecent, Bishopthorpe Road, priced at £194,995.

With two spacious reception rooms, a conservatory and lawned front and rear gardens, it also boasts off-street parking and a garage.

Finally, Redmove has a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow in Bedale Avenue, Osbaldwick.

Carpets, curtains and light fittings included in the sale and it offers the possibility of extending into the loft too, subject to planning permission.

Priced at £149,000, it boasts porches to the side and rear, a sitting room with a fireplace, a kitchen with base and wall units, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a three-piece coloured suite.

There is a detached garage, a front garden and a rear garden. There is no onward chain.