Ten pretty, commuter cottages for £400,000 or less — all within easy reach of London

If you already own a two-bedroom flat in London, chances are that you could comfortably afford a three-bedroom cottage a little further afield.

Though it’s a figure skewed by penthouses in prime postcodes, the average London two-bedroom home now costs £496,080 — and it likely won’t be long until it passes the half a million mark.