Homes for sale for first-time buyers in English cities – in pictures

Brockley, south-east London

Old Carpenters Yard, once a builders’ yard and workshop, is tucked away behind electric gates, in the middle of a triangle of residential streets. Decorated in a neutral palette, the long open-plan kitchen and living room of this two-bed home opens through sliding doors on to a terrace. The private outside space has brick slip flooring and is shrouded in greenery. The overground railway station is a few minutes’ walk and the buzz of Peckham is not far away. A cafe culture is developing in Brockley along with a small hub of tap rooms. £585,000. Conran, 020 8629 8164