Thinking of starting off the year by finding a new home but wanting to keep costs to a minimum? 

There are a variety of properties for sale in and around Ross right now, from converted chapels to town centre studios. 

We’ve rounded up five of the cheapest homes on the market - all costing £170k or less. 

This ground floor studio flat is within a minute’s walk of Ross town centre. 

Inside, there is a lounge area, a kitchen with a built-in electric oven, a bedroom and a shower room. 

The property is described as “conveniently located” and an “ideal” first time buy or investment opportunity. 

This semi-detached home is in need of improvements and decoration, and is being sold on a 50 per cent shared ownership basis. 

The accommodation is made up of an entrance hall, a lounge, a kitchen and diner in need of modernisation, three bedrooms, a bathroom and a cloakroom. 

Outside, there are two parking spaces and a rear garden which is laid to patio and includes a “range” of sheds. 

This first floor apartment is in the Rosswyn House complex in the “heart” of the town centre. 

The property comprises a large lounge, a modern kitchen, a double bedroom and a bathroom. 

The home, which is in a Grade II listed building, is within walking distance of the town’s shopping facilities. 

This first floor apartment is south of the town centre and has countryside views to the rear. 

The accommodation comprises a reception hall, a sitting room with an original chimney breast, a kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. 

Outside, there is a rear courtyard with a private storage cupboard, as well as on street parking. 

This ground floor apartment sits in an “impressive” former chapel that was converted in 2014. 

Inside, there is an entrance hall, an open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge, a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom and a cloakroom. 

Throughout the property are character features such as curved walls, oak flooring and hardwood window casings.