PALATIAL homes quite rightly cause heads to turn - but their prices are more likely to turn the stomachs of many buyers grappling with infinitely more modest budgets.

So we are feasting our eyes on properties at the more affordable end of the market to give a flavour of the wealth of homes on offer.

First up is 37 Lincoln Street, in Leeman Road, York, at £127,950 through Your Move.

This period terrace house close to the city centre has two double bedrooms, a lounge/dining room, modern fitted kitchen and shower room/WC. It comes complete with double glazing and a rear yard.

Staying with Your Move, Bacchus House, at 5 Olympian Court, Lawrence Street, York, is a stylish second-floor apartment within a modern purpose-built development.

Priced at £126,950, it has one double bedroom, and 18-feet open plan lounge/ diner and fitted kitchen.

There is laminate flooring and double glazing throughout, a communal garden and no forward chain.

A forecourted traditional mid-terrace property at 54 Ratcliffe Street, Burton Stone Lane, features a living room, dining room, kitchen, ground-floor bathroom and two double bedrooms, along with a rear yard for £134,995 through Ashtons.

Also in the Burton Stone Lane area is 2 Haughton Road, a larger-than- average two-bedroom end terrace house, at £134,950 through Churchills. It is offered with vacant possession, no forward chain and in immaculate decorative condition featuring a 14-feet dining kitchen, lounge, two double bedrooms, bathroom and large rear courtyard.

2 Godwin House, Hunters Croft, Huntington, is also offered with no onward chain for £122,500 through Hunters.

This ground-floor apartment has a private entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. It has electric night storage heating, an allocated parking space and communal gardens.

Within the same development, 11 Godwin House is also on the market for £122,500, but through Pink Estate Agents. This is also offered with vacant possession.

Pink has several more properties worth a look, including 35A Amber Street, at £109,950.

This semi-detached house has a sitting room/kitchen downstairs and a double bedroom and bathroom upstairs with off-street parking.

In Holgate, a Victorian terraced property at 8 St Paul's Terrace has been priced at £114,950 to reflect its need for modernisation.

Boasting uPVC double glazing, this home has a living room, kitchen, rear lobby and bathroom, with two first-floor bedrooms and a rear courtyard. There is no onward chain.

For people who set their sights a little higher, a top-floor apartment is available at 33 Lilbourne Drive for £124,950. With electric heating and double glazing, this well-presented property has an entrance hall, living/dining room, fitted kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Set within communal grounds, it has allocated parking. There is no onward chain.

Cheapest of the crop is 10 Falsgrave Crescent, a well-presented ground-floor apartment with a living/dining room, fitted kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom. It has allocated parking with visitors parking available, and a storage shed, all for £108,500 through Hudson Moody.