Lockdown has supercharged property prices in the countryside and ‘designer towns’ are creating a buzz with buyers.
Here are the newest ‘it towns' for 2021, take a look before the celebs move in and prices rise
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Here are the newest ‘it towns' for 2021, take a look before the celebs move in and prices rise
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📍Stamford, Lincolnshire
🏡Average house price: £298,245
Stamford is an up and coming town with a sense of history.
The 1950s historian WG Hoskins wrote: “If there is a more beautiful town in the whole of England then I am yet to see it”
🏡Average house price: £298,245
Stamford is an up and coming town with a sense of history.
The 1950s historian WG Hoskins wrote: “If there is a more beautiful town in the whole of England then I am yet to see it”
📍Pershore, Worcestershire
🏡Average house price: £232,428
⛪️Pershore is famed for its Georgian architecture and medieval abbey
“The typical buyers are Cotswoldians looking to downsize or upsize, and Birmingham and London commuters"
🏡Average house price: £232,428
⛪️Pershore is famed for its Georgian architecture and medieval abbey
“The typical buyers are Cotswoldians looking to downsize or upsize, and Birmingham and London commuters"
📍Ludlow, Shropshire
🏡Average house price: £245,974
Ludlow was a Norman town that began with the castle built in 1086 to defend the Welsh border.
🏰The town is based around the market square, church and castle with Georgian townhouses lining the wide medieval streets
🏡Average house price: £245,974
Ludlow was a Norman town that began with the castle built in 1086 to defend the Welsh border.
🏰The town is based around the market square, church and castle with Georgian townhouses lining the wide medieval streets
📍Totnes, Devon
🏡Average house price: £296,583
🛍️Totnes has a vibrant community, with a lot of independent shops along the high street
“This is the dream and I pinch myself every time we walk down to the creek"
🏡Average house price: £296,583
🛍️Totnes has a vibrant community, with a lot of independent shops along the high street
“This is the dream and I pinch myself every time we walk down to the creek"
📍Liphook, East Hampshire
🏡Average house price: £414,100
🛤️Liphook offers good private and state schools and is commutable to London
It offers pubs and restaurants, a new art-house cinema and an old post office which has been turned into an architect’s studio
🏡Average house price: £414,100
🛤️Liphook offers good private and state schools and is commutable to London
It offers pubs and restaurants, a new art-house cinema and an old post office which has been turned into an architect’s studio
📍Pittenweem, Fife
🏡 Average house price: £181,824
Pittenweem has an arts-led high street and boasts Victorian fishermen’s cottages.
🎣The local market is renowned for its shellfish, with the wider area catering for nature-lovers as you can spy puffins up the coastline
🏡 Average house price: £181,824
Pittenweem has an arts-led high street and boasts Victorian fishermen’s cottages.
🎣The local market is renowned for its shellfish, with the wider area catering for nature-lovers as you can spy puffins up the coastline
📍Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
🏡Average house price: £349,330
🏖️Shoreham-by-Sea is known for its modern beach villas.
The centre of Shoreham is an ancient fishing village of narrow streets flanked with flint-clad cottages. A fleet of vibrant houseboats line the River Adur
🏡Average house price: £349,330
🏖️Shoreham-by-Sea is known for its modern beach villas.
The centre of Shoreham is an ancient fishing village of narrow streets flanked with flint-clad cottages. A fleet of vibrant houseboats line the River Adur
📍Porthcawl, South Glamorgan
🏡Average house price: £232,374
⛳️ Porthcawl has the surfing beach of Rest Bay and the Royal Porthcawl golf course. The Links is the conversion of a Grade II building into 71 apartments.
🚉The town is less than 30 minutes from Cardiff
🏡Average house price: £232,374
⛳️ Porthcawl has the surfing beach of Rest Bay and the Royal Porthcawl golf course. The Links is the conversion of a Grade II building into 71 apartments.
🚉The town is less than 30 minutes from Cardiff
📍Chipping Campden, Oxfordshire
🏡Average house price: £542,771
🥘Chipping Campden has good schools, is home to popular restaurant Michael’s Mediterranean and offers superfast broadband.
“The views are incredible and on a clear day you can see right across the Cotswolds"
🏡Average house price: £542,771
🥘Chipping Campden has good schools, is home to popular restaurant Michael’s Mediterranean and offers superfast broadband.
“The views are incredible and on a clear day you can see right across the Cotswolds"
📍Great Massingham, Norfolk
🏡Average house price: £241,275
🏞️Great Massingham has won many EDP Pride in Norfolk gongs and is built around a large green with several ponds.
Massingham Stores and the Cartshed Tearoom delivered goods to locals during lockdown
🏡Average house price: £241,275
🏞️Great Massingham has won many EDP Pride in Norfolk gongs and is built around a large green with several ponds.
Massingham Stores and the Cartshed Tearoom delivered goods to locals during lockdown
📍Stock, Essex
🏡Average house price: £861,541
🏏Stock has four quaint pubs including the Hoop and the Bear Inn, a village store, a small primary school, a cricket green, vineyard and a windmill.
It is six miles from Chelmsford and less than three from Billericay station
🏡Average house price: £861,541
🏏Stock has four quaint pubs including the Hoop and the Bear Inn, a village store, a small primary school, a cricket green, vineyard and a windmill.
It is six miles from Chelmsford and less than three from Billericay station
📍Amersham, Buckinghamshire
🏡Average house price: £694,683
🏞️Amersham is near the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on the Metropolitan Line.
👩🍳It has good grammar schools and a Michelin-starred restaurant
🏡Average house price: £694,683
🏞️Amersham is near the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on the Metropolitan Line.
👩🍳It has good grammar schools and a Michelin-starred restaurant
📍Beeston, Nottinghamshire
🏡Average house price: £345,942
🚋Beeston has a tram service, new bus station and leisure centre. It’s 3 miles from the city centre and south of the University of Nottingham campus.
“There are some lovely roads of Victorian and Edwardian houses"
🏡Average house price: £345,942
🚋Beeston has a tram service, new bus station and leisure centre. It’s 3 miles from the city centre and south of the University of Nottingham campus.
“There are some lovely roads of Victorian and Edwardian houses"
📍Maidenhead, Berkshire
🏡Average house price: £502,628
Maidenhead is on the Thames and in touching distance of the Chilterns.
🚉 When Crossrail arrives the service will take 19 minutes to Paddington.
“The draw is countryside living and good schools"
🏡Average house price: £502,628
Maidenhead is on the Thames and in touching distance of the Chilterns.
🚉 When Crossrail arrives the service will take 19 minutes to Paddington.
“The draw is countryside living and good schools"
📍Colney Heath, Hertfordshire
🏡Average house price: £516,707
Colney Heath offers the amenities of a city within touching distance of the Hertfordshire countryside.
🌳“Heartwood Forest on the outskirts of St Albans is a little oasis loved by the local community"
🏡Average house price: £516,707
Colney Heath offers the amenities of a city within touching distance of the Hertfordshire countryside.
🌳“Heartwood Forest on the outskirts of St Albans is a little oasis loved by the local community"
📍Stockbridge, Hampshire
🏡Average house price: £562,158
Nestled between Salisbury and the south coast, this small town has speciality food stores, gourmet delis and boutiques.
🍖“People come from miles around to visit one of the oldest butchers in the area”
🏡Average house price: £562,158
Nestled between Salisbury and the south coast, this small town has speciality food stores, gourmet delis and boutiques.
🍖“People come from miles around to visit one of the oldest butchers in the area”
📍Dorking, Surrey
🏡Average house price: £451,898
Nestled in the Surrey Hills, Dorking is a cheaper option than nearby Reigate.
🚲It is in the heart of cycling country with the chalk downs perfect for family rides
🏡Average house price: £451,898
Nestled in the Surrey Hills, Dorking is a cheaper option than nearby Reigate.
🚲It is in the heart of cycling country with the chalk downs perfect for family rides
📍Malton, North Yorkshire
🏡Average house price: £238,089
🍽️Malton is an up and coming town with fantastic food.
40,000 people attended the annual Malton Food Lovers’ Festival in 2019
🏡Average house price: £238,089
🍽️Malton is an up and coming town with fantastic food.
40,000 people attended the annual Malton Food Lovers’ Festival in 2019
📍Frome, Somerset
🏡Average house price: £299,942
Frome is one of the “coolest” destinations for people making the move out of London or Bristol.
🌳There is a range of property types from terraced cottages to detached Georgian townhouses and large Victorian villas
🏡Average house price: £299,942
Frome is one of the “coolest” destinations for people making the move out of London or Bristol.
🌳There is a range of property types from terraced cottages to detached Georgian townhouses and large Victorian villas
📍Mobberley, Cheshire
🏡Average house price: £342,484
💸Mobberley and presents more value for money than Cheshire’s “designer lifestyle” hotspots
The Mobberley scene is pubs and farm shops with the Waugh Brow Farm Shop selling local produce
🏡Average house price: £342,484
💸Mobberley and presents more value for money than Cheshire’s “designer lifestyle” hotspots
The Mobberley scene is pubs and farm shops with the Waugh Brow Farm Shop selling local produce
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