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House prices in seaside towns rise by a third since 2005

Average house prices in the UK’s seaside towns have increased by a third over the past decade. 

The average property price in a seaside town is now £208,729, 31% higher than the £159,522 recorded in 2005, according to Halifax. 

The research by the bank, which used data from the Land Registry, pinpointed Devon town Salcombe as the UK’s most expensive seaside town with an average property price of £672, 874. 

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This was closely followed by Dorset hotspot Sandbanks, which has an average property price of £614,726. 

Halifax says all ten of the UK’s most expensive seaside towns are in the South of England. 

Outside Southern England, the most expensive seaside locations in the UK are the Scottish towns of St. Andrews and North Berwick. 

“Seaside towns have a distinct attraction, offering that all important sea view with a typically high quality of life in a healthy environment.  There is a romance associated with living by the sea and this is evident in the high house prices seen in many of these areas,” says Craig McKinlay, Halifax’s mortgages director.

Michael Riley, the managing director of Capital & Coastal in Dorset, says that the substantial increase of house prices in coastal towns demonstrates how much people want to live by the sea.

"The growth of the internet era has borne a generation of people who have much greater flexibly through working remotely, either full-time or part-time, and therefore do not need to be constrained by city life. In our experience, most people who buy in affluent coastal areas like Mudeford, Sandbanks or Lymington have had some kind of windfall, usually through the sale of a company or a lottery win, but either way, purchasing a seaside home is always high on the agenda," he says. 

Riley adds that while minimal building can now take place on the UK's coastline, demand for existing properties in these areas will continue to increase. 
 

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    • 28 May 2015 10:51 AM

    No real surprise. People are moving away from London for more affordable housing and a better quality of life. Extra demand is pushing up prices in these coastal areas.

  • Emma  Mitchell

    We're certainly seeing this in Southampton, Portsmouth and the other coastal towns and cities we work in. People are starting to realise there are other great cities outside of London to live and work in. Long may it continue!

  • Emma  Mitchell

    And, I should add, still pretty affordable. Compare the average property price in a seaside town to the average price in the capital. Chalk and cheese.

  • Anna  Dickson

    Moving away from the hustle and bustle of London has certainly been a consideration for me, although I'm a little frightened to take the plunge. But with seaside locations such as Brighton being only a short commute from the capital it seems all the more viable. The cheaper house prices make a convincing case too!

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