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The UK's most expensive seaside town has been named and the top spot has been swiped by a place three hours from London where you may bump into a celebrityA Lloyds Bank survey has revealed the most expensive seaside towns in the UK(Image: Getty Images)If you'd like to see how the other half live, then take a trip to sunny Sandbanks where millionaires live in luxury and high-end restaurants serve up premium feasts.According to LBC, a survey conducted by Lloyds Bank has named Sandbanks, a peninsular area in Dorset, as...

The UK's most expensive street outside of London has been revealed as East Road in Weybridge, Surrey, where houses cost an eye-watering £8 million on average11:01, 27 May 2025Updated 11:02, 27 May 2025St George's Hill has long been home to the super rich and famous(Image: Getty)A recent study has unveiled the UK's most prestigious residential areas, showcasing staggering property prices nationwide. Although London continues to top the charts, with Kensington boasting an average house price of a whopping £21.4 million on one street, there are also areas of immense wealth...

Sandbanks is Britain’s most expensive coastal location, with an average property price of £965,708, it has been revealed. The exclusive Dorset postcode in the South West is where Brits will find a seaside homethe most expensive to buy; nationally the average price of a home by the water is now £295,991. Lloyds Bank research found that property prices around the UK's coastline dipped by an average of 1%, or nearly £3,000, in the last 12 months.In Sandbanks, homes fell by 3%, or £33,595, compared to last year.Lloyds said, even so, Sandbanks remains...

The town has been a popular spot for commuters for many years thanks to its great transport links to London - and it's now become a popular coastal destination in its own right10:42, 19 May 2025Updated 11:37, 19 May 2025Folkestone has sunny beaches and a stunning coastline(Image: Adrian Cylwik via Getty Images)A charming town in Kent, merely an hour's journey from London, boasts stunning beaches and is touted as being "cheaper" than Brighton. Folkestone, nestled on the south-east coast of England along the English Channel, has become a favoured haunt...

Many people dream of living by the sea. Having a beach nearby and being able to go for a quick dip on your lunch break sounds like the perfect lifestyle. And while the UK has plenty of stunning seaside towns, living close to the coast can often come with a hefty price tag.But that’s not the case in Girvan, a harbour town on the Ayrshire coast in southwest Scotland, where homes can still be snapped up for under £120,000, according to Rightmove. Just a five-minute walk from the beach, a...

England and Wales’s “most gentrified” area has been revealed but it’s not all good news. Charlestown, near Salford in Greater Manchester, has come at the top of the rankings following new research.It improved the most in each of The Telegraph’s gentrification metrics — including education level, income, house prices and local amenities — over the last decade. House prices in Charlestown have almost tripled over the period from £73,000 to £212,000, with earnings increasing by almost 50% and the share of residents university-educated steadily rising.The arrival of the huge MediaCityUK...

The UK is packed full of seaside villages and towns, with homes in some of them being relatively easy to buy. One of these places is Peterlee in County Durham in the north east of England. It is technically a new town, built under the 1946 New Towns Act. According to the 2021 Census, it has a population of around 20,300 residents, and to join them property hunters would not have to fork out much. Rightmove says that house prices in the area have an overall average of £105,571 over...

It’s now official: Hartlepool tops the list as the most affordable coastal town to buy a home in England according to Zoopla. Situated along the wondrous North Sea coast, Hartlepool is rich in maritime history and offers a welcoming community vibe.With its relaxed pace of life and a cost of living that’s easy on the wallet, it’s a place where both locals and newcomers can thrive. The town is well-connected, with excellent transport links to Newcastle, Durham, and Middlesbrough, allowing residents to enjoy coastal living without sacrificing access to larger...

A COUPLE have revealed that they are now rent and mortgage free, at just 30-years-old, after building their own tiny home. Lexie and Jed had hardly any DIY experience when they embarked on their huge project, but still managed to create their dream off-grid home. 2Lexie and Jed are rent and mortgage free at 302They built an entire tiny home themselvesThe couple said that a lot of blood, sweat and tears went in to the project, but thanks to a basic five-week building course taken by Jed, they were able...

As house prices lept by a whopping 5.4% in the year up to February, we have created an interactive map highlighting the average house price in each area of the country - enter your postcode to check your local marketCheck house prices in your area using our interactive map(Image: Tim Graham/Getty Images)House prices across the UK soared by a staggering 5.4 percent in the year up to February, and now you can check house prices in your area using our interactive map. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS),...