Fancy living on the doorstep of a picture-perfect landscape? Be prepared to pay a premium as high as 122% for it, according to Savills. If you’ve set your heart on a property nestled in one of Britain’s protected green spaces, brace yourself. Buyers pay roughly one and a half times the average local house price for the pleasure, according to Savills.
The average price tag of a property within a National Park stands at £422,225. That’s 51% more than the county average of £279,171, the estate agent’s analysis of Land Registry data reveals. Meanwhile, the typical home within a National Landscape (previously known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sets buyers back £581,121, a 48% premium.
And in Scotland, buyers pay an average £285,175 to live in a National Scenic Area, a 46% premium. Together, National Parks, National Landscapes and National Scenic Areas cover around 22% of Britain, says Savills. So which beauty spot commands the highest premium? Chichester Harbour takes the crown, with homes in the National Landscape costing an average 122.
1% more than the county average. Frances McDonald, director of research at Savills, explains: ‘Straddling Hampshire and West Sussex, and home to unspoilt villages such as Itchenor which enjoys views of both the countryside and coast, average sold prices are now 15.6% more than they were a year ago to live in the Conservancy.
’ It’s followed by the Gower National Landscape in Wales, where properties are worth 121.8% mo.
