Five To View: Holiday homes in Cornwall
The ten towns with the largest house price rises during the past decade were not big cities, gentrified suburbs or must-have market towns but rather seaside towns, research has revealed. And out of these salt-water havens with high house price rises, three out of the top four were in Cornwall.
Despite being one of Britain’s poorest counties, Cornwall remains an intensely popular place to both retire, escape to the country or (more controversially) own a second home.
To highlight Cornwall’s appeal, here are five holiday homes overlooking the sea with cream tea qualities:
(Click on pics for more images & full property details)
1. SEASIDE ROCK
Where? Rocky Lane, St Agnes
Price? £525,000
2. HEY BUDE
Where? Black Rock Sands, Widemouth Bay, Bude
Price? £485,000
3. BACK TO THE BAY
Where? The Bay, Talland Bay, Looe
Price? £399,000
4. SWISS CHALET BY THE SEA
Where? Trewince Manor, Portscatho
Price? £260,000
5. ALWAYS OVERLOOK THE SEA
Where? Plaidy Beach Apartments, Looe
Price? £239,995
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Posted by Jocelyn BeattieCategorised under Architecture & Design
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Property price sure have gone up there!
Properties in prime tourist spots seem to attract a premium, especially Cornwall.
Jocelyn, do you have any statistics on the price rises during the past decade?