What is the most expensive coastal area in the UK?

Britain's most expensive seaside town is Salcombe in Devon - with an average house price of more than £1.2m in 2022, according to Halifax.



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Sandbanks is the most expensive coastal location in the UK with the average asking price being just a hair over 1.2 million (although prices can often exceed this). Located in Dorset, property in Sandbanks is (surprise surprise) built on a sandbank looking out over Poole bay.

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London, of course, is the priciest place to live in the UK – and by a long way, too. Cambridge and Oxford aren't much better, following up in second and third place respectively. Here are the five most expensive UK cities to live, according to Numbeo.

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Read our guide to the top 30 best seaside towns in the UK.
  • Salcombe: Devon's genteel seaside town. ...
  • Plockton, Ross and Cromarty. ...
  • Brighton: best of the best seaside towns UK. ...
  • Stromness, Orkney. ...
  • Llandudno, Conwy County Borough. ...
  • Ilfracombe, North Devon. ...
  • Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire. ...
  • Weymouth, Dorset.


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The seaside town of St Ives in Cornwall took the top spot as the happiest place to live, scoring highly for its sense of community spirit and how comfortable the residents feel to be themselves.

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12 most affordable seaside locations to move to
  • GORGEOUS VIEWS. Llandudno, Conwy. ...
  • LOCATION, LOCATION. Ayr, Ayrshire. ...
  • THE EDEN PROJECT FACTOR. Morecambe, Lancashire. ...
  • AFFORDABLE DORSET. Weymouth, Dorset. ...
  • GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE. Whitehaven, Cumbria. ...
  • A SUNNY ESCAPE. Sandown, Isle of Wight. ...
  • OLD FASHIONED CHARM. ...
  • SUFFOLK ON A BUDGET.


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According to The Times, that accolade now falls to the north Shropshire village of Hodnet, about six miles south west of Market Drayton. This places it above illustrious locations such as Braemar in the Scottish Highlands, Burnham Market in Norfolk, and the medieval riverside village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire.

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Eastbourne, the sunniest place in the UK With an average of eight hours of sunshine a day (which is quite the feat in the UK, to say the least!) and an average temperature of 20°C in the summer months, Eastbourne is a popular weekend destination for Londoners and Brightonians alike.

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Where are Britain's safest coastal towns and cities?
  • Aberystwyth. This pretty seaside town is not only number one on our list, but topped Provident's safest places to live in the UK list too. ...
  • Aberdeen. ...
  • Plymouth. ...
  • Brighton & Hove. ...
  • Swansea.


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The best beaches in the UK
  • Ventnor, Isle of Wight. ...
  • Scarista Beach, Lewis & Harris, Scotland. ...
  • Achmelvich Beach, North-west Scotland. ...
  • Machir Bay, Islay, Scotland. ...
  • Uig beach, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. ...
  • St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...
  • Luskentyre, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. ...
  • Three Cliffs Bay, Wales.


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For those looking to make those seaside dreams a reality, new data from Rightmove has revealed the UK's best value coastal locations for buyers and renters alike. For buyers, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, is the cheapest place to purchase a property.

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