Moving house or buying an investment property can be a stressful process, with deciding the best location to buy among the many big dilemmas.
To help you decide on the ideal location, the Daily Mail has come up with a list of the UK’s best up-and-coming villages to invest in, right now, where house prices are low, “but not for much longer”.
Introducing the list, the news outlet said: “The property spotlight is firmly fixed on villages right now, both as desirable locations to live and as possible investment hotspots.
“But with property prices in the most desirable locations already sky high, we launched a hunt for the hidden gem villages where prices are currently low – but are tipped to be the next hotspot.”
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The list was compiled with the help of property experts and estate agents from across the country and helps highlight villages where house prices look set to continue to rise.
The Daily Mail continues: “Their investment potential is great, not only because they are seen as family-friendly retreats which buyers gravitate towards when leaving cities, but because – in some cases at least – they are likely to see sizeable expansion if the government’s house building programme succeeds.”
The best UK villages to invest in
The best UK villages to invest in, according to the Daily Mail, are:
- Abbotsbury, Dorset
- Alnmouth, Northumberland
- Appledore, Kent
- Belford, Northumberland
- Downholland, West Lancashire
- Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
- Lavenham, Suffolk
- Melrose, Roxburghshire
- Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire
- Old Alresford, Hampshire
- Rufforth, North Yorkshire
- Sadberge, County Durham
- Sampford Courtenay, West Devon
- St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire
- St Mabyn, Cornwall
- Wicken, Northamptonshire
- Woolpit, Suffolk
- Thorverton, Devon
You can see the full list and more details about each village via the Daily Mail website.
What makes St Dogmaels one of the best villages to invest in
St Dogmaels is one of two villages in Wales, along with Laugharne (Carmarthenshire), among the best to invest in, according to the Daily Mail.
The Pembrokeshire village currently has an average house price of £337,495.
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House prices in “pretty” St Dogmaels are said to be much cheaper than those further south in villages like St Davids, Newport and Solva, which is why it is so appealing.
The Daily Mail added: “The riverside village, home to 1,400 residents and a hugely popular fish and chip shop, is where the Pembrokeshire Coast Path starts or finishes here, depending on which way you’re walking it.
“Poppit Sands, a beautiful Blue Flag sweeping bay, is on its doorstep, while the thriving market town of Cardigan, home to bustling restaurants such as Printworks, Pizza Tipi and The Albion, is just one mile away.”
