The highest average house price in the UK can be found in London – £510,000 to be exact, according to the Office for National Statistics’ June 2021 house price index. However, it’s not just the capital that can attract mind-boggling sums for properties.
According to Zoopla, the county of Surrey is home to a number of the most expensive towns and villages outside of London, while locations in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire also feature.
Virginia Water in Surrey is top of the Zoopla highest value towns rich list with an average property value of £1,450,491 in August 2021. This is a fall of 1.60% in the last three months (since May 2021) and rise of 1.39% since 12 months ago.
Flats in Virginia Water sold for an average of £473,846 and terraced houses for £932,365, according to the current Zoopla estimates. The town’s most expensive street is Portnall Rise with an average property price of £6,264,079, followed by Woodlands Road East (£6,092,131) and Wentworth Drive (£5,825,175).
Surrey’s most expensive street is Montrose Gardens in Leatherhead. Properties on this street have an average value of £6,753,726.
Here we take a look at the most expensive English towns outside of London, starting with Virginia Water…
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Virginia Water, Surrey: £1,450,491
With its beautiful red-brick buildings and lavish green spaces, Virginia Water is in the top spot. This charming commuter town, which has a population of less than 6,000 people, packs a mighty historical punch. Its leafy Wentworth Estate and adjacent golf course hosted the first ever Ryder Cup tournament and remains a prime piece of Crown Estate in south east England.
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Cobham, Surrey: £1,192,110
Cobham is perched on the banks of the River Mole, ten miles outside of Guildford. This quaint town is arranged around its red-brick water mill, constructed in the late 18th century, and the 12th-century St Andrew’s Church.
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Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire: £1,178,813
The picturesque town of Beaconsfield sits on the edge of the Chiltern Hills area of outstanding natural beauty. Aside from its appealing blend of Georgian and Tudor architecture, Beaconsfield has enviable transport links, with direct train services to Birmingham Snow Hill and London Marylebone (journey time: 25 minutes).
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Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire: £1,101,769
Chalfont St Giles might seem familiar even to first-time visitors. For more than 40 years, it has played the role of numerous fictional towns of the small screen, appearing in Dad’s Army, The Canterbury Tales and Peep Show. Transport links are somewhat lacking, but Chalfont St Giles’s relative remoteness is part of the appeal. It has also inspired great works of art: Milton’s Cottage – where John Milton completed his epic poem Paradise Lost – still stands and is open to the public.
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Esher, Surrey: £1,077,446
At the south-east edge of London’s leafy suburbs, Esher is delightfully peaceful considering its proximity to the capital. With the National Trust’s Claremont Landscape Garden (formerly the residence of King Leopold I of Belgium) at one end of town and the rugged Esher Commons woodland at the other, Esher is perfect for anyone seeking a mix of urban comfort and rural tranquillity.
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Radlett, Hertfordshire: £1,021,973
This ancient village – dating back to well before 5,000 BC – became a beacon of affluence in the Roman era, where it was a manufacturing centre for pottery. Many Roman clay pits are still intact at the southern end of the village. Today Radlett boasts excellent transport links into the centre of London. The village is also famous for being the home of numerous celebrities past and present, including Simon Cowell and the late George Michael.
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Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire: £999,820
Set in the Chiltern Hills, Gerrards Cross is one of the most sought-after postcodes in Britain. The town has a beautiful rural setting and efficient transport links. Those wishing to keep fit can take advantage of facilities for hockey, golf, squash, tennis, football, rugby and cricket.
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Weybridge, Surrey: £934,024
With more than 15,000 people, Weybridge is a bustling town with an extensive high street that cuts through leafy suburbs of manors and mansions. The location of the town gives its residents prime access to the wild Weybridge Heath, where numerous rare insects and birds have been recorded, and to some of the best private schools in the country, including St George’s College.
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East Molesey, Surrey: £933,782
A mere 11 miles from the centre of London, East Molesey is the ideal commuter town for those looking for a quick way into the capital. A small community, it has its own high street and a cycle/pedestrian-only ferry service to Hampton Court Palace on the opposite bank of the Thames.
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Hartfield, East Sussex: £911,597
The parish of Hartfield, situated in the Weald of Sussex, has been designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. And it shows: the parish sits alongside the beautiful, dense Ashdown Forest, a former royal hunting park centuries ago. As a result, the forest remains full of wonderful and easy-to-spot creatures, including boars and foxes. Hartfield is home to Cotchford Farm, a country retreat bought by author AA Milne in 1924. It is here that the stories of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin came to life, with places such as Hundred Acre Wood, Poohsticks Bridge and Pooh Corner based on local sites, says House Beautiful magazine.
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