Life is peaceful there. Go west, in the open air. So sang the Village People and subsequently the Pet Shop Boys. They had a point as according to Rightmove, Bruton in Somerset is the top country hotspot for home buyers. With a 122 per cent increase in the number of house sales over the past 12 months and a rise in asking prices of 19 per cent, has the market already moved too far to make it a good investment proposition? And is there anything on the market worth buying?
With London’s average property prices at £630k for a flat, £678k on average and £962k for a terraced house, an average house price in Bruton of £365k looks relatively attractive. The London market is also in the midst of a post-lockdown rebound with deals for top-end properties in Kensington and Chelsea surging by 80 per cent. With the market again on the side of Londoners looking to relocate, now could well be the time to sell. But
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