Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds
Properties inside UK national parks cost 24% more on average than similar homes elsewhere, according to research by Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society. The study also found a 14% average premium for homes in England and Wales national landscapes and a 6% premium for properties within three miles of a national park.
Properties located within UK national parks cost 24% more on average than similar properties elsewhere, according to research by Nationwide.
The building society also found that buyers paid an average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes in England and Wales.
Homes within three miles of a national park carried a 6% premium, the research found. The New Forest was identified as the most expensive national park in which to live.
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