The average price of a home by the sea has jumped by more than £22,000, with coastal property values boosted by the switch to home working during the pandemic, according to a report.
Lending giant Halifax said the average value of a British seaside property rose to £287,087 last year, up 8 percent or £22,082 from 2020.
Sandbanks in Dorset was the most expensive seaside town, with average prices surging 10 percent year-on-year to £929,187, the analysis of Land Registry house price data showed.
It was followed by Salcombe in Devon in second place, down from pole position in 2020, with a typical property costing £912,599, as the South West dominated the ranking.
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