Move over, Sandbanks: Now Salcombe, Devon, is the UK’s priciest seaside town

By Liam On Apr 5, 2023

Here are the most expensive locations in Britain to buy a house by the sea out of 209 locations analysed, according to Halifax, with the average house price (based on figures for the 12 months to December 2022):

1. Salcombe, Devon, South West, £1,244,025

2. Sandbanks, Dorset, South West, £952,692

3. Aldeburgh, Suffolk, East of England, £794,492

4. Padstow, Cornwall, South West, £790,847

5. Lymington, Hampshire, South East, £663,474

6. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, South East, £611,816

7. Dartmouth, Devon, South West, £567,985

8. Kingsbridge, Devon, South West, £556,659

9. Wadebridge, Cornwall, South West, £548,669

10. Budleigh Salterton, Devon, South West, £537,681

Here are the cheapest locations in Britain to buy a house by the sea out of the 209 locations analysed, according to Halifax, with the average house price (based on figures for the 12 months to December 2022):

1. Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, £97,608

2. Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, £105,410

3. Millport, Ayrshire, Scotland, £111,381

4. Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland £114,962

5. Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, £116,414

6. Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, North East, £117,663

7. Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, £117,884

8. Wick, Caithness, Scotland, £124,857

9. Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, £126,716

10. Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, £129,348

And here are the locations with the largest house price increases between 2012 and 2022, according to Halifax, with the average house price in 2022 followed by the percentage increase:

1. Salcombe, Devon, South West, £1,244,025, 123%

2. Margate, Kent, South East, £305,191, 109%

3. Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, South East, £308,764, 100%

=4. Birchington, Kent, South East, £386,040, 98%

=4. Aldeburgh, Suffolk, East of England, £794,492, 98%

=6. Deal, Kent, South East, £391,325, 97%

=6. Ramsgate, Kent, South East, £307,737, 97%

=6. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, South East, £611,816, 97%

9. Whitstable, Kent, South East, £483,692, 95%

=10. Padstow, Cornwall, South West, £790,847, 94%

=10. Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, East of England, £418,609, 94%