Does YOUR favourite feature? The most expensive seaside spots around mainland Britain's coast to buy a home revealed

  • EXCLUSIVE: We reveal the most expensive seaside spots on mainland Britain
  • Two of the top spots see homes with average prices of more than £1m
  • Leading the way is West Itchenor, West Sussex, with averages of £1.35m

The most expensive places to buy a property around the coastline of mainland Britain have been revealed, in a time in which moving close to the sea has been popular due to the pandemic.

The three most expensive locations in each county with a coastline have been identified for MailOnline Property exclusively by estate agency Savills.

West Sussex leads the rankings with two villages by the sea that have average house prices of more than £1million, West Itchenor, with an average £1,353,615 price tag and Kingston, where homes average £1,169,465.

Pictured: The map shows the top 10 most expensive coastal areas on mainland Britain

Pictured: The map shows the top 10 most expensive coastal areas on mainland Britain

The coastal location with the most expensive average house prices on mainland Britain is West Itchenor in West Sussex

The coastal location with the most expensive average house prices on mainland Britain is West Itchenor in West Sussex

The West Sussex coastal spots contain the priciest average property prices during the past five years.

As transactions tend to be lower in seaside locations, the estate agent removed any areas in the data where there were fewer than 20 sales during the period.

It means not all counties have a top three listed. Three locations in each county are also not always listed where the coastline for a county is relatively small.

Does your local seaside area feature? Scroll to the bottom for the full list.

The data was compiled in the five years to May 21, and covered the coastlines in England, Scotland and Wales.

The coastal location with the most expensive average house prices that fulfilled the data's criteria was West Itchenor in West Sussex.

Savills said the average house price in the village - with its research based on Land Registry sales figures - is £1,353,615.

It means that a home in West Itchenor is more than five and a half times more expensive than the average value of a home in Britain. 

Those buying homes in close proximity to the coast can expect to pay over the odds for the benefits.
Frances Clacy - Savills 

Latest figures from Nationwide Building Society reveal average prices in Britain stand at £248,857.

The second most expensive location by the sea is Kingston in West Sussex, where the average house price also reaches seven figures at £1,169,465.

The top 10 most expensive coastal locations also include Burnham Overy in Norfolk, where the average house price is £835,748, Mawgan-in-Pydar in Cornwall at £726,883, along with Salcombe in Devon where average values stand at £726,379.

Frances Clacy, of Savills, said: 'Over the past 18 months, some of the most popular and in demand properties have been those on the UK's coastline. 

'But, those buying homes in close proximity to the coast can expect to pay over the odds for the benefits. 

'Second hand property located within 100m of the coastline in England and Wales costs an average of 23.1 per cent more than that located up to 1km further inland, an increase from the 17.3 per cent recorded a year previous. 

'The premium for front line positions with direct views of the water can also be considerably more.' 

The average price of a home in Salcombe, Devon, (pictured) is 726,379.

Top 10 seaside location: The average price of a property in Salcombe, Devon, (pictured) is £726,379

It follows separate research this week that revealed Britain's ideal home is a detached property in a seaside village. 

The findings by Rightmove found that after putting all the most popular elements together, a British buyer's dream home is a four-bedroom detached property in a coastal village.

The research asked 2,023 people viewing property online in August what kind of property their dream home would be.

It revealed that the nation's dream home is in a small, friendly community, but it is also detached. it means buyers can avoid having neighbours too nearby.

County-by-county guide to most expensive seaside spots 
Name County Average second hand sale price, 5 years to May-21
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove Aberdeen City £165,257
George St/Harbour Aberdeen City £119,816
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Aberdeenshire £237,182
North Kincardine Aberdeenshire £227,351
Mearns Aberdeenshire £206,901
Monifieth and Sidlaw Angus £209,834
Carnoustie and District Angus £174,168
Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Angus £156,653
Oban North and Lorn Argyll and Bute £210,259
Oban South and the Isles Argyll and Bute £179,479
Kintyre and the Islands Argyll and Bute £168,547
Conwy Clwyd £217,357
Rhos-on-Sea Clwyd £195,607
Llandudno Clwyd £191,064
Mawgan-in-Pydar Cornwall £726,883
St. Anthony-in-Meneage Cornwall £602,929
St. Merryn Cornwall £568,382
Hartlepool County Durham £128,225
Seaham County Durham £123,769
Headland County Durham £103,817
Aldingham Cumbria £268,034
Bootle Cumbria £172,634
Seascale Cumbria £155,071
Salcombe Devon £726,379
Bigbury Devon £642,055
Georgeham Devon £532,885
Christchurch Dorset (county) £387,610
Poole Dorset (county) £374,183
Lyme Regis Dorset (county) £372,592
Dee and Glenkens Dumfries and Galloway £184,079
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West Dumfries and Galloway £125,635
Stranraer and the Rhins Dumfries and Galloway £123,500
The Ferry Dundee £211,428
East End Dundee £106,728
Solva Dyfed £285,432
Saundersfoot Dyfed £273,258
Penbryn Dyfed £266,389
North Berwick Coastal East Lothian £386,747
Dunbar and East Linton East Lothian £244,234
Preston, Seton and Gosford East Lothian £194,958
Hornsea East Riding of Yorkshire £173,877
Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire £150,249
Withernsea East Riding of Yorkshire £112,056
Almond Edinburgh £273,389
Portobello/Craigmillar Edinburgh £234,468
Forth Edinburgh £227,070
Loch a Tuath Eilean Siar £127,984
Na Hearadh agus Ceann a Deas nan Loch Eilean Siar £127,351
Sgire an Rubha Eilean Siar £125,726
Leigh-on-Sea Essex £415,395
West Mersea Essex £371,127
Southend-on-Sea Essex £305,395
St Andrews Fife £333,098
East Neuk and Landward Fife £242,865
Tay Bridgehead Fife £194,893
Llanengan Gwynedd £418,260
Llanfaelog Gwynedd £322,470
Cwm Cadnant Gwynedd £302,428
Milford-on-sea Hampshire £530,630
Hamble-le-Rice Hampshire £360,754
Fareham Hampshire £326,402
Black Isle Highland £231,110
Eilean Cho Highland £201,997
Caol and Mallaig Highland £198,973
Fishbourne Isle of Wight £500,699
Bembridge Isle of Wight £389,514
Shalfleet Isle of Wight £384,190
Ringwould with Kingsdown Kent £430,536
Worth Kent £419,993
St. Margaret's at Cliffe Kent £419,712
Wyre Lancashire £171,480
Preesall Lancashire £167,690
Lancaster Lancashire £165,787
Anderby Lincolnshire £185,924
Mablethorpe and Sutton Lincolnshire £158,103
Skegness Lincolnshire £157,821
Hightown Merseyside £296,625
Porthcawl Mid Glamorgan £238,273
Fochabers Lhanbryde Moray £174,694
Forres Moray £172,338
Heldon and Laich Moray £161,366
Burnham Overy Norfolk £835,748
Brancaster Norfolk £679,535
Blakeney Norfolk £609,674
Ardrossan and Arran North Ayrshire £162,106
Dalry and West Kilbride North Ayrshire £146,638
Saltcoats North Ayrshire £102,354
Lythe North Yorkshire £394,917
Fylingdales North Yorkshire £303,876
Hinderwell North Yorkshire £195,826
Craster Northumberland £344,258
Newton-by-the-Sea Northumberland £341,350
Cresswell Northumberland £307,629
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray Orkney Islands £181,472
West Mainland Orkney Islands £176,320
Kirkwall East Orkney Islands £160,313
East Berwickshire Scottish Borders £199,358
Lerwick South Shetland Islands £197,132
Shetland West Shetland Islands £168,139
Shetland Central Shetland Islands £163,386
Shetland South Shetland Islands £161,830
Portishead Somerset £355,404
Porlock Somerset £316,559
Clevedon Somerset £315,078
Ayr West South Ayrshire £203,017
Troon South Ayrshire £177,451
Prestwick South Ayrshire £158,565
Penarth South Glamorgan £322,169
Sully and Lavernock South Glamorgan £292,340
Barry South Glamorgan £174,538
Southwold Suffolk £569,068
Aldeburgh Suffolk £531,875
Aldringham cum Thorpe Suffolk £448,970
Mumbles West Glamorgan £300,138
Bishopston West Glamorgan £290,236
West Itchenor West Sussex £1,353,615
Kingston West Sussex £1,169,465
Birdham West Sussex £674,227
Source: Savills  

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