Press Release: 00053

7 June 2007

Brits do love to buy beside the seaside

Source: http://www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk

Relocating requires careful research to ensure the new abode is in an area that's on the up, so where are the most desirable UK places to buy a des res not a dump? According to the 'Moving Location Index' for May 2007 from UK Property Shop, Brighton is in pole position closely followed by Newquay and Weymouth. It's clear that Brits still love to buy beside the seaside, as eight out of the top 12 locations are coastal resorts, not counting Newcastle upon Tyne and Dundee, which are located on rivers near the sea.

Brighton features regularly in the Top 50 Towns League Table and was last voted top in May 2006, based on it combining the benefits of a Regency beach resort, strong on culture and entertainment, with proximity to London for those seeking "city living by the sea".

Other popular locations include Skegness (no. 6), Bournemouth (no. 11) and Eastbourne (no. 12).

Moving Location Index (Towns) - May 2007

Rank	Town	County	Points
1	Brighton	Sussex	274
2	Newquay	Cornwall	206
3	Weymouth	Dorset	175
4	Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire	167
5	Newcastle upon Tyne	Tyne & Wear	143
6	Skegness	Lincolnshire	128
7	Dundee	Angus	114
8	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	112
9	Scarborough	Yorkshire	111
10	York	Yorkshire	106
11	Bournemouth	Dorset	101
12	Eastbourne	Sussex	93
13	Chester	Cheshire	92
14	Milton Keynes	Buckinghamshire	91
15	Stirling	Stirling	91
16	Jersey	Channel Islands	91
17	Leamington Spa	Warwickshire	86
18	Perth	Perth & Kinross	82
19	Falmouth	Cornwall	74
20	Lincoln	Lincolnshire	73
21	Worcester	Worcestershire	72
22	Aberystwyth	Ceredigion	72
23	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	72
24	Ulverston	Cumbria	72
25	Kingston upon Thames	Greater London	71
26	Chichester	Sussex	66
27	Lancaster	Lancashire	65
28	Harrogate	Yorkshire	64
29	Truro	Cornwall	63
30	Worthing	Sussex	63
31	Carlisle	Cumbria	63
32	Hartlepool	Durham	63
33	Lutterworth	Leicestershire	62
34	Uxbridge	Greater London	61
35	Milford Haven	Pembrokeshire	60
36	North Berwick	East Lothian	60
37	Isle of Anglesey	Gwynedd	60
38	Bridlington	Yorkshire	58
39	Barnstaple	Devon	57
40	Watford	Hertfordshire	55
41	Hereford	Herefordshire	54
42	St Austell	Cornwall	54
43	Chepstow	Monmouthshire	54
44	Taunton	Somerset	53
45	Bury St Edmunds	Suffolk	53
46	Guernsey	Channel Islands	53
47	Epping	Essex	53
48	Leatherhead	Surrey	52
49	Stroud	Gloucestershire	52
50	Amesbury	Wiltshire	52

Note for Editors about the Moving Location Index and UK Property Shop

The UK Property Shop Moving Location Index is based on data from a sample of people looking to buy a property and using the website to register their property search requirements with estate agents in each town. From this data a score is calculated according to the number who are considering either moving within the town where they live, or away from their home town and into another town. The Moving Location Index is not a measure of quality, simply an indication of the relative proportion of home buyers wishing to move into or out of a town, which is influenced by many factors.

The UK Property Shop website www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk was launched in 1999 and is a popular source of information for people looking to buy, sell, rent or let residential property in the UK. It also publishes the National Directory of Estate Agents, the most complete and up to date register of all UK estate agents and letting agents.