Most English market towns have higher property prices than towns elsewhere their county, according to new figures from Halifax.
Its report shows that average prices are higher in 67 per cent of market towns compared to those nearby, with Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire named as the most expensive.
All 112 of the towns tracked in the research have a population of between 3,000 and 30,000 and have been identified as market towns by the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
Martin Ellis, chief economist at Halifax, said: "Home buyers continue to be attracted to the high quality of life, architecture, history, setting and community spirit offered by market towns and are prepared to pay a premium to live there."
The report shows that the majority of market towns have also experienced stronger-than-average growth in house prices over the past five years.
Meanwhile, figures from Rightmove show that overall British property prices fell 1.8 per cent in July, the biggest July fall on record.
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