The pretty UK town that’s one of the ‘most desirable’ where houses cost a whopping £1.4m

The “most desirable” towns to live in have been named, and multiple places on the list can expectedly boast extremely . Cobham in Surrey is one of these.

The leaderboard was comprised by , which commissioned estate agent Savills to use Census data in order to choose places that scored the highest across several factors.

These included the percentage of residents who hold managerial , their level of , the state of locals’ and the costs of buying a home, which cost, on average £1,402,000, according to experts.

Buying agent Richard Winter, who runs his own company, told the newspaper that some clients will buy a house in Cobham that they have not even seen.

He claimed: “I have clients moving from Singapore who’ve done just that – it just is a lovely place to live.”

Mr Winter added that a river running through the town and good coffee – Fego, a coffee shop, regularly has large queues – make Cobham a place within the commuter belt where people who can afford it want to live.

Painshill, an 18th-century landscaped garden with follies, grottoes, a waterwheel, a vineyard, and a tearoom, is on the western edge of the town.

Locals can also enjoy a round at the Silvermere golf course.

The quintessential English Home Counties settlement also comes complete with a Waitrose and a village hall.

says of house prices in the area: “House prices in Cobham have an overall average of £1,158,311 over the last year.

“The majority of properties sold in Cobham during the last year were detached properties, selling for an average price of £1,776,214. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £698,939, with terraced properties fetching £543,793.

“Overall, the historical sold prices in Cobham over the last year were 16% down on the previous year and 10% down on the 2022 peak of £1,285,671.”

Listed on the site is a two-bedroomed terraced house that cost £97,500 in 1997. In November, it went for £570,000.