![]() ![]() There are six bedrooms, four bathrooms, a huge kitchen diner, a cinema room, a posh home office and an abundance of character with highlights including exposed ceiling beams, historic wood wall panelling, stone mullion windows, exposed stone walls and multiple fireplaces. The Grade II* listed property has been beautifully restored by the present owner, according to the estate agent selling the historic home, and comes with about seven acres of land that includes a lake. ![]() Up the budget and move another mile or two out of the village and the ultimate manor house dream could be yours at Bodidrus Hall, a mesmerising late Elizabethan manor house built by the Lloyds of Bodidris, an important gentry family who rose to prominence under the Tudors. ![]() It might be centuries old but the kitchen diner work so well as a modern, sociable space (Image: Savills, Chester / rightmove) Here are some tasty options on the market at the time this article was written. So, if you want a slice of one of these famous five 'posh' villages and experience small community life in a unique and beautiful location, you might have to push the boundaries further and find an abode further from the heart of the hamlet or you might have to compromise on space and character, or even get the toolbox out and get stuck into a renovation project. The five Welsh locations rarely have more than one or two properties in or within the surrounding countryside available for sale at any one time, and they don't tend to stay on the market for too long.Īccording to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the national average house price in Wales in June, 2022, was at a record high of £213,000, but the average for each of the five villages on the list is tens of thousands of pounds more and in a couple of cases almost double the nation's average. The list of the 'poshest' villages in the UK, as defined by the company's criteria, includes five fabulous Welsh locations but if you want to move to one of these pretty and potentially life enhancing, community-based villages you may need to be patient and have a good sized budget too. Less well-trumpeted factors count too, such as that the main road through the village should only lead to other villages." Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck, this 'escape to a country village' appeal has only increased, with real estate consultants Knight Frank reporting the highest number of sales in the country market for 15 years, with the number of buyers desperate for a country life registering for property alerts up by 35% in 2021.įrances Clacy, an analyst at Savills, said: "People want villages that have a bit of everything, from schools to stunning countryside, with accessibility to cities and transport infrastructure. READ MORE: There's a rare chance to buy a beach hut at a stunning location in Wales Additionally, 57% said the demand came from those who could not buy where they wanted. Living in an idyllic country village is a lifestyle and property dream for many people, with the data also revealing that high numbers of people are prepared to spend thousands of pounds on rent in countryside spots, in some cases for years, until a suitable home in their desired village location becomes available.Īround 60% of Savills estate agents reported a rise in demand for rental homes in the most desirable countryside locations during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. A list of the 54 'poshest' villages in the UK, based on factors including house prices, lifestyle amenities, connectivity, and 'chocolate-box appeal', was compiled by the Telegraph using data from Savills Estate Agents, but could you actually live in one of them? ![]()
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