Southend has again been quoted as having seen the largest house price growth outside of London, this time by The Telegraph. You can read the full article on The Telegraph.
Highlights from the article:
“Discounting London from the equation, Southend has had the biggest price growth since the millennium, beating the likes of Bristol and Cambridge into second and third place respectively, with average prices up by 290 per cent.
The potent cocktail of improved commutability to London, cheaper housing than the capital, good schools and a beach at the bottom of the road has been drawing families east in the same way Broadstairs and Deal in Kent have. “Value for money aside, the train connections are now really good. c2c trains from Westcliff are every 15 minutes direct to Fenchurch Street, a journey of 50 minutes, and very reliable. London Southend Airport is brilliant and adds to this feeling of accessibility.” Investment is pouring into the airport (which once featured in the James Bond film Goldfinger), and this summer Ryanair has expanded its operations to provide 13 new routes. In the centre of town, there’s the Better Queensway Project, a plan to regenerate dated housing into a modern development.