Revealed: 54 most desirable villages to live in in the UK

The beautiful Bedfordshire village of Studham has just been crowned the UK's 'most desirable' place to live.

According to new research by Savills for The Telegraph, 60% of estate agents reported a rise for rental homes in the most aspirational countryside locations during the pandemic — with 57% saying that demand was coming from those were unable to afford their dream location.

The research is based on house prices in villages around the country, taking into consideration factors like the highest property prices, transport links, best lifestyle amenities, and their 'chocolate box' appeal. Demand for city life might be bustling once again, but there is still a desire to settle down in a thatched cottage away from it all.

As well as Studham, some of the UK's desirable villages also include Rock in Cornwall, Turville, Buckinghamshire, and Cumbria's Hawkshead.

"People want villages that have a bit of everything, from schools to stunning countryside, with accessibility to cities and transport infrastructure," Savills analyst, Frances Clacy, said. "Less well-trumpeted factors count too, such as the main road through the village should only lead to other villages."

Take a look at the full list of places below...

54 most desirable villages in the UK:

1. Studham, Bedfordshire
   

2. Sunningdale, Berkshire

3. Turville, Buckinghamshire

4. Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire

5. The Alderleys, Cheshire

6. Rowen, Clwyd

7. Rock, Cornwall

8. Brancepeth, County Durham

9. Hawkshead, Cumbria

10. Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire

11. Edensor, Derbyshire

12. South Pool, Devon

13. Studland, Dorset

14. Gullane, East Lothian

15. Sutton upon Derwent, East Riding of Yorkshire

16. Kingston-near-Lewes, East Sussex

17. Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex

18. Elie, Fife

19. Bourton-on-the-hill, Gloucestershire

20. Haigh, Greater Manchester

21. Beaulieu, Hampshire

22. Bosbury, Herefordshire

23. Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire

24. Fishbourne, Isle of Wight

25. Ightham, Kent

26. Great Eccleston, Lancashire

27. Newton Linford, Leicestershire

28. Uffington, Lincolnshire

29. Hightown, Merseyside

30. Shirenewton, Monmouthshire

31. Burnham Market, Norfolk

32. Kirkby Overblow, North Yorkshire

33. Church with Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire

34. Warkworth, Northumberland

35. Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire

36. Harpsden, Oxfordshire

37. Newgale and Roch, Pembrokeshire

38. Strathtay, Perthshire

39. Burley, Rutland

40. Cound, Shropshire

41. Wellow, Somerset

42. Cawthorne, South Yorkshire

43. Shenstone, Staffordshire

44. Killearn, Stirling and Falkirk

45. Walberswick, Suffolk

46. Shackleford, Surrey

47. Dinnington, Tyne & Wear

48. Whichford, Warwickshire

49. Oxwich, West Glamorgan

50. Barston, West Midlands

51. The Lurgashall, Lodsworth and Lickfold Triangle, West Sussex

52. Scarcroft, West Yorkshire

53. Avebury, Wiltshire

54. Ombersley, Worcestershire

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