While Cornwall is the poorest region in the UK, it is still home to some of the most expensive seaside towns in the country.
According to the Halifax Seaside Town Review, four of the top ten most expensive seaside towns are in Cornwall.
While Sandbanks in Dorset sits on top of the list with an average house price of £664,655, Padstow is not too far behind as the third most expensive seaside town (£443,396).
Fowey (£379,003), St Mawes (£373,746) and Wadebridge (£373,351) are seventh, eighth, and ninth respectively on the list.
The average property price in the UK’s seaside towns is £166,565.
The 10 most expensive seaside towns in Britain
- Sandbanks, Dorset, £664,655
- Salcombe, Devon, £539,950
- Padstow, Cornwall, £443,396
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk, £439,379
- Lymington, Hampshire, £426,112
- Dartmouth, Devon, £401,361
- Fowey, Cornwall, £379,003
- St Mawes, Cornwall, £373,746
- Wadebridge, Cornwall, £373,351
- Budleigh Salterton, Devon, £360,984
The 10 least expensive seaside towns in Britain
- Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, £77,132
- Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, £81,259
- Girvan, South Ayrshire, £91,912
- Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, £91,938
- Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, £93,479
- Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, £96,476
- Invergordon, Highland, £98,673
- Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, £98,742
- Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, £99,005
- Thurso, Highland, £99,660
