A home located in a national park typically attracts a “price premium” of about £46,000 in cash terms over an otherwise identical property, said Nationwide building society. Nationwide found that the premium was not limited entirely to homes located within the boundaries of a national park. Homes within 5km of a park typically commanded a 5% premium compared with those outside of this range. The South Downs, which takes in parts of Hampshire and Sussex, is England’s newest national park and has the highest resident population at about 120,000. Nationwide said that of the main national parks, Snowdonia had the lowest estimated property price premium: £34,500.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 13:52 UTC