Lymington
PROPERTY experts have named a Hampshire town as one of the most expensive seaside locations in Britain.
The average price in Lymington is £426,112, according to an annual review by Halifax bank, placing it fifth in the country.
Britain's dearest seaside houses can be found in Sandbanks, Dorset - £664,655 - with Port Bannatyne in Scotland the cheapest at £77,132.
Halifax found that house prices have gone up by £440 a month on average on the coast over the past ten years.
On average property prices have increased by 32 per cent from £166,565 in 2006 to £219,386 in 2016.
Salcombe in Devon was in second place, with Padstow, Aldeburgh, Dartmouth, Fowey, St Mawes, Wadebridge and Budleigh making up the top ten.
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