Top 30 English coastal hotspots

Bosham Hoe on the Chichester Harbour is the most expensive coastal village in which to buy a house, according to the latest research from Knight Frank.

Average house prices in the village hover at £990,172, some way ahead of the 2nd most expensive coastal area of Caldy in Merseyside which shows an average house price of £704,796.

The results might surprise some who believe that the popular coastal resorts of Cornwall and Devon would top the list: instead Thurlestone in Devon and Rock in Cornwall come in at 3 and 5. The proximity of Bosham Hoe to London is thought to add to the demand for property.

Coastal Devon succeeds in dominating the top 30 while the other hotspots are scattered throughout the West Country and East Anglia. Constantine Bay in Cornwall is the cheapest coastal hotspot for property: the average value stands at £395,000.

1. BOSHAM HOE, Chichester 2. CALDY, wirral 3. THURLESTONE, South Hams 4. BIRDHAM, Chichester 5. ROCK, North Cornwall 6. FORMBY, Sefton 7. WEST WITTERING, Chichester 8. TREBETHERICK, North Cornwall 9. FEOCK, Carrick 10. WALBERSWICK, Suffolk 11. EXTON, East Devon 12. OTTERTON, East Devon 13. SOUTH POOL, South Hams 14. DITTISHAM, South Hams 15. LEE, North Devon 16. EAST PORTLEMOUTH, South Hams 17. NEWTON FERRERS, South Hams 18. NORTH FAMBRIDGE, Maldon 19. FISHBOURNE, Isle of Wight 20. SOUTHBOURNE, Chichester 21. BIGBURY ON SEA, South Hams 22. THORNHAM, King's Lynn 23. STUDLAND, Purbeck 24. ST MAWES, Carrick 25. BOSHAM, Chichester 26. THORPENESS, Suffolk 27. SALCOMBE, South Hams 28. KINGSWEAR, South Hams 29. NEW POLZEATH, North Cornwall 30. CONSTANTINE BAY, North cornwall

Source: Knight Frank Residential Research