House prices have increased by £95,997 on average, bringing the typical value of a home along the route to £712,416. The average cost of a property on the race route ranges from just under £315,000 in Woolwich to £2.5million in St James's. The map of London Marathon house prices reveals how much it costs to live at points along the route.
The Grand Designs that drove their owners to despair... and are now up for sale: Homes featured on TV makeover show set to make a small fortune for the 'exhausted' families
Everyone loves a good Grand Design - something that has helped to make it one of the most popular property shows on TV. Yet after pouring everything into designing and building their perfect homes, some owners have decided to move on, with three Grand Designs currently on the market. The owners of a seven-bedroom castle in Yorkshire (left), left the owners 'exhausted and scarily remortgaged up to the hilt', according to the show's presenter Kevin McCloud (inset). The purchase and redesign cost around £900,000 and the house is on sale for £1,650,000. A four-bedroom 'doughnut-shaped' property in Milton Keynes (top right), which was built in a couple's back garden for £400,000, is currently on the market for £1million. The couple behind the build, Peter Berkin and his wife Chard, were at odds at the end of the project. 'Peter is going to be happy here,' said Mrs Berkin, before adding: 'It has been positive because I am still here with him.' Meanwhile a six-bedroom house in Newport (bottom right) is on sale for £1,795,000 with the owners refusing to be drawn on how much they had spent on the build.
Do you live in one of the 50 best places in the UK? A tranquil corner of Hampshire tops the list for an impressive fifth year in a row
A tranquil corner of Hampshire has been named as offering residents the best quality of life in the UK for an impressive fifth year in a row. Residents earn well above the average salary in Hart, Hampshire, and are the healthiest in the UK, according to the annual top 50 places to live in the UK list by Halifax.
Is this the most opulent flat in Britain? Five bedroom gothic-style pad goes on sale in north London - and it's yours for £5.5million
With its high panelled ceilings, extravagant curtain drapes and larger than life pictures in the drawing room, this may be one of the most opulent apartments in the country. The property has a gated private courtyard, off-street parking for three cars, a large west-facing terrace and an 80ft rear garden. The luxury home has five bedrooms and has been put on the market for sale for £5,500,000 by estate agents Savills.
Inside the house that YouTube built: Web stars Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman splash out £2m on lavish London home - where they film videos for their seven million fans
They've struck gold on advertising linked to their internet channels and now high-profile YouTubers are buying multi-million properties to match their enviable lifestyles. Jim Chapman and his wife Tanya Burr are the latest to have bought a luxury home - with a private garden for their beloved dog Martha.
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New figures suggests that out of 20 major cities in Britain, the average income needed to afford a home with a typical 76 per cent mortgage is £49,700, up from £45,000 a year ago. But the range is significant - from less than the average wage at £24,000 in Liverpool, to a staggering £80,200 in Oxford and almost £100,000 in London.
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