Top Notch free education in Buckinghamshire drives the Housing Marketing
Estate agents are awash with enquiries for property in perfect school catchment areas. The house prices are being driven by homes which might stand their children a chance of getting into one of the highly sought after Grammar schools in Buckinghamshire.
Property Expert, Nigel Lewis at PrimeLocation.com, said: “Analysis conducted by PrimeLocation.com in September 2011 revealed that living near one of the 50 best secondary schools in the UK adds an extra £77,000 to the value of a home – £14,000 less than living near one of the nation´s top primary schools.”
PrimeLocation data indicates that the cost of property in the catchment areas of some schools has peaked to such an extent that average families now face being priced out. With just 164 grammar schools left in England Buckinghamshire is lucky to have 13 of these and all appear to be highly desirable to the local parent population.
Nigel Lewis, continues: “It’s no surprise that parents are investing considerable amounts of money choosing a home that gives their child access to the best school possible.
Buckinghamshire is one of the fortunate counties that still supports the Grammar system – and some of them achieve the most startling results – for example in the FT best schools list for 2011 Wycombe Abbey was listing 2nd and in the highly acclaimed Sunday Times schools top 500 table Beaconsfield High was 42nd nationally and the Bucks Royal Grammar School achieved 43rd position. When you consider that these schools are up against the most expensive schools in the country you realize why parents might be so keen to move to get this type of education for free.
The 2011 schools league tables have shown that grammar schools once again came out on top in Bucks. Results in GCSEs and A-levels for the grammar schools were described as exceptional and among the best in the country by the Buckinghamshire Examiner.
Frosts Estate Agents in Maidenhead come across this on a regular basis. Spokesperson, Christine from the Maidenhead office commented:
“Our clients looking to buy property at the moment seem to fall into one of three categories – a local wanting to upsize, people from slightly out of area who used to live here and want to move back and foreign investors.
“For those that have children or who are planning for the long term future, schooling is high on their list of things to consider when buying a house. We are very lucky in Buckinghamshire to have so many fabulous private and grammar schools in the area. The ones that are very popular at the moment are St Paul’s, Wycombe High and Beaconsfield High for Girls.
“Obviously you no longer need to be on the right street to gain entry to a grammar school, more that your children to be academically high achievers – but no parent wants arduous commutes across the county to get the children to school.”
Frosts are selling a brand new country Mansion built by Millgate Homes in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire. Jonathan Cranley, the Sales and Marketing Director of Millgate Homes explain how they select a plot to build:
“We are extremely careful about selecting plots to purchase and build family homes on. We are aware there are many factors that contribute to why people choose a home but the old adage ‘location location location’ always stands firm. Our clients are discerning individuals that almost always are looking for a peaceful location, close to amenities and close to great schools. These predominantly are the driving forces for choosing a home – and I don’t believe that budget alters this – any family or couple thinking of a family home will have schools on their mind’.
Harvest Hill in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire is on the market for £3,???,??? and is the perfect family house. An elegant detached five bedroom country homes located in an idyllic semi-rural location within 3 miles of Beaconsfield – which was recently described as one of the most desirable towns in the country.
The property has substantial living space on the ground floor all flowing from a grand entrance hall into formal drawing and dining rooms and impressive kitchen/breakfast rooms incorporating family living areas.
The master suite as a feature balcony, dressing room and palatial en-suite bathroom and a further four en-suite bedrooms and cinema rooms.
For more information contact Millgate Homes on 0118 934 3344or visit www.millgatehomes.co.uk.