Revealed: Most Viewed Homes For Sale on RightMove in 2021
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Rightmove has today revealed the most viewed homes for sale on its UK website and it shows we all like to aspire to the nicer things in life, and no more so than when it comes to browsing for the ideal home at real estate portals.
Whether you covet a secluded spot on the Pembrokeshire coast or an all mod-cons luxury penthouse suite in the heart of the city, all are within reach at the click of a mouse, even if your real-world budget doesn’t quite match your imagined ambitions. But having said that, the average home in the UK is currently priced at £250,000.
And when we have been stuck at home for a greater part of nearly two years, idling a way the time browsing for that ideal abode perhaps has even greater attractions.
So what exactly have we looking for on the property front this year. Rightmove, as it does every year, has delved into its analytics to dig out the 10 most browsed properties on its website in 2021.
Currently, Rightmove lists around 1.1 million making it the largest property portal in the UK, so there has been plenty to choose from for the discerning browser.
Commenting on the top 10 most-browsed of the site’s users, Rightmove’s Property Expert Tim Bannister said: “This year in property has really been like no other. We’ve seen people imagining the life that could be in the countryside, looking at what’s on offer by the coast, and more recently, reigniting their curiosity about the city.
“All of this is apparent in our most viewed homes of the year, where there really is a dream home for everyone, from a London manor house just yards from Hampstead Heath to a coastal escape with direct access to the sea in Cornwall. Britain continues to have a real fascination with property this year, and a passion for homes of varying designs, layouts and locations.”
If you are looking to seriously enter the market then you may want to start the search for cheap mortgages rates before they start to rise when the Bank of England raises interest rates next year to clampdown on inflation.
OK let’s get to it – here’s the list of the 10 most searched for properties on Rightmove in 2021.
Rightmove’s most viewed homes in 2021
1. Chigwell – £15,000,000
Fancy the only way is Essex lifestyle? It would appear a lot of people do, which might explain why this palatial property is number one in the most viewed list. It comes with 5 bedrooms and is bathrooms plus a gym, cinema room and three double garages.
2. Cornwall – £2,500,000
Detached property at Restronguet Point, Feock, near Truro, with access to the tranquil waters and foreshore via a jetty below. 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The coastal location has attracted many viewers home in Cornwall was number 2 on Rightmove’s most viewed for the year. A magnificent home that really could change your lifestyle providing about 4500sq.ft. of versatile accommodation commanding elevated panoramic views.
3. Stockport – £4,750,000
A magnificent, newly constructed, five bedroom manor house with leisure suite and annexe, with a truly outstanding, state of the art specification, set in stunning, private and landscaped gardens of about 0.75 of an acre. Hard to beat at number three on the list.
4. Wiltshire – £6,750,000
Nestling on the edge of a small village, Compton Bassett House is a remarkable period house, recently restored to an exemplary standard with superb indoor pool and magical gardens. The house has 2 staff flats and a cottage. 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms and 71 acres of land. To the manor born!
5. Salisbury – £5,950,000
The 14th century Chanters House is one of the most exquisite and historically significant houses for sale in the country. A sensational example of period architecture, this home has undergone extensive and painstaking renovations over the past 10 years making it ideal for modern living without discarding its historic character.
6. Cumbria – £1,500,000
An exciting and unique opportunity to purchase what the estate agency blurb describes as the most remote house in England. The property was built in 1829 by the Earl of Egremont of Cockermouth Castle in the middle of Skiddaw Forest in the lonely lands back o’Skidda. Situated in 3.45 acres 1,500 feet above sea level and only accessible by foot or 4×4 vehicle.
7. Highgate – price on application
A bespoke family home with the accommodation predominantly arranged over three floors with the benefit of a substantial, self-contained staff lodge. The luxurious entrance hall of this stunning home has a glass lift to each floor. Views over Hampstead Heath. 10 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms.
8. Knutsford – £7,500,000
A stunning, modern country estate on the rural outskirts of Knutsford, with quite exceptional award-winning 25 acre gardens and parkland including a fabulous, beautifully remodelled 9,500 square foot Georgian style house. 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms
9. Knightsbridge – £26,500,000
This superb triplex apartment is situated behind the intricately decorated red brick facade of a Victorian grade II listed townhouse. An impressive arched doorway leads into the building’s communal entrance. Access to the apartment is through its own front door into a smart inner lobby leading to a grand reception hall of exceptional proportions. The film buffs will appreciate that the apartment boasts its own cinema. 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.
10. Poole – £5,500,000
The 10th most viewed home is Bluff House, well known due to its stunning contemporary architecture and its prime location on Evening Hill with panoramic views across Poole Harbour from Old Harry Rocks, to Brownsea Island and through to Poole Town.
