Property demand in Somerset town rockets as Londoners leave city
The town has seen a whopping increase in the number of home sales over the past year
A five-bed barn conversion near Bruton and Wincanton (Image: Lodestone Property)
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A Somerset real estate agents has described the enormous demand for housing in Bruton, which shows no sign of abating as city dwellers move to the countryside.
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A Somerset town which counts former Chancellor George Osborne and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson among its residents has become the most searched-for location among property buyers this year.
Bruton has seen a 72 per cent increase in buyer searches, according to a list compiled by Rightmove.
The affluent West Country town set in a corner of Somerset boasts three boarding schools, a 16th century dovecoat and sprawling manors against the backdrop of the hills, which sell for upwards of £1.5 million.
It earned itself the nickname the new Notting Hill , having become a countryside playground for the rich and famous who can escape London in as little as 90 minutes on a train from Paddington.