London & Cornwall vie to be Britain’s most searched-for property location

“The huge population of London means that traditionally it’s the most searched for location," says Rightmove, "but the appeal of the coast and the countryside over the past year has seen Cornwall crowned…

Coastal homes have seen asking prices rise by 13.9% on average over the last year, outpacing the national average of 9.9%.

Average prime values outside of London have climbed beyond their 2007 peak for the first time, says Savills, and now sit some 1.4% above their pre-crash high.