With summer fast approaching it’s not just the draw of the beach that makes the UK coastline an attractive proposition, with an estimated 950,000 of us taking to the waves in either a yacht or motorboat.
As hobbies go, it’s not the most affordable with even a modest vessel requiring an annual budget running into five figures once the cost of a berth, maintenance and running costs have been accounted for. The good news, at least, is that research from homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers, has found that some sailing hotspots are home to a bargain where property prices are concerned.
Yes Homebuyers looked at house prices in 20 areas home to some of the best marinas in the nation and found that the average cost of homeownership currently sits at £256,405, with house prices up 9.3% in the last year.
Most affordable marina hotspots
Not only is Hull the most affordable with an average house price of £120,837, but the area is also -36% cheaper than the wider cost of property in Yorkshire and the Humber.
In terms of the average price of property, Belfast also…
