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3 villages near us are listed amongst the ‘poshest’ in the UK apparently . What makes that the case is a sense of history, with ancient churches, houses etc; a sense of community with community activities going on; plus other village amenities such as a welcoming pub; school availability, countryside, plus an observation on house prices. Of course the house prices reflect the quality of the area measured on all these kind of things plus some locational factors, such as access to travel/motorways, town and city amenities etc., when wanted. In truth nobody really wants to live in places where these kinds of things are not so available. It’s a lesson that councils and other infrastructure planners fail to recognise properly and have done for many decades . Princess Anne voiced an idea years ago when she said that, instead of creating new towns we should encourage small expansions of just a few houses in every community. I think the problem with large scale developments is that it all grows old together and often not in a good way. I can think of several areas that used to be better appreciated than they are now because they are slowly becoming undesirable. So the idea of being ‘posh’ seems to be really about old fashioned values - most of the poshest towns in the UK have an old type High Street with its baker, butcher and bookshop. The reason the house prices are higher is a measure of desirability vs availability. It’s not actually that many people can’t afford to live there. It’s actually that there are not enough of those places around to service demand. If it was an easily sourced thing then it wouldn’t be so exclusive. I think Princess Anne was right. 😊

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The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.

The charm and beauty of the older part of town may inspire you to protect and preserve buildings there. Our guide explains the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of historic districts and explains how to establish one.