Escape to the Perfect Town

Steve Brown helps a couple feeling the pinch of the London property market to decide on their perfect town and the right property in which to raise their young children.

Jonnie Irwin welcomes a London couple to Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, a town he felt was perfect enough to move to himself.

Sonali Shah helps a couple who want to swap life in a hamlet outside Chester for an attractive Suffolk town.

Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Sunderland to a popular North Yorkshire town.

Sonali Shah is in Sevenoaks in Kent, a honey pot for young families moving out of London in search of bigger properties, good schools and a quick train commute.

Jonnie Irwin puts Tunbridge Wells and its property market to the test with his first-time buyers.

Steve Brown guides his confirmed bachelor buyer around the Guildford housing market to see what his £420,000 budget will buy him outside London.

Jonnie Irwin puts the lively market town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire under the microscope for his house hunters.

Steve Brown heads to Bideford in Devon to show his buyers some picture-perfect properties.

Sonali Shah helps her buyers find their perfect place in west Sussex.

Jonnie Irwin puts his finger on the pulse of Melton Mowbray’s property market for his buyers who believe this is the perfect town for them to spend £325,000 on their first home together. While Jonnie gets his hands on Melton’s world-famous pies, it’s clear that an active music scene and first-class food markets also form the beating heart of this town. Melton Mowbray seems to be rocking it for his couple, so when the properties start packing an emotional punch, Jonnie wonders if he might have opened the door to their perfect home.

Nicki Chapman is in the seaside town of Ayr, combing through its good-looking property stock and popular culture haunts. With £400,000 in their pocket, her buyers have pinpointed Ayr as a potential perfect town because it puts them a walk from the beach and a train ride from the buzz of Glasgow. They soon discover it’s a real gem of a place, with a multi-generational crowd thanks to its university campus and lively theatre scene, as well as award-winning local seafood on the waterfront. While Ayr seems to have won them over, will any of the houses on Nicki’s menu have whet their appetite and end up becoming their perfect home?

Sonali Shah hits the streets of Totnes and explores the best properties her house hunter could bag for her £320,000 budget. Hoping to trade in a hectic lifestyle in London, her buyer is sold on Totnes being her perfect Devon town, allowing her to work remotely but stay connected and enjoy having a vibrant social scene on her doorstep. Totnes is a hotspot for independent shops and warm community spirit, so Sonali hopes one of the contenders in the property pick and mix will hit that special sweet spot.

Steve Brown takes his decisive house hunters through the sought-after streets of Wetherby, one of northern England’s top-ranking towns to live in. He’s helping them property shop for their forever home on a £550,000 budget. Café culture and horticulture are on their wish list, and Steve reveals how Wetherby’s award-winning reputation for flower power and people power ensures the town is an attractive destination with a real feel-good factor. Steve also wants a hearty thumbs up on the perfect property, so to open doors to a range of options, he shows his buyers that they’re spoilt for choice on perfect town contenders that are still close to Wetherby.

Jonnie Irwin serves up some winning houses for his tennis-playing town-seekers who are keen to test out Shaftesbury as their perfect Dorset town, and have £460,000 to make the move. They quickly discover it’s a top choice, and not just because it’s on a hill. They’d also be buying into a location with a great social scene, high street independents, festival events and stunning green spaces. While Jonnie’s couple want to be close to the action and a good coffee, they’re also after a home with some kind of view, which could risk clouding their search. However, Jonnie has a surprise solution up his sleeve which he hopes might shift their perspective and bring them closer to deciding on town and property perfection.