With demand for new homes currently consistently high, it's no surprise to find a huge range of interesting properties in the top 10 most popular listings for March 2022 on property portal Zoopla.
Featured properties include a five-bed home situated on the rugged coastline of Scotland, complete with breath-taking views across the sea, but it is beaten by a dream home in Wales, which has been crowned the most popular home in the UK.
The top 10 list from Zoopla shows that Scotland has a lot to offer, with four of the top 10 properties being situated there, which includes an apartment in Edinburgh with views across the Royal Botanical Gardens and the city skyline. But Wales is in the list three times, with homes in Carmarthenshire and Swansea being the most popular places in the area.
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If a renovation project is what you're after, the three-bed in Swansea needs more than a lick of paint but has a sizeable garden and oodles of potential, whilst on the other end of the spectrum, there's a modern, eco house also in Swansea that is perfect for families and for the future.
10. Lybster, Scotland
An amazing five-bed property situated above the Whaligoe Steps and boasting breath-taking views of the sea and on to the rugged rocks of the coastline both below and beyond. Bought by the present owners for the position and views, it has been mostly renovated to an extremely high standard though some decoration to the west wing still remains for the new owner to enjoy.
Dating back to 1860 the B listed property was originally a Herring Station with a cooperage and stables. Part of the ground floor was, until recently, a restaurant with a commercial kitchen, reception room and customer toilets. A new owner could continue with a likewise venture or run an airbnb in the upper wings.
For sale for Young Robertson and Co for offers over £325,000, call them on 01847 867038 to find out more.
9. Edinburgh, Scotland
This flat in the heart of Edinburgh provides a great opportunity to modernise and renovate this second floor property in this elegant Victorian end terraced stone villa within this popular residential area. The property has huge potential to renovate it into a three-bed home and has lovely period features to restore.
One of its best features is the unrivalled views to the rear over Edinburgh’s Royal Botanical Gardens and further views of the Edinburgh city skyline. For sale for offers over £400,000 with Coulters Stockbridge, call 01312 687306 to find out more.
8. Strathaven, Scotland
Still in Scotland but away from the expensive parts of the capital city and the budget comes right down to potentially secure a characterful mid-terraced cottage with a delightful leafy outlook which makes gazing out of the window a must-do on a regular basis.
Dating back to circa 1800, this charming two-bedroom cottage forms part of a traditional row, enjoying a leafy outlook opposite towards the riverbank, in the picturesque market town of Strathaven and just a stroll away from amenities.
Perfect for the modern lifestyle, the cottage boasts modern interiors, contemporary fixtures and fittings, desirable open-plan living, and a usable loft space, whilst a charming courtyard garden is enviably southwest-facing and on-street parking is available in front of the home. The cottage is for sale for offers over £105,000 with Keller Williams, call them on 01505 438591 for more details.
7. Moniaive, Scotland
Well, Scotland has been popular during the month of March 2022 on Zoopla with another home grabbing online viewers' attention. This time it's a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse called Old Bank House and it's a special abode.
Set amidst extensive gardens of approximately half an acre, in the heart of the conservation village of Moniaive, there are key original features of the era throughout including original fireplaces, high ceilings with moulded ornate cornicing and ceiling roses, sash windows with surrounding panels and panelled doors with architraves. A private walled garden is to the rear of the property.
There's oodles of space too, including six bedrooms, four reception rooms, three - yes three - kitchens, four bathrooms, a study and two storage rooms. On the market for offers over £400,000 call Mackenzie Property on 01387 201972 to find out more.
6. Swansea
The first of the Welsh properties to make the list and it's a renovation property in the Morriston area of Swansea that was such a renovation bargain at £265,000 it's already been snapped up and is sold.
The traditional three-bed semi-detached had more space than maybe first considered from the front door, with three reception rooms, a kitchen and a utility room, plus oodles of potential to upscale the size with an extension and / or a loft conversion and an interior style just needing a new owner's taste to move in along with their stuff.
5. Stanley, County Durham
Seems you get a lot of property for your pounds in this English county - this detached, stone built and charming period home has so much space for the budget of £325,000.
There are four bedrooms, three reception rooms, a huge garage with workshop area that could be converted into a mega games and media room if you don't want to spoil the cars with so much space. There's a large garden too and off-road parking.
The substantial family home is on the market with Reeds Rains, call the Stanley branch on 01207 796771 to find out more.
4. Near Nottingham, England
No wonder this house was popular with an auction guide price of just £30,000 but of course it was not such a bargain, as it sold for a staggering four times the guide price at £120,000 with Bond Wolfe auctions. Maybe that's still a bit of a property bargain in the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield.
3. Pontarddulais, near Swansea
If you want a renovation project to get your teeth and power tools stuck into, then maybe this sizeable property that comes with a static caravan and log cabin too could be 'the one'. Set in about 1.34 acres of land in a quiet valley setting with wonderful views of Cwm Dulais, the home is situated within two miles of Pontarddulais and four miles of the M4, offering rural as well as convenient.
Delightfully named Plum Tree Cottage, the homes comprises a six-bedroom detached property which has been extended over many years and extends to approximately 2,500 square feet across two storeys.
There's a complete programme of renovation to do here across some substantial spaces, including an L-shaped living dining room that runs the depth of the house and opens out into the garden.
The potential here is obvious, and the reward for all the hard work is a large, family home with wonderful rural views and rolling countryside to explore right on the doorstep. The house is for sale for £350,000 with Rees Richard & Partners, call them on 01792 738121 to find out more.
2. Highgate Village, London
The only London property to make the list is a beautiful 17th century Grade II* listed period property is situated on The Grove which some regard as the most highly sought after residential location in North London.
The house was constructed in 1688 and over the last 300 years some of the notable safe custodians of the house, have included such luminaries as The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Francis Pemberton, The Right Honourable Sir Edward Fry, Lord Justice of Appeal, the great British and Russian Naval Architect Samuel Benthan, as well as a host of artists and musicians.
With views across Hampstead Heath, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, four reception rooms and a kitchen diner to die for, only the rich can find out how much the current owner wants for it, as it is price on application, so the rest of us will just have to guess.
1. Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
And so to the most viewed property on Zoopla in March 2022 - a five bed, five bath, three-storey modern family home in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. But not only does it offer space and a lovely 'heart of the home' kitchen diner and lounge, it offers some future-proof features too.
According to the agent, the home was built in 2015 to a high specification to include air source heating and underfloor heating to ensure it is always toasty warm without the energy bill making the owner melt.
It's not a surprise that the area is becoming more popular too, as throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the county of Carmarthenshire has continually been in the top three areas in Wales, and the UK, for the biggest increases in average house prices, according to research by the Office of National Statistic (ONS). Find out more about house prices in Carmarthenshire and Wales here.
There are some lovely extra, contemporary features and spaces too, including an extensive range of Leekes fitted kitchen including integrated appliances, bi-folding doors off the open-plan kitchen family room that open out onto the good sized garden with patio, decked area, pergola, lawn and summerhouse.
At the front of the property there is ample space for car parking for all the family as the kids grow up and pass their driving test.
Inside there shouldn't be any arguments either, as there are two additional and separate reception rooms, three ensuite bedrooms including the master which also has a dressing room. And there shouldn't be any queuing for a shower either, as the property has two additional bathrooms and a cloakroom - that's six toilets in total.
The house in Carmarthenshire is for sale for offers in the region of £585,000 with estate agent Calow Evans. Call them on 020 8022 9213 to find out more.
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