Commuter home hotspots: Monks Risborough property guide with house prices, time to London, best schools and more

Head to the outskirts of this Buckinghamshire village for quiet streets with rural views.
House prices in Monks Risborough rose 12 per cent in the last year
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Ruth Bloomfield23 January 2018

WHY MOVE TO MONKS RISBOROUGH, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE?

The secret of this slightly unassuming suburb of Princes Risborough is its rural feel but with good facilities on the doorstep.

Graeme Warren, head of Savills in Rickmansworth, says Monks Risborough’s price growth is partly due to its development opportunities. “There are quite a lot of small houses and bungalows on quite big plots. Buyers can replace them with much larger houses.”

The village centre is pretty drab, but on the outskirts are quiet streets with rural views.

Vital statistics


Average property price: £465,338

Price increase since 2007: 33 per cent

Average price for a house: £489,064

Journey time: 54

Season ticket: £4,572

A five-bedroom detached house with big gardens would cost from about £900,000 to £1.5 million.

There is a local golf club, the Chiltern Hills are close by, and residents can join one of Princes Risborough’s sports clubs and leisure centre. Monks Risborough has neighbourhood pubs and restaurants, and a parade of shops. There is also a choice of four primary schools, all rated “good” by Ofsted.

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