This ancient market town has timeless good looks — half-timbered houses, a vast flinty church and a romantically crumbling Norman castle — set against a backdrop of rolling fields. And it has debonair charm, with an artisan chocolatier, a twice-weekly market and its own vineyard.
As a result, house prices are not cheap — sold values rose by 16 per cent in the past year, to an average of £439,224, according to Rightmove.
Since the pandemic began, more people have moved here from London and Cambridge, and you can understand why they come. The town is well connected, has excellent schools and the many green, open spaces — from the vast common, to Bridge End Gardens, to the grounds at Audley End House — offer