Origin names Herefordshire "luxury capital of the UK"

However, according to a recent survey, Herefordshire is the number one place.

Origin, a bespoke aluminium doors and windows specialist, used data from Zoopla and Savills to compile its list. 

It ranked more than 350,000 current property listings based on 26 luxury features. 

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This included swimming pools, saunas, EV charging points, floor-to-ceiling windows, gyms, cinema rooms, over 3,000 square feet of living space, and high levels of security.

And the results showed that remarkably, Herefordshire has the highest proportion of luxury homes on the market.

Of the 1,171 properties currently for sale in the county, 130 have more than five bedrooms, 37 include an at-home gym, 12 boast floor-to-ceiling windows, and six are grand estates with more than 3,000 square feet of internal space, the company said.

Inside a luxurious house in Phocle Green, near Ross-on-Wye (Image: Country & Classic)

It beat Cambridgeshire into second spot, with Dorset, Hertfordshire and North Yorkshire completing the top five. The rest of the top 10 were Essex, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Cornwall respectively. 

Despite not making the top 10, those looking to invest in a property with a swimming pool will have the most choice in Surrey where, despite ranking 20th place overall, there are 44 properties for sale with their own swimming pool.

But anyone looking for a property with enough bedrooms for the whole family will have the most luck in the West Midlands. Of the 24,304 properties for sale in the ‘heart of England’, 570 have five or more bedrooms.

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Victoria Brocklesby, chief operating officer at Origin, said: “Even though the housing market has fluctuated massively in the past 18 months, homeowners are continuing to invest in luxury upgrades that boost their property's value.

"Our data confirms this trend, with homeowners making smart investments in windows and doors that include high-end security features and energy-efficient technology to not only offer peace of mind, but also translate to tangible value appreciation.

"It's interesting that our research found that luxury homes are spread around the UK, and not just in traditional prime areas. This highlights the changing preferences of homebuyers, who are increasingly looking for properties that offer more than just a prestigious postcode.”