Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire is located 120 km from the center of London (2 hours drive). Recently property prices have been increasing due to the star residents. Chipping Norton is the home for the British Prime Minister David Cameron, former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, former editor of The Sun Rebekah Brooks, PR guru Matthew Freud and former member of the group Blur Alex James, according to The Telegraph' article.
In March 2013, a property in Chipping Norton cost £340,000 (median price), and in 2014 – £395,500. Thus, in 2014 the annual growth rate for housing (+16%) was more than double the national average rate (+8.1%).
Prices in Chipping Norton are lower than in London, where for the same money someone can buy only the small apartment. In comparison, the median price for detached house in Chipping Norton is £602,000, according to the Land Registry' data.
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