On the other end of the scale with prices around 10% that of Sandbanks was Saltcoats in Ayrshire.
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It boasted an average asking price of £122,208, closely beating Peterlee in County Durham to cheapest location.
Saltcoats had an average asking price of over £250,000 below the national average (£378,240).
However, the North Ayrshire town also had the highest growth in prices, up 13% year-on-year.
It has a population of just over 12,000 but forms part of the ‘Three Towns’ along with Ardrossan and Stevenston which together have a population of around 32,000.
Taken as one conurbation it is the fourth most populous settlement in Ayrshire after Kilmarnock, Ayr and Irvine.
It was also named the cheapest seaside town in 2024, with Girvan in South Ayrshire also on the list.
For 2025 though Saltcoats is the only Scottish entry.
Top 10 most affordable seaside spots in Great Britain
- Saltcoats, Ayrshire – £122,208 (+13% YoY)
- Peterlee, County Durham – £122,246 (+6%)
- Ashington, Northumberland – £135,050 (+4%)
- Bootle, Merseyside – £135,208 (+3%)
- Grimsby, Lincolnshire – £142,072 (0%)
- Blackpool, Lancashire – £142,804 (0%)
- Fleetwood, Lancashire – £148,101 (+1%)
- Birkenhead, Merseyside – £149,527 (+2%)
- Blyth, Northumberland – £153,487 (+1%)
- Workington, Cumbria – £158,956 (0%)