Skegness in Top 10 list of best UK towns for seaside properties

The list compiled by Showerstoyou.co.uk places the east coast resort 8th with 427 points out of 800.

Searches for properties by the sea have risen 160% over the past year.

Taking the crown as the best UK town for a seaside property is Margate with a total of 537 points out of a possible 800.

With just 107 rainy days each year, it is no wonder why Margate came first, scoring 97 points in this department. They also offer three blue flag certified beaches, the third highest of all 50 towns considered, and have an average of 1,871 hours of sunshine each year.

Following in second place is Weymouth totalling an impressive 528 out of 800. When it comes to air quality, Weymouth is among the best coming in at 16 degrees on the air quality index (AQI), contributing 91 points to their total score.

However, their average property price of £277,580 is among the factors pipping them from first place, earning them a measly 39 points in this department.

Trailing behind by only four is Torquay with 524 points. The town’s high score is thanks to low

average nightly Airbnb prices (£97) which scored them 91 out of 100 - it’s definitely among the more affordable options. The Devon town is also home to three blue flag beaches and a maximum temperature of 14.5 degrees, so there’s a lot to like.

Showerstoyou.co.uk created a list of the top 50 best seaside towns in the UK using a Day Out with the Kids article at https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/best-seaside-towns-resorts-ukThe following factors were then used to create a point based system to rank which

location is best - average property price, average Airbnb price, weather, quality of air,

number of blue flag beaches, yearly number of visitors, annual number of rainy days, hours

of sunshine, days of air frost, minimum and maximum temperature, as well as monthly

mean wind speed at 10m.

The full list of top 10 best UK towns for seaside properties are:

1st Margate (537points).

2nd Weymouth (528 points).

3rd Torquay (524 points).

4th Porthcawl (488 points ).

5th Southend-on-Sea (482 point).

6 th : Great Yarmouth – (473 points).

7 th : Paignton – (461 points).

8 th : Skegness – (427 points).

9 th : Blackpool – (424 points).

10 th : Tenby – (415 points).

1. Showerstoyou.co.uk created a list of the top 50 best seaside towns in the UK using this

article: https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/best-seaside-towns-resorts-uk

2. The following factors were then used to create a point based system to rank which

location is best: average property price, average Airbnb price, weather, quality of air,

number of blue flag beaches, yearly number of visitors, annual number of rainy days, hours

of sunshine, days of air frost, minimum and maximum temperature, as well as monthly

mean wind speed at 10m.

3. The points were totalled for each seaside town and the top 20 taken

*According to Google trends on 30/03/2021

** The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education that a

beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards.

*** Air quality is measured with the Air Quality Index. The AQI works like a thermometer

running from 0 to 500 degrees. The AQI is a way of showing changes in the amount

of pollution in the air. Air quality is a measure of how clean or polluted the air is. A score of

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0-50 is good, 51-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 unhealthy,

201-300 very unhealthy, 301-500 hazardous.

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