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What homeowners want: Rural living, with close neighbours

-Britain's dream home is a three bed semi-detached in a village -Games rooms for men - chicken runs for women Forget the stately home or a city penthouse, new research released today reveals that Britain's dream home is a three bedroom semi-detached house in a rural village. And as well as wanting a home attached to their next door neighbours, the British appear keen to have their friends round. The most sought-after feature of this dream home is a large open plan kitchen/diner and living area, perfect for entertaining.

Half the adult population (49%) would like views of mountains or countryside, marginally more than would like to see the sea from their windows (48%). While men and women are well matched in their most desired panorama, there could be a battle between the sexes over the interior layout of their dream home. Twice as many men as women (37% v 18%) would include a games room in their ultimate home and 50% more men than women (26% v 17%) want their own cinema at home.

The view that females are the more nurturing sex is borne out by the fact that 29% of women want their dream home to have grounds for livestock, such as a chicken run, compared with 22% of men.

The research also indicates that in the long run, increased demand could see the price of rural properties rise significantly as 34% of people want to live in a rural location, yet these areas currently account for only 18% of the housing stock.

The features most desired by British adults in their dream home:

Men

Large open plan kitchen, diner or living area (56%) Views of mountains or countryside (50%) Views of the sea (48%) Games room (37%)
Gym (27%) Cinema room (26%) Grounds for livestock (22%) Swimming pool (35%)

Women

Large open plan kitchen, diner or living area (64%) Views of mountains or countryside (48%) Views of the sea (49%) Swimming pool (42%) Grounds for livestock (29%) Gym (23%) Games room (18%) Cinema room (17%)

26th June 2012 Property Reporter

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