The average property price in London stands at £472,000 according to ONS figures, which would typically buy a small two-bedroom apartment in the zone two/three borders.

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PHPD recently caught up with Storey Homes managing director Katy Jordan at the company's De Montfort Place site in Bedford to discover more about its current development, and the housebuilder's plans for the future.

PHPD recently caught up with Storey Homes managing director Katy Jordan at the company's De Montfort Place site in Bedford to discover more about its current development, and the housebuilder's plans for the future.

Commuter towns within 45 minutes of the capital are expected to register big price gains this year. Most families after a manageable commute and a good-value home also want a quick dash to the station and an easy school run.

Dreams are made of this

It’s not just great schools and travel links that push up property prices.

According to online estate agents Zoopla, homes near popular farmers’ markets are drawing in foodies and pushing up house prices even more too. Zoopla has found that homes near farmers’ markets are more than 26% higher than prices in the wider county area.

Michael Dineen meets Storey Homes' managing director, a quantity surveyor whose attention to detail is proving invaluable to the small housebuilder

For house hunters looking for an alternative location to the capital to invest in, a tour of Storey Homes latest development De Montfort Place, in Bedford, is worth investigating. According to recent figures by the Office for National Statistics homes in the commuter belt town are increasing at a rate of 16 percent a year.

Storey Homes, along with the Mayor of Bedford Borough Dave Hodgson marked a milestone in the building of 25 affordable homes at De Montfort Place in Bedford on Thursday 27th October, with a "golden brick" ceremony. The development in Warwick Avenue will consist of 152 new homes at the former De Montfort University site.