Sell Your Property Fast in South East England

• (i) In 2019, there was 3.69 million households in the South East.
• (ii) The population of the South East was 9.175 million in 2019.
• (iii) The average price for property in South East England stood at £408,380 in October 2020. This is a rise of 0.68% in the last three months (since July 2020) and rise of 0.61% since 12 months ago. In terms of property types, flats in South East England sold for an average of £238,172 and terraced houses for £303,660.
• (iv) The regiom is made up of the the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
• (v) The South East has 7 cities: Brighton and Hove, Canterbury, Chichester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Southampton, Oxford and Winchester.
• (vi) The South East is known for its countryside, which includes the North Downs and the Chiltern Hills as well as two national parks: the New Forest and the South Downs

Throughout Kent and Sussex many houses were built using the oak and clay sourced from the North and South Downs and the chalk farms which are prevalent in the region. As many forests started to reduce, the use of bricks are tiles increased. And soon properties with vertical tiles hung on the exterior became synonymous with the region, particular the Weald. Brick with flint is used often in the region as is weatherboarding. Good examples of the latter can be seen if you ever travel to the towns of Ashford, Folkestone and Sandwich.

Tudor homes seem more common the region than elsewhere. Because the South East has often been more prosperous that other parts of the country, local yeoman could build their own Tudor homes. They were often mini replicas of the manor houses they may have worked for and consisted of 2 stories with hipped rooves.