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# Country life key for homebuyers
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2005/06/country_life_ke/
- Published: 2005-06-04T09:56:16.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-06T23:31:13.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: countryside, homes, property, residential

And we’re not talking about the magazine. [So says the BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4607163.stm?ref=onemanandhisblog.com):

> Homebuyers value being near green open space more than living close to shops or other amenities, a survey from Halifax Estate Agents suggests.
> 
> More than one in four homebuyers chose proximity to the countryside as the most important factor when choosing where to live.
> 
> Fewer than one in five said that being near shops, a good school or transport links was the key deciding factor.