HOMES in English market towns are continuing to demand premium prices compared to those in neighbouring areas according to research from Lloyds Bank.

On average buyers pay nearly £24,000 more to live in an English market town than in another area.

Meanwhile the average house price in a market town is £250,686 – 7.2 times the average gross earnings of full time UK workers.

That is 11 per cent more than their average country price.