Charming seaside town with huge sandy beach named the cheapest place to buy a house by the sea in the UK
The town of Saltcoats in Ayrshire is officially the cheapest place by the sea to buy a house, according to
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Saltcoats is a popular seaside town in Scotland - and affordable when it comes to buying a house
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The town has views over the Firth of Clyde
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Saltcoats is known for having soft sandy beaches and beautiful sunsets over the Firth of Clyde sea front.
The town was given its name from when it made its money by harvesting salt from the seawater.
Saltcoats Beach was even picked as a top coastal spot by Sun readers last year.
One happy beach goer wrote on
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Another added: "Saltcoats is a great wee place lovely sandy beach for children and dog to play, smashing views to Arran also good for cycling."
Saltcoats is also very close to Scotland's Glasgow and can be reached in under an hour with Scotrail.
So it's a great seaside stop to have whilst on a trip to the city.
Saltcoats is the cheapest seaside location to buy a house with the average asking price of a house being £122,208 – which is over £250,000 below the national average.
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Saltcoats is experiencing the fastest price growth of any coastal area, with the average asking price up 13 per cent compared to last year.
Just up the road from Saltcoats is
Ardrossan
, where there's a historical castle that sits on a hill over the town.
Scotland's Cheapest & Most Expensive Coastal Towns
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From Saltcoats you can see the Isle of Arran
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There's even a viewing tower on the promenade to take in the sights
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It dates back to the fifteenth century and you can still see its ruins.
Ardossan's
South Beach offers
free deckchair hire through their
Community Deckchair Project
which is great for a sit down on a sunny day.
Across the bay is the Isle of
The little island has mountains, rolling hills and even more sandy beaches.
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There's even a new sauna on the island called Stonethrow which is right on the sand and is great for having a steam before plunging into the chilly water.
As for other popular beach towns to visit,
While Sun reader favourite Bognor Regis was the least favourite - but
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Saltcoats in North Ayrshire is the cheapest place in the UK to buy a house
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