Northwest Coastal Gem: Lytham St Annes

Situated in the Flyde district of Lancashire, Lytham St Annes is a seaside resort seen as a smaller and more genteel alternative to nearby Blackpool. FY8 is one of the main areas that attracts home buyers for many reasons. In this area, the average price of a three bedroom house sits around 200,000 pounds. Since it is in close proximity to Blackpool airport, this adds to the appeal of Lytham St Annes.

Lytham St Annes is a great example of a place you can go to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and really relax and unwind, which is one of the reasons why houses to buy there are such a good investment.

It is also renowned internationally for golf and has the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club as one of its four golf clubs and links. It is at this golf course where the Open Championship has taken place since 1926. This will return in 2012 between Thursday 19th July and Sunday 22nd July 2012 and will attract many internationally famous golf players, which will attract visitors from all over the country and all over the world. In the same year the Junior Open Championship will also take place at Fairhaven Golf Club from the 16th to the 18th July.

Other significant event that take place in Lytham are the Lytham Club Day anfand the St Annes Day Carnival, which both involve a procession of floats decorated to celebrate the day.

The average age of people who live in the area is higher than the national average since it is a popular place to retire. As well as those fit enough to retire in FY8 houses and FY8 homes, there are a significant number of retirement and nursing homes, many of which are situated along Clifton Drive, which links St Annes to Lytham. Many apartments in the area have been converted from old Victorian and Edwardian residencies.

Compared to other parts of Lancashire, it is a relatively wealthy area, with local residents earning more than other local towns and cities, in particular due to employment in engineering and science at Warton's BAE Systems site as well as those who work as doctors, lawyers and other professionals. Property in the area has risen in price considerably in the last few years, to the point where now the average house price is above the national average and the first single property transaction for over a million pounds for a single apartment took place recently.

So why not follow in the footsteps of Les Dawson and Geroge Formby Jr. and look to FY8 to become a resident and settle your roots in the North West?