Premium price for south-facing garden

Demand: Homes listed as having a south-facing garden are priced at seven per cent higher than homes without one, say Rightmove.

Yorkshire has the highest asking price premium of 14 per cent. It is also where homes with south-facing gardens sell faster, compared to those without, a difference of eight days. Nationally, homes with south-facing gardens sell two days faster.

Prospective buyers searching for homes with a garden on Rightmove were up over 100 per cent in June compared to the same time last year.

Rightmove say that south-facing gardens are seen as the crème de la crème of outdoor spaces.