Why move to Salisbury?
The area is renowned for its great selection of schools, both in the private and state sector.
With a beautiful mix of period and modern properties for sale and rent, Salisbury and its surrounding villages have grown in popularity over the past 10 years and continue to be a prime choice for those moving out of the big cities.
Salisbury is surrounded by beautiful Wiltshire countryside and its many idyllic villages. The high demand for local homes makes it a great place to invest in property. There’s no doubt that Wiltshire is one of the best places to live in the country. You just can’t beat our picturesque towns and villages surrounded by glorious countryside.
A little bit of history
Salisbury is a world-recognised historical city known for its stunning English landscape and is home to one of the finest Medieval Cathedrals in the United Kingdom, boasting the tallest spire in Britain.Salisbury Cathedral also holds the famous Magna Carta and the oldest working clock in the world, believed to date back to 1836.
The Market Square provides the key entertainment on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the reputable farmers market, which is almost 600 years old, takes over and adds to the area’s genteel charms.
Found to the north of Salisbury on Salisbury Plain sits Stonehenge, a World Heritage Site and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe, dating back 5,000 years. About two miles north of Salisbury is the English Heritage site of Old Sarum, where you can unearth over 2,000 years of history and find out how the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark at one of the earliest settlement sites of Salisbury.
Architecture
The city has an eclectic mix of properties with a blend of Medieval, Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architecture, all neighbouring the worldrenowned Cathedral Close.
The villages surrounding boast some of the most stunning and quintessentially English period properties ranging from quaint cottages to architecturally designed and contemporary houses of distinction.
There really is a style of property to suit all tastes, all set within rolling downland, river valleys or the green expanses of the New Forest and Salisbury Plain.
