Portishead marina, as pictured in December 2011, has seen a lot of property development in recent years. (Image: Archant)
Portishead is officially one of the top 10 most desirable ‘suburbs’ to live in, according to a major estate agents.
Hamptons International has published a list of the best places near major towns and cities to live, and ranked Portishead in eighth position, classing it as a suburb of Bristol.
It says the cost of an average house in the town has risen by 14 per cent to approximately £314,000.
Portishead was not the only ‘Bristol suburb’ to make the top 10, with Westbury-on-Trym coming in fifth place.
Camborne and Hardwick was considered the best UK suburb and is six miles west of Cambridge.
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