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08/29/2024 | Press release | Archived content

Jeremy Clarkson’s pub brings spike in searches for Burford

Jeremy Clarkson's pub brings spike in searches for Burford

  • New analysis shows that the opening of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub 'The Farmer's Dog' has brought a spike in searches for nearby Burford on Rightmove, as people are inspired to look at homes for sale nearby
  • The 24th of August, the day after the pub's opening, saw the highest number of searches for homes for sale in Burford in over a year
  • Across the pub's opening Bank Holiday weekend, the number of searches for homes for sale in Burford was 63% higher than the same period a year ago
  • The average asking price in the postcode area of Burford is £537,827

New location data from the UK's biggest property website Rightmove reveals that the opening of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub, 'The Farmer's Dog', has brought with it a spike in searches for nearby Burford.

The pub is located in the small village of Asthall, just a few miles from Burford in The Cotswolds.

The 24th of August, the day after the pub's opening, saw the highest number of searches for homes for sale in Burford in over a year.

Meanwhile, across the pub's opening Bank Holiday weekend, the number of searches for homes for sale in Burford was 63% higher than the same four days a year ago.

This isn't the first time that Jeremy Clarkson has inspired people to head to Rightmove and look at homes for sale.

The launch of series one and series two of 'Clarkson's Farm' brought a spike in searches for Chadlington, where the program is set.

The average asking price for a home in the postcode area of Burford is £537,827.

Tim Bannister, Rightmove's property expert, says:"The Cotswolds will always inspire people to search and explore what living in one of its many areas of beauties could be like, and Jeremy Clarkson's ventures have added further intrigue. Whether it's to see what living next to his farm would be like, or planning the best route to the pub, people have headed straight to Rightmove to see homes for sale nearby."

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