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Morse buoys Oxford property market

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In the words of Alan Partridge: "No-one had heard of Oxford before Inspector Morse". Maybe that is a little harsh but apparently, since Morse debuted 20 years ago, property prices in the city have sky rocketed. 

The looming presence of the university makes Oxford mightily popular anyway and it is one of the most pleasing cities on the eye in England. But according to Halifax, it is Morse that swings it when it comes to bricks and mortar in the city.

Since Morse began in 1987, house prices in Oxford have been found to have risen by a massive 338 per cent. Images of bookworm students and an alumni list that reads like a who's who of the rich and famous over the years seems to be less of a draw when buying a house than entering the domain of grimy gangsters it seems.

When Morse first aired, house prices stood at £62,444 on average but Land Registry figures from last November put the average property price in the city at £294,306 which represents an increase of 3.7 per cent on the corresponding period in 2005.

Martin Ellis, chief economist at Halifax, commented: "The premium between house prices in Oxford and the UK average has increased over the 20 years since Inspector Morse first appeared on our TV screens."
MyVillage 15th February




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