Milton Keynes, MK7 7EP

In less than a minute, the owners of the house on Cranberry Close can be in the leafy, green surroundings of Snail Park. In 20 minutes, they can be walking along the shores of picturesque Caldecotte Lake. The exceptional location of their Milton Keynes home was one of its most appealing factors when they bought it four years ago, one of them explains. “The location was ideal – it felt very rural and safe and yet was also convenient for the city centre and the school. It also had good transport links, with buses to the train station and central Milton Keynes stopping close to the school,” she recalls. “We liked the fact it was within walking distance of Caldecotte Lake and that there were lots of other beautiful places to take the dogs to close by.”