Choice is eeny meeny miny Menloe

Rose Martin

The earlier phase of the estate has some lovely Domestic Revival-style properties, but around the central green, the properties are a later vintage. Some are now totally unrecognisable from the originals large, tasteful extensions have turned modest semis into subtle, million euro houses.

This level of investment goes halfway to explaining the Menloe factor capital appreciation based on perceived status. Homes here sell for way over the odds, which brings us back to the old mantra of location, location, location.