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HERE are some corners of Wales, especially on the coast with uninterrupted access to and views of the sea, that command a property price premium and some of them are obvious, such as Abersoch, Gower Peninsula, Benar Headland.

- JO RIDOUT

Then there are exclusive streets, leafy residential roads, and private estates in Welsh cities that happily charge a prospective buyer more than the Welsh average, or country estates and former farmhouses in the undulating countryside that can go to market with an asking price of over £1m.

But there's one secret and quiet area of Wales that is not only a surprise entry on a recent Sunday Times coolest postcodes in the UK list to anyone who has never visited, but probably not a shock to local residents, where frontline properties have eye-watering price tags.

To be included in the Sunday Times coolest postcodes in the UK list an area has to offer a unique array of activities, destinations, and a vibrant community to call home and the 2025 list of just 11 locations includes only one in Wales - Newport, Pembrokeshire.