article_snippet: The full extent of the impact of good schools on house prices around England is laid bare by research released today.
article_snippet: A map produced by Savills estate agents shows the cost of homes near the best performing schools can be more than 25% higher than in other areas.
article_snippet: Each dot on A map produced by Savills estate agents represents a school, with the darker coloured dots representing better performing schools and the size of the dot showing the 'house price premium' around a school.
article_snippet: The fact that the darker dots are often the largest in each area shows just how much parents are willing to pay to live near a good school.
article_snippet: Savills say A map produced by Savills estate agents shows that certain areas can be classed as 'educational hotspots', in which a choice of good schools leads to a spike in property prices.
article_snippet: A map produced by Savills estate agents also shows how selective grammar schools, such those in Kent and Buckinghamshire, drive up house prices in the surrounding area.
article_snippet: Lucian Cook, director of residential research at Savills, said: 'What it shows is there are clear house price premiums around high performing state schools.
article_snippet: clear house price premiums around high performing state schools are not uniform, there are exceptions where people can still get access to a well-performing school, but generally, there is a premium. '
article_snippet: That said, I suppose there is a bit of a chicken and an egg situation of where you have to ask whether affluent families cluster around a high performing school, or are schools high performing because of the families who live nearby.'
article_snippet: A graph produced by estate agents shows that house prices are higher than the regional average in places where pupils perform well at school .
article_snippet: The report states: 'For many [house buyers], rather than pinning many [house buyers] hope on a single school, a choice of good schools will determine whether many [house buyers] will look to buy. '
article_snippet: The research comes after a study last year found a top state secondary adds an average of £21,000 to surrounding house prices - with one school in Buckinghamshire adding nearly £500,000 to the price of nearby homes.
article_snippet: The research shows how parents are willing to pay much more in order to live close to a good school .
highlights_snippet: Research by estate agents shows house prices in areas with good schools are up to 28% more than local average .
  
highlights_snippet: Map of so-called 'education equation' shows well-performing schools add premiums to cost of homes .
  