The full extent of the impact of good schools on house prices around England is laid bare by research released today . 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 . Each dot on the map represents a school , with the darker coloured dots representing better performing schools and the size of the dot showing the 'house price premium ' around that school . Scroll down for video . 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 . Savills say the map shows that certain areas can be classed as 'educational hotspots ' , in which a choice of good schools leads to a spike in property prices . The company say the best examples of these are Northwood in Middlesex , Brighton in West Sussex , Shrewsbury in Shropshire and Ascot in Berkshire . The map also shows how selective grammar schools , such those in Kent and Buckinghamshire , drive up house prices in the surrounding area . Lucian Cook , director of residential research at Savills , said : 'What it shows is there are clear house price premiums around high performing state schools . These are not uniform , there are exceptions where people can still get access to a well-performing school , but generally , there is a premium . '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 . ' A graph produced by estate agents shows that house prices are higher than the regional average in places where pupils perform well at school . The report states : 'For many [ house buyers ] , rather than pinning their hope on a single school , a choice of good schools will determine whether they will look to buy . 'In locations such as Northwood , Brighton , Shrewsbury and Ascot that will be driven entirely by a cluster of high performing independent schools . 'In others such as Dorking , Malvern , Borehamwood , Warwick , Oxford and Guildford these will be supplemented by one or two high performing state school alternatives . 'In other areas , such as Wallington , Altrincham , Orpington it might be exclusively a function of the grammar school system . 'In others , such as Bath Winchester , York , Colchester , Tunbridge Wells , Chelmsford and Cambridge the a network of a range of high performing schools underpins a high value family housing market . ' 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 . The research shows how parents are willing to pay much more in order to live close to a good school .
Research by estate agents shows house prices in areas with good schools are up to 28 % more than local average . Middlesex of so-called 'education equation ' shows well-performing schools add premiums to cost of homes . Northwood in Map , Brighton in West Sussex , Shrewsbury in Shropshire identified as 'education hotspots '