A "picture perfect" Cornwall spot has been named as one of the best villages in the UK to invest in right now.

St Mabyn featured in the list from the Daily Mail which detailed 18 of the best places to buy a property right now.

Discussing the creation of the list they wrote: "The property spotlight is firmly fixed on villages right now, both as desirable locations to live and as possible investment hotspots.

"But with property prices in the most desirable locations already sky high, we launched a hunt for the hidden gem villages where prices are currently low - but are tipped to be the next hotspot."

They utilised property experts and estate agents across the country to help pick the locations.

"Their investment potential is great, not only because they are seen as family-friendly retreats which buyers gravitate towards when leaving cities, but because - in some cases at least - they are likely to see sizeable expansion if the government’s house building programme succeeds," they added.

The full list of the best 18 UK villages to invest in right now can be found on the Daily Mail website.

What was said about St Mabyn?

St Mabyn is a small village but due to how close it is to hotspots such as Padstow it can be seen as a great place to live.

The Daily Mail wrote: "St Mabyn is picture perfect; a pretty hilltop village of old cottages gathered around a popular inn dating back to the seventeenth century.

"Farms and cider producers surround the tiny community of 1,000 people, but tourism is an increasingly-dominant part of the economy due to the village’s close proximity to North Cornwall hotspots like Padstow and Wadebridge.

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"Property prices are significantly lower than villages along the coast, just a 20-minute drive away.

"St Mabyn offers everything you could want from a village, including a church, primary school, post office, community shop and that popular pub."

Josephine Ashby of John Bray Estates said: "The ripple effect is driving value for money as you move inland from the coast."