Let's move to Oakham, Rutland

What's going for it? The time comes in a person's life when one starts to appreciate a place like Oakham. This is not somewhere to waste on twentysomethings or teenagers, who know little of the delights that lie within a historic market town. Boarders at its illustrious private school must be just that: bored. But when you hit 42… Oh, boy! Watch out, Oakham! Just hold us back! This town is manna for the middle-aged, for that time when experience has taught you that life doesn't get better than an artisan-made sourdough loaf from Hambleton Bakery. Who needs ketamine?

Oakham is full of the little pleasures of life. A nice pint, perhaps, from the Grainstore Brewery? A walk in the undemanding hills of its hinterland to convince yourself you're doing exercise (well, you know, bad lower back and all that). A farmers' market, naturally. A nice collection of historic architecture and antiques shops on which your connoisseur's eye can fall. A chat to select just the right rib of beef with a choice of three – three! – butchers. I know, your cup overrunneth. But to cap it all, are you a twitcher, sir/madam? Then behold Rutland Water, whose annual Birdfair festival was once described by this fair paper as the "birdwatcher's Glastonbury".

The case against Dull, for the unappreciative/young: your kids will moan. A tad snooty, perhaps.

Well connected? Naturally. Hourly trains to Leicester (26 minutes), Peterborough (31) and Stamford (15). The A1 hangs a left just to the east, a 15-minute drive away.

Schools Primaries: English Martyrs RC and Oakham CofE both "good", Ofsted says, with Brooke Hill "outstanding". Secondaries overshadowed by the independent Oakham school, but Catmose College is "outstanding".

Hang out at… The lovely Finch's Arms in Upper Hambleton, on a peninsula inside Rutland Water. There are two Michelined restaurants within a 15-minute drive.

Where to buy The old centre has a swath of period property, even thatched, though ironstone Georgian is Oakham's speciality. For suburbans, the choicest are south of Braunston Road and far east off either side of Burley Road. Barleythorpe just outside has villageyness, if Oakham's too frenetic for you.

Market values Large detacheds, £380,000-£600,000. Detacheds, £160,000-£380,000. Semis, £120,000-£220,000. Terraces and cottages, £115,000-£170,000.

Bargain of the week Modern three-bed semi on the edge of town, £140,000, with Moores.

From the streets

Carol Burgess "It's pretty, historic and laid-back. Decent market and food shops. Houses are quite cheap. But too many 'stuff' shops that look nice but are pointless. And if you want clothes, you need to go to Leicester or Peterborough. It's 20-plus miles of country roads to an A&E."

David Whittle "For bird- and beer-lovers it could not be better. Rutland Water, with its first-rate nature reserve, and the Grainstore Brewery."

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