The London Underground station in pretty village that's 26-miles away outside the city

The London Underground is perhaps the world's most famous public transport system, and has served the capital's residents for hundreds of years. North London is best served by it, with by far the most stations and lines available. South London is less covered, and the city's Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, has said multiple times that he wants to improve this by rolling out improvements, such as an extension of the Bakerloo line. The network is so vast that some stations are outside of London, including Chalfont and Latimer on the Metropolitan line.

Approximately 26-miles from central London, the stop, which opened as "Chalfont Road" in 1889, is in the Buckinghamshire village of Little Chalfont, and travellers can also catch National Rail Chiltern Railways services from there. The station is special as, on its up south-bound platform, there is one of the few surviving K8 telephone kiosks - the last generation of the classic public telephone box, installed between 1968 and 1983.

Historic England notes that there are only around 50 that remain in their original position.

The Grade-II listed example at Chalfont and Latimer station is now used as part of Transport for London (TfL) internal system.

According to Rightmove, house prices in Little Chalfont had an overall average of £830,695 over the last year.

The majority of properties sold during that period were detached properties, selling for an average price of £1,204,630.

Meanwhile, semi-detached properties sold for an average of £742,017, with flats fetching £458,250.

Overall, the historical sold prices in the village were 13% down on the previous year and 22% down on the 2022 peak of £1,070,028.

Estate agents Colman and Co. say that Chalfont "really came into being" after the development of the Metropolitan line at the turn of the last century.

Its experts add that the settlement is a is a "classic 'Metroland' village", and is "hugely popular" with commuters who can reach Baker Street or Marylebone in around half-an-hour.

Agents also say: "On the edge of the beautiful Chess Valley, Little Chalfont is the perfect place to live if you need easy access to town but like to come home and get away from it all.

"For a small village there are excellent facilities. The village has a busy shopping parade which includes a supermarket, bakers, butcher, pharmacy, delicatessen, hardware store, bank and many other useful retail outlets."