How Sandbanks became England’s most unlikely millionaire playground

Monte Carlo, Palm Beach, Basel and Sandbanks. A 0.39 square mile peninsula crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour where the average property price last year was £1.25 million, making it the fourth most expensive place to live in the world. While the rest of the UK frets about house prices and interest rates, Sandbanks stands firm. It appears the wise man really does build his house upon the sand. Squinting through the winter sun you can understand why it’s been hailed as Britain’s answer to Miami. The sand is white, the sea and sky beatifically blue and the houses, big and brash with glass. Glance left or right, however, and the setting is unmistakably British. Men and women in warm…