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Sure, you may be able to get a bigger place in a rougher area, but if you're looking to eventually sell your place on to upgrade, purchasing a home in a location where property prices stay buoyant is arguably one of the smartest moves you can make.
Luxury estate agents Knight Frank crunched the housing data for homes that are within a 5km radius of a cathedral, for the year to end of October 2015, and found that not only do cathedral cities boast "excellent schools, transport links and high-end amenities," - it also has an instant boost effect on surrounding properties.
So, even if you're priced out of cities like London, there are a few that offer competitive property prices but still have all the amenities and favourable infrastructure for a commute.
"Our data shows that there has been an increase in demand from buyers looking for homes in prime urban markets over the last five years and, as a result, price growth for properties in a number of cathedral cities has outperformed the wider market," said Oliver Knight, Senior Analyst at Knight Frank, in a statement.
Here are the top 13 cathedral cities that made the list.