Kingston is the place to be as far as Anoushka Lett is concerned.

Anoushka, 42, who is head of science at a girl’s school, has lived in the same home she was born in and inherited from her parents.

Now she and husband are ready for a change and are hoping to move with their two young children just a few doors down in the same road – Park Road. Her four bedroom detached house in Park Road is now on the market for £1,100,000 through Hamptons International.

She says: “I am ready for a change but we love this area. It’s close to Richmond Park, the children’s schools and the wonderful neighbours I have known since I was a girl – which is why we would like to buy a property in this road.

“I love London and would never consider moving to the countryside.”

The couple are hoping to move to a new house on the same street, just six doors down.

“We have done up our home completely and are looking for a new project,” says Mrs Letts.

According to Hamptons, the Letts, who are happy to stay in Greater London buck a continuing trend among 25 to 44 year olds to move out of London.

Thirty two is the average age that Londoners up sticks and move from the capital according to research from residential agent, Hamptons International – and the average distance travelled by home buyers moving out isjust 26 miles.

At a time when house prices in central London are expected to grow by 32 per cent, the research offers a detailed profile of who is moving out and to where. Of the 250,000 Londoners who left last year, Birmingham, the UK’s second biggest city was the place most moved to, followed by Brighton and Hove, Elmbridge in Surrey and Epping Forest in Essex. The average distance home buyers move in England and Wales is only 2.5 miles.

Marc Goldberg, head of sales at Hamptons International, adds: “Recently we have seen a distinct increase in the number of Londoners looking to move to the country. In the last three months the number of London buyers registering with our country offices has increased by 12 per cent. “As house prices increase at a faster rate in London than anywhere else, Londoners are increasingly waking up to the idea that they can get more value for money outside of the capital.”

And why others are planning to escape to the country

 - Those aged between 19 and 25 are most likely to move to the capital. This is driven by students moving into London to study and graduates and young professionals moving in to work.

- The 30 to 40 year age group is most likely to move out. This age group makes up 27 per cent of all moves out of London, with the average age of moving out 32 years old. This group is most likely to be families with young children choosing to relocate for lifestyle reasons.

- Outmigration is becoming more popular amongst the 25 to 44 year old demographic: in 2012, there were 106,000 people aged between 25 and 44, the highest number since 2007 and 10,000 more than in 2011.

- Children are most likely to be packed up and moved out of the capital between one and five years old, before their school careers start in earnest.

- Older people too tend to move out. There is an uplift of those leaving the capital at age 66, likely to be retirees seeking to downsize, often to coastal areas.