For the variable NORTH there is a positive relationship with
price. This is significant at the 5% level in the specifications L1
and at the 1% level in the specifications L2. The various coastal
specifications do not affect the significance. Here there is
evidence that there is something attractive about the North
Sea coast districts over and above the seascape and landscape
elements included in the statistical models. The reasons for
this advantage of the North Sea coast cannot be examined
here and will be left for further research; it may be the waves,
the salt, the Frisians, or accessibility.
The coefficient of the variable BEACH is not significant in
any of the specifications. This is also the case for the variable
POP. The population of each district had been included as a proxy for service infrastructure and man-made attractions. In
this study, population has no influence on price.