House of the Year

The series is a competition‑driven programme that follows interior‑design specialist Laurence Llewelyn‑Bowen as he sets out to discover the nation’s finest home. It’s built around a straightforward premise: each county becomes a hunting ground for the ultimate residential gem, and Llewelyn‑Bowen is the one doing the hunting. In every episode, Llewelyn‑Bowen travels to a new county and inspects three different houses. He walks through each property, taking note of the layout, décor and overall feel, all with the aim of judging which of the three stands out as the strongest contender. The competition element comes from the fact that these visits are part of a larger contest to crown the country’s best home, meaning each house is measured against the others in a systematic, county‑by‑county comparison. The format repeats across the whole of England, with the same three‑house per‑county routine applied everywhere. By the end of the series, the accumulated assessments allow Llewelyn‑Bowen to identify the property that best embodies the qualities the show is looking for, effectively crowning it the top home in the nation.