Living space in rural areas is cheap. Living space near good jobs is what's scarce.

In comes a pandemic induced remote work experiment and global satellite internet thanks to SpaceX.

An unforeseen black swan of a decade.

Not in the U.K. average house prices in rural areas are far higher than in towns, as they are more desirable.

That's true, but they are also bigger and better. A block of flats in the middle of nowhere would be worth way less than one in a city.