Areas of the country featured in hit films The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game have seen house prices rise more than other famous movie locations, research has found.

Ahead of the BAFTA Awards on Sunday, Halifax has analysed the housing markets of areas which played a starring role in famous British films.

Prices in Cambridge, where The Theory of Everything is set, have risen 26% since 2009 while houses in Milton Keynes, home of The Imitation Game, have leapt 25%.

Shaun of the Dead’s London locations have seen prices jump 24% in the same period.

Outside of southern England, Trainspotting’s Glasgow setting has seen house prices increase 20% while Sheffield, home of The Full Monty, has seen values grow 13%.

However, having a film set in your local area does not guarantee rising house prices, with only seven of the 20 films analysed outpacing the regional average.

Martin Ellis, housing economist at Halifax, said: “This light-hearted look at property prices around the settings of some of the UK’s best known films of the past few decades shows that this year’s two leading contenders for awards are also outstanding in terms of house price performance. The two have outperformed all others in the past five years and are in the top five over both the last ten and 20 years.

“More generally, there is a mixed picture with some of the Scottish locations faring less well although the area that formed the setting of Local Hero is number one over the past decade.”