ANY talk of Brexit derailing the housing market or crazy price increases slowing down seems to be premature.

Figures out today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a home in the East of England costs £270,000 on average.

That is a staggering 14 per cent more than last year's average in our area.

So if you're selling up and are prepared to consider an extreme relocation or a monster of a morning commute to work, there are ways you can make your money stretch a lot further.

In fact, for much less than it costs to buy a place to live in Essex, you could own your own private island or tropical paradise.

For instance, a relatively tiny outlay of £93,813, you could be the proud owner of your own lot on the stunning Mavuva Island in Fiji.

If you can find a bit more spare change down the back of the sofa and stump up £112,000, a 3.7-acre beach hideaway on Isla Esmeralda in Mexico could be yours.

More extravagant at £174,000, but still around £100,000 less than the average cost of a home in Essex, is The Old Mill. This might not sound exciting – until you learn it’s actually 17 acres of “gorgeous waterfront property in sunny Brazil”.

If these examples have got your imagination going, we’ve rounded up 16 gorgeous and exotic potential new homes listed on the website www.privateislandsonline.com that all cost less than the £270,000 you need to buy a house in the East of England.

Browse through the gallery above - you might finding yourself packing bags, booking flights and saying adios to the rush hour traffic after seeing these…