Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer search Oxfordshire for the perfect properties. Reena is looking for a geographical balance between her work in Oxford and her family in the Midlands, after house-hunting on and off for five years she enlists the help of Kirstie in the hope of bringing her search to an end. Tan and Steve live an hour apart and are looking for a place to call their own, Phil has his work cut out searching for the open-plan living space they want in the expensive area they are searching in.

In Surrey, Kirstie and Phil are searching for homes to bring their house-hunters closer to family. Kirstie meets Lauren, who has decided to move out of her London flat to her own place in Guildford after a serious health scare. She is looking for space to work from home but the high prices in the area leave Kirstie struggling to find a property within budget that ticks all the boxes. Phil meets Eleanor, Laurence and their four-month old twin boys who are moving from Birmingham to be closer to their parents in Surbiton, but with house prices where they are searching being nearly double where they have left, Phil has his work cut out for him.