The Guardian has reported 'Why moving house could make you vote Tory' about 'Places and preferences: A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Selection and Contextual Effects' research by NCRM Director Patrick Sturgis. His study analysed the political beliefs of the 10% of Britons who move home each year, and found that "movers to safe Conservative seats became more economically rightwing and more likely to vote Conservative after the move", whatever their political views before. It also found that the longer someone lives in a Conservative constituency, the more likely an individual is to support the Conservatives. However, there is no equivalent effect on those moving to Labour seats and staying there.
The Guardian also wrote about the research in their Comment is Free section ''Buying a nice new house? You might end up voting Tory'.