These Are Britain’s Property Hotspots

The North-South divide is stark in a new analysis of property price growth over the past decade, with southern England values almost doubling in several places.

House prices in southern England have risen far faster than those in the north, a new study finds.

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The average price tag on a home has doubled in parts of southern England over the past decade – while further north some percentage increases have been in single digits, analysis has found.

Margate was identified as the top house price hotspot, with the typical asking price there having increased by 102.5% from £145,311 in January 2012 to £294,209 in January 2022.