Top 20 UK areas where house prices have ballooned in last 25 years

Some parts of the UK have seen house prices grow by 652% since the turn of the millennium

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House prices have ballooned by 257% in the past 25 years, according to new analysis by real estate services firm Savills.

The average price for a home in the UK at the turn of the millennium was just £88,466, compared with £329,988 today. When adjusted for inflation, that is an increase of 92%.

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Top 20 areas for highest house price growth in the last 25 years
AreaAverage price25 year change
Walthamstow£553,018652%
Leyton and Wanstead£617,604594%
West Ham£463,120590%
Tottenham£548,994560%
Lewisham, Deptford£530,895537%
Manchester, Gorton£238,719537%
Hackney South and Shoreditch£732,549520%
Blackley and Broughton£213,365517%
East Ham£434,399499%
Hackney & Stoke Newington£701,625496%
Camberwell and Peckham£590,170492%
Lewisham West and Penge£526,629491%
Bristol South£339,912489%
Dulwich and West Norwood£736,053481%
Hove£522,268475%
Brighton, Pavilion£492,457472%
Brent Central£613,892471%
Hampstead and Kilburn£1,211,075455%
Cities of London and Westminster£1,805,986452%
Barking£358,218445%

Daniel is a digital journalist at Moneyweek and enjoys writing about personal finance, economics, and politics. He previously worked at The Economist in their Audience team.

Daniel studied History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and specialised in the history of political thought. In his free time, he likes reading, listening to music, and cooking overambitious meals.