The UK property market is starting to cause more of a stir as we start to see house prices slide. It is also widely expected that house prices will come down in 2023.
For opportunist buyers, you may be considering whether now is a good time to buy a house and what are the up and coming areas to buy in the UK. You may also be interested in our article looking at the top 10 areas immune to a house price crash.
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Top 10 up-and-coming property areas in the UK
| Rank | Local authority | Annual house price change | Annual income change | Annual employment change | Up and coming property score /10 |
| 1 | East Cambridgeshire | 16.5% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 8.14 |
| 2 | Eden | 17.9% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 7.99 |
| 3 | Bolsover | 14.9% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 7.80 |
| 4 | East Devon | 17.3% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 7.78 |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | 25.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 7.75 |
| 6 | Warrington | 20.4% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 7.58 |
| 7 | Dover | 16.8% | 5.9% | 1.2% | 7.55 |
| 8 | Stockport | 17.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 7.47 |
| 9 | West Lindsey | 15.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7.30 |
| 10 | Broadland | 14.7% | 4.9% | -1.0% | 7.23 |
Bottom 10 up-and-coming property areas in the UK
| Rank | Local authority | Annual house price change | Annual income change | Annual employment change | Up and coming property score /10 |
| 344 | Camden | -3.5% | -4.7% | 1.2% | 2.37 |
| 345 | Aberdeen City | -2.4% | 0.1% | -2% | 2.31 |
| 346 | Redbridge | 6.3% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.14 |
| 347 | Westminster | -9.4% | -7.4% | 1.8% | 2.14 |
| 348 | Ealing | 4.6% | 2.5% | -1.5% | 2.06 |
| 349 | Tower Hamlets | 10.3% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.02 |
| 350 | Sunderland | 8.7% | 2.1% | -0.3% | 1.94 |
| 351 | Harrow | 12.6% | 1.2% | -0.8% | 1.92 |
| 352 | Hammersmith and Fulham | -6.5% | -32.7% | 0.9% | 1.68 |
| 353 | Kensington and Chelsea | -4.2% | -100% | -0.1% | 1.24 |
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