The 30 house price hotspots

While we have seen house prices sliding, these sought-after locations have seen prices jump by at least 5% over the previous 12 months

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Some areas of the UK have seen house prices jump by as much as 10% over the last year, according to Hamptons.

While most house price indices state that average house prices across the country have slumped off the back of higher mortgage costs, new analysis suggests that certain areas have reversed the trend and actually become even more valuable over the last 12 months. 

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Local authorityAverage house price in 2023Change from 2022 (cash / percentage)
East Lothian£323,730£30,330 / 10.3%
Fylde£242,290£17,340 / 7.7%
Rutland£393,890£27,980 / 7.6%
West Lancashire£232,920£15,900 / 7.3%
Amber Valley£231,430£15,490 / 7.2%
Telford and Wrekin£225,580£14,980 / 7.1%
Harborough£373,800£24,130 / 6.9%
City of Nottingham£192,550£12,120 / 6.7%
Rochdale£191,610£11,950 / 6.7%
North Tyneside£206,830£12,800 / 6.6%
Merthyr Tydfil£154,300£9,460 / 6.5%
West Oxfordshire£403,270£24,740 / 6.5%
Broxtowe£249,080£15,220 / 6.5%
City of London£908,520£54,300 / 6.4%
Swindon£270,830£15,860 / 6.2%
Mid Devon£312,930£18,050 / 6.1%
SouthTyneside£161,040£9,180 / 6%
Knowsley£178,650£10,180 / 6%
Cannock Chase£227,520£12,760 / 5.9%
Malvern Hills£334,800£18,670 / 5.9%
Northumberland£194,770£10,710 / 5.8%
Bolsover£174,940£9,410 / 5.7%
South Derbyshire£250,720£13,470 / 5.7%
Lancaster£199,580£10,510 / 5.6%
City of Peterborough£243,270£12,710 / 5.5%
Sandwell£200,350£10,390 / 5.5%
NW Leicestershire£274,340£14,200 / 5.5%
Derbyshire Dales£338,890£17,430 / 5.4%
Oadby and Wigston£283,100£14,550 / 5.4%
Preston£160,660£8,250 / 5.4%
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Local authorityAverage house price in 2023Change from 2022 (cash / percentage)
Gwynedd£204,510-£2,320 / -1.1%
West Dunbartonshire£133,120-£1,560 / -1.2%
Islington£703,790-£8,360 / -1.2%
Elmbridge£687,720-£9,660 / -1.4%
South Ayrshire£165,960-£2,700 / -1.6%
Burnley£110,040-£2,370 / -2.1%
Pembrokeshire£231,760-£5,240 / -2.2%
Orkney Islands£201,470-£5,250 / -2.5%
City of Aberdeen£135,920-£8,770 / -6.1%
Kensington and Chelsea£1,332,890-£147,990 / -10%
John Fitzsimons

John Fitzsimons has been writing about finance since 2007, and is a former editor of Mortgage Solutions and loveMONEY. Since going freelance in 2016 he has written for publications including The Sunday Times, The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail and Forbes, and is committed to helping readers make more informed decisions about their money.