Zoopla House Price Index: house prices rise in the north, but slide in the south

The latest report from Zoopla has shown average house price inflation remains down against the year, with the decline particularly centred on southern England.

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House price inflation remained down against the year in March despite improving consumer sentiment, the latest Zoopla House Prices Index (HPI) has found.

Average property prices were 0.2% lower year-on-year, the property listing website reported - a similar fall to the one recorded in the previous month’s HPI. But they could be set for a rebound as the number of agreed sales grew 12% in the four weeks to 21 April compared to the same period in 2023.

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Henry Sandercock has spent more than eight years as a journalist covering a wide variety of beats. Having studied for an MA in journalism at the University of Kent, he started his career in the garden of England as a reporter for local TV channel KMTV.

Henry then worked at the BBC for three years as a radio producer - mostly on BBC Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, but also on major BBC Radio 4 programmes like The World at One, PM and Broadcasting House. Switching to print media, he covered fresh foods for respected magazine The Grocer for two years.

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