Bellshill in
Strathclyde, Scotland continues to be the UK's top property hotspot with a 46% rise in prices over the past year, taking the
average from £72,508 in 2004 Quarter 1 to £105,698 in 2005 Quarter 1. All 10 towns recording the biggest price increases in the last 12 months are outside southern England
with four in Scotland – Bellshill (46%), Irvine (45%), Coatbridge (42%), Motherwell (38%) – and three in Wales
– Ebbw Vale (42%), Blackwood (41%), Port Talbot (40%). All 10 towns continue
to have an average price below the UK average of £162,840.
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Top 10 UK Hotspots
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Posttown
|
County
|
2004* Average Price
|
2005* Average Price
|
% change
|
|
Bellshill
|
Strathclyde
|
72,508
|
105,698
|
46%
|
|
Irvine
|
Strathclyde
|
64,443
|
93,539
|
45%
|
|
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
|
Cleveland
|
87,176
|
124,392
|
43%
|
|
Ebbw-Vale
|
Gwent
|
73,295
|
104,126
|
42%
|
|
Coatbridge
|
Strathclyde
|
67,370
|
95,703
|
42%
|
|
Blackwood
|
Gwent
|
98,385
|
138,569
|
41%
|
|
Accrington
|
Lancashire
|
73,834
|
103,808
|
41%
|
|
Port-Talbot
|
West-Glamorgan
|
71,653
|
99,962
|
40%
|
|
Ellesmere-Port
|
Merseyside
|
110,107
|
152,012
|
39%
|
|
Motherwell
|
Strathclyde
|
75,649
|
104,367
|
38%
|
.*12 Months to March 2005
Hotspots by County
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Counties - Average House Prices
|
|
County
|
Region
|
2004
Average Price*
|
2005
Average Price*
|
% change
|
|
Highlands
|
Scotland
|
99,889
|
134,440
|
35%
|
|
County-Fermanagh
|
N-Ireland
|
84,255
|
111,849
|
33%
|
|
Powys
|
Wales
|
142,951
|
187,092
|
31%
|
|
Borders
|
Scotland
|
114,970
|
145,073
|
26%
|
|
Cleveland
|
North
|
103,393
|
129,084
|
25%
|
|
Gwynedd
|
Wales
|
115,688
|
144,403
|
25%
|
|
County-Durham
|
North
|
102,609
|
127,355
|
24%
|
|
Tayside
|
Scotland
|
101,370
|
125,590
|
24%
|
|
Central
|
Scotland
|
96,908
|
119,034
|
23%
|
|
South-Humberside
|
Yorks-and-Humb
|
97,329
|
119,012
|
22%
|
|
County-Tyrone
|
N-Ireland
|
86,180
|
104,629
|
21%
|
|
West-Glamorgan
|
Wales
|
104,883
|
127,281
|
21%
|
|
Merseyside
|
North-West
|
117,000
|
141,751
|
21%
|
|
Lancashire
|
North-West
|
107,999
|
130,622
|
21%
|
|
Dumfries-&-Galloway
|
Scotland
|
100,079
|
120,998
|
21%
|
|
Dyfed
|
Wales
|
124,924
|
150,778
|
21%
|
|
Grampian
|
Scotland
|
103,466
|
124,537
|
20%
|
|
Strathclyde
|
Scotland
|
99,303
|
118,952
|
20%
|
|
Cumbria
|
North
|
121,074
|
143,714
|
19%
|
|
Mid-Glamorgan
|
Wales
|
99,663
|
117,607
|
18%
|
|
Gwent
|
Wales
|
120,139
|
141,271
|
18%
|
|
Fife
|
Scotland
|
96,011
|
112,517
|
17%
|
|
Suffolk
|
E-Anglia
|
160,935
|
188,305
|
17%
|
|
South-Yorkshire
|
Yorks-and-Humb
|
108,061
|
126,291
|
17%
|
|
East Riding
|
Yorks-and-Humb
|
107,504
|
125,538
|
17%
|
|
Somerset
|
South-West
|
170,889
|
199,308
|
17%
|
|
Tyne-and-Wear
|
North
|
117,687
|
136,796
|
16%
|
|
South-Glamorgan
|
Wales
|
145,615
|
169,244
|
16%
|
|
Herefordshire
|
W-Midlands
|
176,558
|
205,048
|
16%
|
|
Clwyd
|
Wales
|
126,573
|
146,950
|
16%
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
E-Midlands
|
123,605
|
143,497
|
16%
|
|
Northumberland
|
North
|
126,382
|
146,367
|
16%
|
|
Derbyshire
|
E-Midlands
|
135,698
|
155,699
|
15%
|
|
West-Yorkshire
|
Yorks-and-Humb
|
119,136
|
136,680
|
15%
|
|
Staffordshire
|
W-Midlands
|
126,006
|
143,970
|
14%
|
|
North-Yorkshire
|
Yorks-and-Humb
|
168,994
|
192,950
|
14%
|
|
Warwickshire
|
W-Midlands
|
173,034
|
197,233
|
14%
|
|
Norfolk
|
E-Anglia
|
149,126
|
169,452
|
14%
|
|
Leicestershire
|
E-Midlands
|
147,090
|
166,711
|
13%
|
|
Co-Londonderry
|
N-Ireland
|
96,047
|
108,374
|
13%
|
|
Devon
|
South-West
|
171,717
|
193,619
|
13%
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
E-Midlands
|
132,319
|
148,699
|
12%
|
|
County-Antrim
|
N-Ireland
|
101,977
|
114,556
|
12%
|
|
Shropshire
|
W-Midlands
|
157,959
|
176,934
|
12%
|
|
Cheshire
|
North-West
|
166,983
|
186,917
|
12%
|
|
West-Midlands
|
W-Midlands
|
134,216
|
149,084
|
11%
|
|
Kent
|
South-East
|
188,286
|
207,979
|
10%
|
|
Cornwall
|
South-West
|
179,413
|
197,981
|
10%
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
South-East
|
167,201
|
184,222
|
10%
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
South-West
|
182,548
|
200,667
|
10%
|
|
Worcestershire
|
W-Midlands
|
174,727
|
191,916
|
10%
|
|
Avon
|
South-West
|
176,735
|
194,028
|
10%
|
|
Lothian
|
Scotland
|
149,983
|
164,389
|
10%
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
E-Midlands
|
151,076
|
165,445
|
10%
|
|
Hampshire
|
South-East
|
195,552
|
213,581
|
9%
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*12 Months to
March 2005
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