House price increases - Top 50 UK towns

Top property towns in the UK

The news is full of reports predicting slowdown in house prices for 2007. However this was also true in 2006, many predicted a fall in house prices in 2006. According to the Halifax Estate Agents it has been a surprisingly strong year for house prices. In particular Northern Ireland and Scotland have dominated the house price rises.

I have said many times in the past ‘you have not missed the boat’ when it comes to property investing. Many people have said ‘oh it’s too late to get into property investing, the market has topped’. This could not be further from the truth and never will be. Yes there may be crashes in the future, but this is just an opportunity to pick up cheaper houses. Look at what the masses are doing and then do the opposite.

The top 50 house price increases by town, according to Halifax estate Agents, show that getting into property investing is a good idea.

The top town house price increases in the UK:

Town	Region	House Price 2006	House Price 2005	1 year % change	Rank
NEWRY	Northern Ireland	198,465	128,495	54%	1
CRAIGAVON	Northern Ireland	168,444	111,516	51%	2
DOWNPATRICK	Northern Ireland	200,228	134,932	48%	3
NEWTOWNARDS	Northern Ireland	179,585	125,343	43%	4
ANTRIM	Northern Ireland	170,213	122,562	39%	5
NEWTOWNABBEY	Northern Ireland	148,503	107,355	38%	6
LARNE	Northern Ireland	132,331	96,956	36%	7
BELFAST	Northern Ireland	171,698	125,867	36%	8
ARMAGH	Northern Ireland	171,024	125,570	36%	9
BALLYMENA	Northern Ireland	172,406	128,121	35%	10
CLITHEROE	North West	237,619	178,351	33%	11
LONDONDERRY	Northern Ireland	151,998	116,738	30%	12
REIGATE	South East	352,751	273,251	29%	13
ABINGDON	South East	269,221	209,110	29%	14
HARPENDEN	South East	441,812	344,214	28%	15
BUXTON	East Midlands	225,943	176,096	28%	16
BUCKINGHAM	South East	293,594	229,477	28%	17
TRURO	South West	267,320	209,681	27%	18
ABERDEEN	Scotland	171,767	134,907	27%	19
DUNGANNON	Northern Ireland	158,173	124,661	27%	20
BRANDON	East Anglia	172,821	136,562	27%	21
AMERSHAM	South East	485,055	384,528	26%	22
NELSON	North West	103,465	82,073	26%	23
SUDBURY	East Anglia	244,865	194,725	26%	24
BOREHAMWOOD	South East	292,901	233,300	26%	25
KENDAL	North	196,211	156,709	25%	26
BANGOR	Northern Ireland	177,387	141,747	25%	27
KILMARNOCK	Scotland	136,522	109,274	25%	28
MOTHERWELL	Scotland	134,698	107,857	25%	29
LISBURN	Northern Ireland	175,175	140,383	25%	30
HORSHAM	South East	274,656	220,114	25%	31
Wandsworth (LA)	London	416,729	334,290	25%	32
ANDOVER	South East	245,711	197,287	25%	33
ELGIN	Scotland	146,509	117,846	24%	34
Haringey (LA)	London	329,055	265,799	24%	35
CARRICKFERGUS	Northern Ireland	142,229	115,030	24%	36
LYTHAM ST ANNES	North West	216,486	175,672	23%	37
ABERDARE	Wales	122,560	99,477	23%	38
BELPER	East Midlands	186,896	151,754	23%	39
CRUMLIN	Northern Ireland	179,224	146,041	23%	40
EBBW VALE	Wales	117,695	95,908	23%	41
JOHNSTONE	Scotland	146,006	119,038	23%	42
MATLOCK	East Midlands	218,353	178,177	23%	43
OXFORD	South East	304,467	249,220	22%	44
AYR	Scotland	163,465	133,868	22%	45
WREXHAM	Wales	166,812	136,744	22%	46
HOVE	South East	259,547	212,810	22%	47
Tower Hamlets (LA)	London	303,893	249,544	22%	48
ARBROATH	Scotland	125,182	102,814	22%	49
BLACKBURN	North West	138,667	113,936	22%	50

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House price increases - Top 50 UK towns

Top property towns in the UK

The top town house price increases in the UK:

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