House prices have continued to grow, with new research showing that every county in the UK has an average house price above £100,000.
The data, collated by Halifax, signals the first time ever that this has been the case and demonstrates a massive growth in average prices.
In 2001 there were 63 out of 101 counties with an average price below £100,000. In addition, only Surrey had an average price of £200,000 back then.
The latest survey shows that 19 counties had an average house price of at least £200,000.
Scotland and Wales saw the biggest growth in house prices, with the top ten fastest growing counties being in these regions.
“Wales, Scotland and, to a lesser extent, Northern Ireland, have dominated the UK county league table for house price growth over the past five years,” said Martin Ellis, chief economist at Halifax.
“Southern England, by contrast, has lagged behind. Much of the out performance by these parts of the UK has been part of a catch-up process with the greater availability of more affordable property stimulating demand and therefore allowing prices to rise more quickly.”
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