Stoke heads UK list of biggest annual house price growth, says Halifax

Stoke-on-Trent experienced the biggest annual house price growth in the UK, while Huddersfield had the biggest decline, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.

Average house prices in the Staffordshire city jumped by 17.2% or £33,000 in the 12 months to September, to £227,002 as buyers sought more affordable options against a backdrop of high mortgage costs.

The place with the second-biggest house price growth was Slough in Berkshire, where the average property price rose by 14.9% to £497,704, up by more than £64,000, while in Oldham in Greater Manchester the cost of a home increased by 14.6% to £250,546.

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• Stoke-on-Trent £227,002 +17.2 %
• Slough £497,704 +14.9%
• Oldham £250,546 14.6%
• Bradford £226,261 +13.1%
• Bolton £252,070 +12.9%
• Barnsley £224,886 +12.6%
• Wolverhampton £278,083 +12.4%
• Doncaster £228,040 +11.6%
• Dunfermline £230,379 + 10.8%
• Hamilton £229,835 +10.3%

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