|
Home
About Us
Contact Us
Search Listings
Search Rentals
View All Listings
Homes
Farms
Commercial
Land
AGENTS
Signup
Here
View Agents
Members
Member Signup
Member Login
DIY Credit
Repair
Mortgage
News
Loan Calculators
|
| The Cheapest and Most Expensive Property in the UK |
| by: Jacqui O\'Brien |
|
Where in the UK can you get the most for your money?
1) The cheapest area of the UK is the City of Kingston Upon Hull
in East Yorkshire. Prices are an average of £79,500. It is
mainly notable for its fishing industry and its many sports
teams.
2) Next most affordable is Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, with
prices averaging £86,500. Its main towns are Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale
and Tredegar. It has many examples of its industrial heritage
and some beautiful countryside.
3) Merthyr Tydfil\'s average house price is just under £92, 000.
Situated in Mid Glamorgan, Wales this former mining area has
high levels of unemployment; however its claim to fame is that
during an armed uprising in Merthyr, workers rallied under a red
flag which was later adopted as the worldwide symbol of workers
revolution.
4) Stoke on Trent\'s properties cost an average of just over
£92,000. Still the centre of the UK pottery industry, this town
is also famous as the birth place of Robbie Williams.
5) At just under £97,500 comes Hartlepool. Located near Durham,
this shipbuilding town is best know for it\'s inhabitants having
allegedly hung a monkey, believing it to be a Frenchman.
Where will you need to take out the biggest mortgage?
1) The most expensive place to buy property, with an average
price of just under £352,000, is Windsor and Maidenhead in
Berkshire. With famous residents such as The Queen and Elton
John, good schools, great shopping, Legoland and easy access to
London and Heathrow this is prime commuter belt.
2) The next priciest is Surrey, with an average price of
£325,800. Usually described as \'leafy\' it is also commuter belt
and boasts good schools, a University and some lovely
countryside.
3) The capital comes in third at just over £300,000. Greater
London encompasses everything from Kensington and Chelsea
(Average £827,000) to Barking & Dagenham (A mere £172,000).
4) At £297,000, Buckinghamshire with its lovely villages and
countryside is also popular with commuters.
5) Wokingham in Berkshire has an average house price of around
£285,000. Again its proximity to London, Reading and Bracknell
make it popular for commuters.
House prices and rankings are based on the figures Q3 2005
published by The Land Registry.
Copyright: Jacqui O\'Brien 2006
|
|
 |