Falkirk is home to Britain’s fastest selling market

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  • New analysis reveals that Falkirk in Stirlingshire is Britain’s quickest selling market, with Broxburn in West Lothian second and Renfrew in Renfrewshire in third
  • It’s taking longer to find the right buyer in areas near the coast compared with a year ago, while it is homes in city commuter belts that are finding a buyer more quickly
  • Across Great Britain, homes are finding a buyer in an average of 55 days, up from 33 days a year ago, but still quicker than the pre pandemic average of 67 days
  • It is taking a further 165 days from a sale being agreed until a transaction completes:
    • Terraced houses sell the quickest (48 days) while detached houses take the longest to sell (65 days)

 

New data from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove reveals that Falkirk in Stirlingshire is Great Britain’s fastest selling market, with sellers in the area finding a buyer in an average of 22 days.

 

Broxburn in West Lothian is the second quickest market, with homes finding a buyer in 23 days on average and Renfrew in Renfrewshire is third at 24 days to find a buyer on average.

 

Seven of the top ten quickest locations to find a buyer are in Scotland, where homes typically find a buyer more quickly, though these areas are taking longer to find a buyer than a year ago.

 

The average time to find a buyer in Scotland is now 34 days, compared with 22 days last year. Scotland is the quickest market in Great Britain, while London takes the longest to find a buyer on average (65 days).

 

Four of the top five areas where homes are taking longer to find the right buyer this year compared with last year are by or within a short distance of the coast, including Ferndown in Dorset, Brixham in Devon and Heysham in Lancashire.

 

Meanwhile the areas where homes are finding a buyer even more quickly than last year are in the commuter belts of major cities, including Windsor in Berkshire, Knaphill in Surrey and Cowley in Oxfordshire.

 

Across Great Britain, it is currently taking 55 days on average to find a buyer and a further 165 days to complete a sale.

 

While homes are now taking longer to find the right buyer compared to the frenetic market of this time last year, when homes were finding a buyer in an average of 33 days, the market is still quicker than the pre-pandemic March 2019 average of 67 days to find a buyer.

 

Terraced houses are currently finding buyers fastest at 48 days, while detached houses are taking the longest to sell at 65 days.

 

Rightmove’s property expert Tim Bannister said: “The current market conditions will suit more measured movers, who were perhaps put off by the frenetic market conditions of this time last year, when the average time to find a buyer was near a record low. Despite what will feel like calmer conditions, the market is still moving more quickly than before the pandemic started. This latest data reflects current buyer behaviours, with more buyers returning to cities and within commuting distance of an office and the speed of the market easing near the coast, which had seen some of the most frantic levels of activity during the pandemic.”

 

Britain’s quickest markets

Area Region Average time to find a buyer (days) Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last year Average asking price
Falkirk, Stirlingshire Scotland 22 +7 £148,736
Broxburn, West Lothian Scotland 23 +8 £201,648
Renfrew, Renfrewshire Scotland 24 +7 £149,970
Uddingston, Glasgow Scotland 25 +12 £198,229
Clydebank, Dunbartonshire Scotland 25 +4 £124,584
Larbert, Stirlingshire Scotland 25 +11 £220,444
Clarkston, Glasgow Scotland 26 +8 £257,806
Hall Green, Birmingham West Midlands 26 +2 £291,956
St. George, Bristol South West 26 +9 £305,515
Walkley, Sheffield Yorkshire and The Humber 27 +7 £198,637

 

Areas where homes are finding a buyer more quickly compared with last year

Area Region Average time to find a buyer (days) Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last year Average asking price
Windsor, Berkshire South East 58 -7 £581,103
Knaphill, Surrey South East 50 -6 £466,389
Cowley, Oxfordshire South East 68 -4 £437,183
Ashington, Northumberland North East 42 -3 £129,170
Withington, Greater Manchester North West 43 -2 £341,544

 

Areas where homes are taking longer to find a buyer compared with last year

Area Region Average time to find a buyer (days) Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last year Average asking price
Ferndown, Dorset South West 83 +61 £486,700
Bodmin, Cornwall South West 92 +56 £248,441
Brixham, Devon South West 95 +55 £345,373
Heysham, Lancashire North West 89 +54 £199,978
Burntwood, Staffordshire West Midlands 72 +51 £278,007

 

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