House price growth in regional cities continues to overhaul London
January 20, 2017
Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index December 2016 released today headlines ‘London drops to 7th in house price growth rankings’
UK city house price inflation bounced back in 2016Q4 with average values rising 2.2%.
Growth over 2016 was down slightly compared to 2015 (7.7%) but in line with the average rate over the last 18 months.
Bristol registered fastest annual growth of 9.6%.
Read the Hometrack UK Cities House Price Index December 2016 in full with data click here
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