London property enjoys best market crash recovery

December 11, 2019

Prices in London have recovered the most from the global financial crisis, research from Benham and Reeves, the London lettings and estate agent, has revealed.

Despite the Brexit slowdown, typical prices in the City of London are 89% higher than the pre-crisis peak of August 2007, rising from £474,000 to £898,000 in September 2019.

Other areas where the cost of property has soared are Hackney (88%), Waltham Forest (83%) and Lewisham (83%).

Outside London

Taking London out the equation, prices in Cambridge increased the most between August 2007 and September 2019, by 66% from £275,000 to £456,000.

Other areas that bounced back include Slough (61%), Hertsmere (60%) and Welwyn Hatfield (59%).

While most of the highest performing areas are in South East of England, the Shetland Islands in Scotland are something of an exception, rising by (61%) from £105,000 to £169,000.

Northern Ireland still lagging behind.

It couldn’t be more contrasting in Northern Ireland, where the typical property price is 38% below its average in August 2007, falling from £224,670 to £139,951.

The recovery has also been more modest in Scotland (8%) and Wales (9%) compared to England (29%),

For the UK as a whole, prices have risen by 23% over the period.

Director of Benham and Reeves, Marc von Grundherr, commented: 

“Despite the recent negative headlines about the London housing market, the capital has made the strongest recovery from the global financial crisis and continues to do so despite wider market uncertainty.

This recovery also seems to extend to other parts of the South East of England and while these more inflated areas may have seen a drop in the rate of price growth of late, they remain the most durable on a long-term basis.

Proof, if it was ever needed, that the UK property market is far tougher than many give it credit for and any momentary blip caused by the current landscape will leave no lasting damage.”

National Change – by % difference
Location
Average House Price pre-financial crisis – August 2007
Average House Price now – latest September 2019
Difference % (2007-2019)
England
£194,328
£250,677
29%
Wales
£150,316
£164,433
9%
Scotland
£143,287
£155,029
8%
Northern Ireland
£224,670
£139,951
-38%
United Kingdom
£189,786
£234,370
23%
Highest in the UK – by % difference
Location
Average House Price pre-financial crisis – August 2007
Average House Price now – latest September 2019
Difference % (2007-2019)
City of London
£473,887
£897,910
89%
Hackney
£301,585
£566,567
88%
Waltham Forest
£242,899
£444,319
83%
Lewisham
£232,734
£425,474
83%
Greenwich
£232,465
£401,940
73%
Haringey
£316,170
£546,294
73%
Southwark
£296,428
£508,698
72%
Merton
£309,048
£515,675
67%
City of Westminster
£538,993
£897,094
66%
Brent
£298,465
£494,761
66%
Cambridge
£275,348
£455,854
66%
Newham
£232,671
£381,220
64%
Lambeth
£315,086
£515,583
64%
Barking and Dagenham
£187,337
£305,229
63%
Camden
£490,494
£793,557
62%
Highest in the UK Outside of London – by % difference
Location
Average House Price pre-financial crisis – August 2007
Average House Price now – latest September 2019
Difference % (2007-2019)
Cambridge
£275,348
£455,854
66%
Shetland Islands
£104,899
£169,070
61%
Slough
£197,280
£317,124
61%
Hertsmere
£292,821
£467,782
60%
Welwyn Hatfield
£250,119
£398,578
59%
Brentwood
£276,378
£431,976
56%
Harlow
£178,587
£277,535
55%
St Albans
£332,293
£515,342
55%
East Cambridgeshire
£195,143
£302,113
55%
Dacorum
£265,278
£410,657
55%
Basildon
£201,022
£310,824
55%
Stevenage
£183,339
£282,184
54%
Rochford
£231,670
£355,440
53%
Elmbridge
£392,756
£601,918
53%
Broxbourne
£229,706
£351,744
53%

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