These are Britain’s current new-build hotspots for homebuyers
Over the last year, 12% of all property transactions in Britain have been new-build homes, but in Britain’s new-build homebuyer hotspots they account for as much as 46% of sales.
Research from property developer, StripeHomes, analysed property transaction figures from the Land Registry to reveal which areas have been home to the highest level of new-build sales as a percentage of all transactions.
Regionally, the North East, London and the East of England are Britain’s new-build homebuyer hotspots, with 14% of all property transactions accounting for brand new homes.
However, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets ranks as Britain’s hottest spot for new-build property sales. Over the last year, a massive 46% of transactions in the borough have been new build homes.
Greenwich is the nation’s second-hottest spot for new-build transactions, with new-build homes accounting for 32% of all sales in the last year.
East Lothian, Vale of White Horse, Wokingham and South Derbyshire have also seen 30% or more property transactions attributed to the new-build sector.
Hackney, Harborough, Bracknell Forest and Cherwell also rank within the top 10.
Gosport has seen the lowest level of new-build transactions as a percentage of all transactions. Just 0.16% of sales in the last year were new-build homes. Blaenau Gwent, Hastings, Portsmouth and the Western Isles also saw less than one per cent of sales attributed to the new-build sector.
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Number of new-build sales as a percentage of total sales nationally
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Location
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New Build Sales ( 12 Months)
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Existing Sales ( 12 Months)
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Total Sales (12 Months)
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New Build as a % of Total
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England
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100,129
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690,606
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790,735
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13%
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Scotland
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12,250
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89,531
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101,781
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12%
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Wales
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3,449
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42,240
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45,689
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8%
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Great Britain
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115,828
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822,377
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938,205
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12%
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Number of new-build sales as a percentage of total sales regionally
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Location
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New Build Sales ( 12 Months)
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Existing Sales ( 12 Months)
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Total Sales (12 Months)
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New Build as a % of Total
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East Midlands
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10,002
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65,145
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75,147
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13%
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East of England
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12,837
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80,433
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93,270
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14%
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London
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11,464
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70,934
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82,398
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14%
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North East
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5,447
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33,071
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38,518
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14%
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North West
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13,598
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96,987
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110,585
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12%
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South East
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17,323
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117,457
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134,780
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13%
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South West
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10,457
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81,886
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92,343
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11%
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West Midlands Region
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9,963
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71,259
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81,222
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12%
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Yorkshire and The Humber
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9,038
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73,434
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82,472
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11%
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Areas with the highest number of new-build sales as a percentage of total sales
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Location
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New Build Sales ( 12 Months)
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Existing Sales ( 12 Months)
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Total Sales (12 Months)
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New Build as a % of Total
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Tower Hamlets
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1,418
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1,692
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3,110
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46%
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Greenwich
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1,006
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2,144
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3,150
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32%
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East Lothian
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746
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1,662
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2,408
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31%
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Vale of White Horse
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679
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1,585
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2,264
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30%
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Wokingham
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842
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1,997
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2,839
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30%
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South Derbyshire
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673
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1,598
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2,271
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30%
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Hackney
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640
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1,607
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2,247
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28%
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Harborough
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463
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1,176
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1,639
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28%
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Bracknell Forest
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640
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1,632
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2,272
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28%
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Cherwell
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680
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1,750
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2,430
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28%
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Rugby
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586
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1,532
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2,118
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28%
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Newham
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531
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1,433
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1,964
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27%
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Salford
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1,172
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3,203
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4,375
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27%
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Central Bedfordshire
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1,350
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3,774
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5,124
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26%
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Corby
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331
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938
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1,269
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26%
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Areas with the lowest number of new-build sales as a percentage of total sales
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Location
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New Build Sales ( 12 Months)
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Existing Sales ( 12 Months)
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Total Sales (12 Months)
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New Build as a % of Total
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Gosport
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2
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1,282
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1,284
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0.16%
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Blaenau Gwent
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3
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893
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896
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0.33%
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Hastings
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9
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1,468
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1,477
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0.61%
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Portsmouth
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23
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2,681
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2,704
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0.85%
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
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3
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331
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334
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0.90%
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Castle Point
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16
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1,349
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1,365
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1%
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Thanet
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34
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2,203
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2,237
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2%
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Ceredigion
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15
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969
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984
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2%
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Brighton and Hove
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64
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3,569
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3,633
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2%
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Southend-on-Sea
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55
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2,618
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2,673
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2%
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Wyre Forest
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31
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1,456
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1,487
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2%
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
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79
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3,372
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3,451
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2%
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Rossendale
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28
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1,144
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1,172
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2%
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Worcester
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38
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1,473
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1,511
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3%
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Woking
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33
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1,279
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1,312
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3%
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