To what extent House prices The Britain has increased in the last two decades, new data has come out – but some areas have seen far more bigger than others.
As Property Website ZooplaHome prices have increased by an average of 74 percent since 2005, which exceeds £ 150,000 in the average property price.
This means that the average property price £ 113,900 has increased from £ 268,200 In the last 20 years.
However, in some areas it rises sharply, it may mean People are out of purchasing A house in the area where they grew up.
The largest property price has increased in London, with the cost Houses According to Zopla, more than double in the capital since 2005. In South East and Eastern England, property values have also increased by 87 percent.
In contrast, house prices in North East England have increased by 39 percent during the same period. In Blackpool, average house prices have increased by 26 percent, while in Sunderland they have increased by 22 percent.
Both Scotland and Wales saw an increase in the same level price – 63 and 64 percent respectively, bringing average Property prices £ 168,000 north of the border, and up to £ 206,500 in Wales.
The map below indicates an increase in average house prices in the last 20 years, according to Zopla. Figures reflect the price of the average house in 2005, after which the average house priced in 2025, and the percentage increases in the last 20 years:
To calculate the increase, Zopla used the price index of his home, compared the difference between average home prices in April 2025 and April 2024 as part of its research.
It also launched an opinium survey among 2,000 people across Britain in June, indicating that 52 percent of people in the UK would consider returning to the place where they grew up.
“If you have grown up in North-East England, bought in London and are now returning to your roots, you are in luck,” said Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank.
“You will explode much for your deer and mean equity accumulated mortgage Can be completely erased. The difference between the capital and the rest of the country has compressed in recent years UK as more affordable parts Has seen an increase in strong prices of the house.
“Squeeze in London means that more buyers are looking beyond M25, and it often involves places where they have roots, a trend that was accelerated by epidemic and shifting work patterns.”
The following map has shown local authority areas with an increase in the price of the largest house in every region or nation in the last 20 years, which has broken in the previous map, which is according to Zopla, except Northern Ireland:
And there are local authority areas, of which the lowest house price increases in every region or nation in the last 20 years, except Northern Ireland, according to Zopla:
Daniel Kople, a consumer expert at Zopla, said: “Our latest analysis definitely has a profound impact that the price of two decades of house has increased on the dream of ‘returning home’.
“The prices of UK House have increased by 74 percent since 2005, which is financially unattainable for many people, especially in hotspots in Southeast and Eastern England.
“However, the picture is away from uniforms throughout the UK. Our data shows that while some areas have seen dramatic growth, house prices have gradually increased, in line with income in northern regions. This means that for some people, their dream of returning to the roots may be very high as much as they think.”
