Top 10 property price hotspots in 2024

Data from Rightmove shows that Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey was the number one house price hotspot in 2024. The prices in this area climbed an impressive 12.5% - increasing from an average price of £527,005 in 2023 to £592,926 in 2024.

The next on the list was Bristol City Centre which had a 9% increase taking the average price to £391,042. Swinton in Greater Manchester was just behind with prices rising 9% compared to the end of 2023.

Below are the top 10 property price hotspots of 2024.

Area

Average asking price 2024

Average asking price 2023

Year-on-year price change

Sunbury-on-Thames

Surrey

£592,976

£527,005

+12.5%

Bristol City Centre

Bristol

£391,042

£358,654

+9%

Swinton

Greater Manchester

£264,081

£242,303

+9%

Skelmersdale

Lancashire

£154,004

£142,058

+8.4%

Gosforth

Newcastle Upon Tyne

£302,189

£280,886

+7.6%

Swansea

Wales

£208,709

£194,439

+7.3%

Merthyr Tydfil

South Glamorgan

£183,550

£171,007

+7.3%

Darwen

Lancashire

£177,631

£166,179

+6.9%

North Shields

Tyne & Wear

£247,479

£231,533

+6.9%

Glenrothes

Fife

£155,240

£145,337

6.8%

According to Rightmove, property prices grew just 1.4% across Great Britain, with the national average asking price going from £255,177 in 2023 to £360,197 by the end of 2024.

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