Top 50 Property Towns for 2006

Newry in Northern Ireland recorded the biggest increase in house prices across the UK in 2006 - but where were the other winners. Here we present Halifax’s top 50 property winners for the year.

Halifax said all of the 10 towns delivering the biggest price increases are in Northern Ireland, making 2006 ‘Northern Ireland’s Year’. But if anything, the list shows the growth in house prices nationally. One in three towns (37%) now have an average house price exceeding £200,000. This compares with 29% in 2005.

Rank	Town	Region	Avg Price 2005(£)	Avg Price 2006(£)	% Change 2006
1	Newry	Northern Ireland	128,495	198,465	54%
2	Craigavon	Northern Ireland	111,516	168,444	51%
3	Downpatrick	Northern Ireland	134,932	200,228	48%
4	Newtownards	Northern Ireland	125,343	179,585	43%
5	Antrim	Northern Ireland	122,562	170,213	39%
6	Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	107,355	148,503	38%
7	Larne	Northern Ireland	96,956	132,331	36%
8	Belfast	Northern Ireland	125,867	171,698	36%
9	Armagh	Northern Ireland	125,570	171,024	36%
10	Ballymena	Northern Ireland	128,121	172,406	35%
11	Clitheroe	North West	178,351	237,619	33%
12	Londonderry	Northern Ireland	116,738	151,998	30%
13	Reigate	South East	273,251	352,751	29%
14	Abingdon	South East	209,110	269,221	29%
15	Harpenden	South East	344,214	441,812	28%
16	Buxton	East Midlands	176,096	225,943	28%
17	Buckingham	South East	229,477	293,594	28%
18	Truro	South West	209,681	267,320	27%
19	Aberdeen	Scotland	134,907	171,767	27%
20	Dungannon	Northern Ireland	124,661	158,173	27%
21	Brandon	East Anglia	136,562	172,821	27%
22	Amersham	South East	384,528	485,055	26%
23	Nelson	North West	82,073	103,465	26%
24	Sudbury	East Anglia	194,725	244,865	26%
25	Borehamwood	South East	233,300	292,901	26%
26	Kendal	North	156,709	196,211	25%
27	Bangor (Co Down)	Northern Ireland	141,747	177,387	25%
28	Kilmarnock	Scotland	109,274	136,522	25%
29	Motherwell	Scotland	107,857	134,698	25%
30	Lisburn	Northern Ireland	140,383	175,175	25%
31	Horsham	South East	220,114	274,656	25%
32	Wandsworth	London	334,290	416,729	25%
33	Andover	South East	197,287	245,711	25%
34	Elgin	Scotland	117,846	146,509	24%
35	Haringey	London	265,799	329,055	24%
36	Carrickfergus	Northern Ireland	115,030	142,229	24%
37	Lytham St Annes	North West	175,672	216,486	23%
38	Aberdare	Wales	99,477	122,560	23%
39	Belper	East Midlands	151,754	186,896	23%
40	Crumlin	Northern Ireland	146,041	179,224	23%
41	Ebbw Vale	Wales	95,908	117,695	23%
42	Johnstone	Scotland	119,038	146,006	23%
43	Matlock	East Midlands	178,177	218,353	23%
44	Oxford	South East	249,220	304,467	22%
45	Ayr	Scotland	133,868	163,465	22%

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