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The fastest-growing towns & cities (5-year price growth)

Towns and cities ranked by 5-year growth in the median sold price, on a mix-robust median index. Fast growth often comes off a lower base.

#Town or cityMedian5-yr
1Mountain Ash£110,000+54.1%2Abertillery£108,000+48.4%3Ferryhill£73,750+43.4%4Bootle£125,000+39.9%5Treorchy£105,000+37%6Tonypandy£107,000+36.5%7Ferndale£82,500+35%8Tipton£199,607+34.5%9Oldbury£210,000+34.2%10Batley£175,750+33.2%11Hengoed£180,000+32.7%12Wednesbury£185,000+31.7%13Knottingley£179,498+31%14Maryport£140,000+30.8%15Bargoed£135,000+30.8%16Porthcawl£315,000+30%17Willenhall£190,000+29.7%18Stanley£89,995+28.9%19Cradley Heath£200,000+28.8%20Tredegar£125,000+28.7%21Newcastle£176,400+28.4%22Rowley Regis£200,500+28.3%23Newtown£200,000+28.1%24Bolton£185,000+27.9%25Birkenhead£125,000+27.8%26Caerphilly£215,000+27.6%27Ashton-Under-Lyne£180,000+27.6%28Liversedge£190,000+27.5%29Smethwick£197,500+26.8%30Bradford£152,500+26.6%31Jarrow£140,000+26.6%32Heywood£174,000+26.3%33Aberdare£135,000+26.2%34West Bromwich£210,000+26.2%35Oldham£185,500+25.8%36Dudley£202,750+25.6%37Brecon£275,500+25.4%38Bacup£145,000+25%39Accrington£125,000+24.9%40Berwick-upon-Tweed£186,000+24.7%41Ammanford£175,000+24.3%42Bridgend£208,000+24.2%43Holyhead£190,000+24.2%44Ossett£206,000+24.2%45Nelson£110,000+24.1%46Rochdale£180,000+23.6%47Hyde£207,250+23.6%48Wallasey£160,750+23.4%49Port Talbot£148,000+23.3%50Bilston£187,250+23.2%

Median sold price over the last three years from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; 5-year change is on a mix-robust median index. Only town or citys with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

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