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We were interested to look at the starting prices of the top 1% of properties in the local market. This chart displays the main house types side-by-side so you can see how they sit relative to one another.

We wanted to show you the price movements of the top 5% of properties in the local market. This chart displays the main house types side-by-side so you can see how they sit relative to one another, and how they have changed over time.

The most common type of property is a 3 bed semi. In fact, this type of property makes up 22.8 per cent of all homes in the area.

The property market fluctuates on a seasonal basis, and this is particularly the case for sales rates. This chart shows how the market has changed over the course of the last few months. The most recent periods are estimates based on the previous year’s pattern. The mix of property types doesn’t present any great surprises, but it’s interesting to see the month-on-month changes visualised.

Measuring how far people travel to work might seem a little obscure but it actually offers a particularly good insight into the character of any local housing market. For example, areas where people travel long distances tend to be commuter towns which really come alive at the weekends but are quieter in the week. Areas where most people work locally will have a stronger community feel day-to-day.

It’s actually semi-detached homes which have seen the best growth at 4.3 per cent per year