How did house prices in your part of Yorkshire perform?

Analysis of the latest Land Registry data show that the Selby area had the highest house price increase in Yorkshire. Values rose by 4.9 per cent between June 2018 and June 2019 bringing the average house price to £209,657.

Selby is hotting up

Estate agents report rising interest in the Selby local authority district, which includes Tadcaster and surrounding villages. It has access to good transport links into both Leeds and York.Rebekah Try, franchise partner at Hunters estate agency in Selby, says: “I’m not surprised at the price increase. Selby and its villages are up-and-coming and prices here are quite buoyant. Brexit doesn’t seem to have had a negative impact.“There are also a lot of new developments with more to come and they have been very popular because access to Leeds, York and Wetherby is very good from this area. Prices here are also more affordable than in the Golden Triangle and we have a rail link to London from Selby, which takes two hours.”Carol Bryson, director of JP Harll estate agents, agrees: “The reason Selby area is doing so well is its location between Leeds, York and Hull and the fact it is more affordable than Leeds and York.“We are getting more buyers from outside the area and they are surprised at what they find. Selby has a lot of surrounding villages with their own character and charm.”

Wakefield prices buoyant

The next highest price rise was in Wakefield where values increased by 4.2 per cent bringing the average price to £149,761. The area’s “keep calm and carry on” approach to Brexit has helped the housing market, along with its close proximity to Leeds. Buyers from outside the Wakefield district have also been attracted to the value for money it offers. Average prices are about 20 per cent lower than in Leeds.The average year-on-year price increase in Yorkshire was 0.9 per cent, which mirrored the UK average. Prices in the region showed a 0.6 per cent growth between May and June, while the UK average was 0.7 per cent.The East Midlands saw the greatest annual price rise, up by 3.2 per cent, and London suffered the largest annual price fall, down by 2.7 per cent.The North East had the greatest monthly price rise, up by 1.7 per cent, while the South West saw the most significant monthly price fall, down by 0.4 per cent.The neighbouring North West saw year-on-year growth of 2.4 per cent and a monthly rise of 0.2 per cent in June.The North East region has the lowest house prices in England with the average value standing at £130,342 in June. Yorkshire is in second place with an average house price of £161,997, just marginally lower than the £164,116 recorded in the North West.The most expensive places to buy a home in England are London, where the average home costs £466,824, and the South East where average values are £322,866.

Price falls

There were a number of annual falls recorded in Yorkshire between June 2018 and June 2019. The largest are in Yorkshire’s property hotspots where some asking prices may have been over ambitious. Other factors affecting the Land Registry figures include the number of transactions, average prices depressed by sales of lower priced new-build developments and sales of park homes.Sheffield prices slipped by 2.5 per cent leaving the average house price at £158,149. Prices in Harrogate fell 1.9 per cent, Richmondshire by 1.4 per cent, Hambleton by 1.3 per cent , Calderdale by 1.2 per cent and Ryedale’s by 0.9 per cent.

Most and least expensive

Despite a slight dip, the Harrogate district, which includes Ripon and Pateley Bridge, is still the priciest place to live in Yorkshire. The average house price is £279,945. The least expensive is Hull, where the average home costs ££112,839.The most expensive place to live in England is Kensington and Chelsea, where the cost of an average house was £1.244,715. The cheapest area to purchase a property was Burnley, where an average house costs £88,771.

How did your area perform?

Here are the Yorkshire house price rises and falls over the year from June 2018 to June 2019, along with the average house price:*Here are the Land Registry Yorkshire house prices rises and falls over the year from June 2018 to June 2019, along with the average house price: Barnsley 0.5 per cent (£120,162); Bradford 1.7 per cent (£136,316) ; Calderdale -1.2 per cent (£1142,569); Hull 1.7 per cent (112,839); Craven 2.3 per cent (£209,767); Doncaster 2.3 per cent (£127,881); East Riding 3.4 per cent (£181,744); Hambleton -1.3 per cent (£228,913); Harrogate -1.9 per cent (£279,945); Kirklees 2.1 per cent (£150,175); Leeds 2.7 per cent (£185,231); North Yorkshire 0.5 per cent (£218,185); Richmondshire -1.4 per cent (£199,891); Rotherham 2.8 per cent (£140,303); Ryedale -0.9 per cent (£229,855); Scarborough 2.3 per cent (£162,244); Selby 4.9 per cent (£209,657) per cent; Sheffield -2.5 per cent (£158,149); Wakefield 4.2 per cent (£149,761); York 0.1 per cent (£250,933).