| The Land Registry's property
price report published on 8 November 2004 shows
that Wales had the highest average house price
increase for the second quarter in a row. |
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| The Land Registry's report states that the Isle
of Anglesey headed the list with a 49 per cent increase
in the average cost of property in quarter 3 (July
- September 2004). This was followed by Blaenau
Gwent, Carmarthenshire and Caerphilly. Figures by
county council or unitary authority showed that
seven out of the top ten highest average price rises
were in Wales. |
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| The highest property price rise in England was
Blackburn with Darwen, which had an average price
rise of 40 per cent across all types of property.
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| Greater London and the South East had the smallest
average price increases. In Windsor & Eaton
this was just 5 per cent compared to the average
national price increase of 16.27 per cent. |
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| The average house price in England and Wales for
the quarter was £187,971, an annual increase
of 16.27 per cent compared to an average of 16.98
per cent for the last quarter. |