Ealing house prices increased slightly in July
House prices increased slightly, by 0.4%, in Ealing in July, new figures show.
The boost contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area achieve 7.2% annual growth.
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Hide AdThe average Ealing house price in July was £507,902, Land Registry figures show – a 0.4% increase on June.
Over the month, the picture was better than that across London, where prices decreased 2%, and Ealing outperformed the 3.7% drop for the UK as a whole.
Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Ealing rose by £34,000 – putting the area eighth among London’s 33 local authorities for annual growth.
The best annual growth in the region was in Enfield, where property prices increased on average by 12.7%, to £438,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in City of London lost 10.4% of their value, giving an average price of £705,000.
Winners and Losers
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Hide AdOwners of flats saw the biggest improvement in property prices in Ealing in July – they increased 0.8%, to £397,640 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 5.7%.
Among other types of property:
Detached: down 0.2% monthly; up 8.4% annually; £1,168,307 averageSemi-detached: down 0.1% monthly; up 7.9% annually; £716,058 averageTerraced: up 0.1% monthly; up 9.2% annually; £594,844 average
First steps on the property ladder
First-time buyers in Ealing spent an average of £446,000 on their property – £28,000 more than a year ago, and £20,000 more than in July 2016.
By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £574,000 on average in July – 28.9% more than first-time buyers.
How do property prices in Ealing compare?
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Hide AdBuyers paid 2.7% more than the average price in London (£495,000) in July for a property in Ealing. Across London, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £256,000.
The most expensive properties in London were in Kensington and Chelsea – £1.3 million on average, and 2.6 times as much as in Ealing. Kensington and Chelsea properties cost 4.1 times as much as homes in Barking and Dagenham (£323,000 average), at the other end of the scale.
The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea, where the average July sale price of £1.3 million could buy 13 properties in Burnley (average £101,000).
Factfile
Average property price in July
Ealing: £507,902London:£494,673UK: £255,535
Annual growth to July
Ealing: +7.2%London: +2.2%UK: +8%
Best and worst annual growth in London
Enfield: +12.7%City of London: -10.4%