Richmond house prices increased more than London average in April

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House prices increased by 3.2% – more than the average for London – in Richmond in April, new figures show.

The rise contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 16.1% over the last year.

An imbalance between supply and demand for properties has remained the primary reason behind climbing house prices across the UK throughout the pandemic.

The need for larger deposits and constraints on accessing mortgages have pushed homeownership further out of reach for many first-time buyers – despite Government figures showing 50% of renters would be able to afford the monthly payments.

In a recent major speech in Blackpool, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a “comprehensive review” of the mortgage market would take place in a bid to help more people onto the property ladder.

The average Richmond house price in April was £792,538, Land Registry figures show – a 3.2% increase on March.

Over the month, the picture was different to that across London, where prices increased 1%, and Richmond was above the 1.1% rise for the UK as a whole.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Richmond rose by £110,000 – putting the area second among London’s 33 local authorities with price data for annual growth.

The highest annual growth in the region was in Kensington and Chelsea, where property prices increased on average by 26.7%, to £1,514,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Hammersmith and Fulham lost 2.5% of their value, giving an average price of £721,000.

First steps on the property ladder

First-time buyers in Richmond spent an average of £621,000 on their property – £80,000 more than a year ago, and £85,000 more than in April 2017.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £912,000 on average in April – 46.9% more than first-time buyers.

Property types

Owners of detached houses saw the biggest rise in property prices in Richmond in April – they increased 3.7%, to £1,759,969 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 20.4%.

Among other types of property:

Semi-detached: up 3.1% monthly; up 18.8% annually; £1,153,919 averageTerraced: up 3.6% monthly; up 17.4% annually; £909,168 averageFlats: up 2.7% monthly; up 12.5% annually; £520,692 average

How do property prices in Richmond compare?

Buyers paid 49.6% more than the average price in London (£530,000) in April for a property in Richmond. Across London, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £281,000.

The most expensive properties in London were in Kensington and Chelsea – £1.5 million on average, and 1.9 times as much as more than in Richmond. Kensington and Chelsea properties cost 4.5 times as much as homes in Barking and Dagenham (£336,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea.

Factfile

Average property price in April

Richmond: £792,538London:£529,829UK: £281,161

Annual growth to April

Richmond: +16.1%London: +7.9%UK: +12.4%

Highest and lowest annual growth in London

Kensington and Chelsea: +26.7%Hammersmith and Fulham: -2.5%