Southwark house prices dropped in June
House prices dropped by 1.5% in Southwark in June, new figures show.
The drop contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area suffer a 1.7% annual decline.
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Hide AdThe average Southwark house price in June was £503,463.63, Land Registry figures show – a 1.5% decrease on May.
Over the month, the picture was worse than that across London, where prices increased 2.5322733%, and Southwark underperformed compared to the 4.4989563% rise for the UK as a whole.
Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Southwark remained level – putting the area 30th among London’s 33 local authorities for annual growth.
The best annual growth in the region was in Harrow, where property prices increased on average by 16.7%, to £522,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in City of London lost 13.2% of their value, giving an average price of £756,000.
Winners and Losers
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Hide AdOwners of detached houses fared worst in Southwark in June – they dropped 2.6% in price, to £1,639,685.003 on average. Over the last year, prices dropped by 2.2%.
Among other types of property:
Semi-detached: down 2% monthly; down 1.2% annually; £982,825.2142 averageTerraced: down 1.3% monthly; up 0.8% annually; £729,924.575 averageFlats: down 1.6% monthly; down 2.3% annually; £433,218.8368 average
First steps on the property ladder
First-time buyers in Southwark spent an average of £440,900 on their property – £8,300 less than a year ago, and £2,400 less than in June 2016.
By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £605,200 on average in June – 37.3% more than first-time buyers.
How do property prices in Southwark compare?
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Hide AdBuyers paid 1.3% less than the average price in London (£510,000) in June for a property in Southwark. Across London, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £266,000.
The most expensive properties in London were in Kensington and Chelsea – £1.2 million on average, and 2.5 times as much as in Southwark. Kensington and Chelsea properties cost 3.9 times as much as homes in Barking and Dagenham (£319,000 average), at the other end of the scale.
The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea, where the average June sale price of £1.2 million could buy 13 properties in Burnley (average £99,000).
Factfile
Average property price in June
Southwark: £503,463.63London:£510,298.6011UK: £265,668.1787
Annual change to June
Southwark: -1.7%London: +6.3%UK: +13.2%
Best and worst annual growth in London
Harrow: +16.7%City of London: -13.2%