Horsham house prices increased more than South East average in October
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House prices increased by 1.7% – more than the average for the South East – in Horsham in October, new figures show.
The rise contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 10.9% over the last year.
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Hide AdThe average Horsham house price in October was £468,197, Land Registry figures show – a 1.7% increase on September.
Over the month, the picture was different to that across the South East, where prices increased 0.1%, and Horsham was above the 0.3% rise for the UK as a whole.
Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Horsham rose by £46,000 – putting the area 42nd among the South East’s 64 local authorities with price data for annual growth.
The highest annual growth in the region was in Rother, where property prices increased on average by 19.6%, to £401,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Guildford gained 6.5% in value, giving an average price of £533,000.
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Hide AdAverage UK house prices increased by 12.6% in the year to October, accelerating from 9.9% in September.
The increase in the annual percentage change was partly caused by a sharp fall in average house prices in October 2021, following changes to stamp duty.
The average UK house price was £296,400 in October, which was £33,000 higher than a year earlier.
Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank, said: “Despite today’s figures, double-digit UK house price growth is now a thing of the past.
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First steps on the property ladder
First-time buyers in Horsham spent an average of £340,000 on their property – £33,000 more than a year ago, and £62,000 more than in October 2017.
By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £560,000 on average in October – 64.6% more than first-time buyers.
Property types
Owners of detached houses saw the biggest rise in property prices in Horsham in October – they increased 1.8%, to £781,474 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 11.1%.
Among other types of property:
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Hide AdSemi-detached: up 1.7% monthly; up 12.2% annually; £479,883 averageTerraced: up 1.8% monthly; up 11.7% annually; £378,482 averageFlats: up 1.5% monthly; up 7% annually; £222,636 average
How do property prices in Horsham compare?
Buyers paid 15.6% more than the average price in the South East (£405,000) in October for a property in Horsham. Across the South East, property prices are higher than those across the UK, where the average cost £296,000.
The most expensive properties in the South East were in Elmbridge – £741,000 on average, and 1.6 times as much as more than in Horsham. Elmbridge properties cost 2.9 times as much as homes in Southampton (£253,000 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 October
Horsham: £468,197The South East:£404,990UK: £296,422
Annual growth to October
Horsham: +10.9%The South East: +12%UK: +12.6%
Highest and lowest annual growth in the South East
Rother: +19.6%Guildford: +6.5%