Scotland dominates list of most affordable postcodes to live in Britain

Scotland cities can boast about having the most affordable housing prices in the United Kingdom according to new data.

Consumer advisors GetAgent have compiled data regarding the cheapest and most expensive in Britain to help those looking to get on the property ladder.

Four of the top five most reasonable priced houses were based in Scotland, with Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire represented. Bradford was England's sole representative in fifth position in the list, which makes grim reading for the rest of the UK.

London was excluded from all the rankings but the consumer advise servicer did compile the same lists for the English capital so that it can be comparable.

Greenock had the cheapest average house price in Britain in 2022 at £64,699 (Getty Images)

The top five most affordable postcodes all came under an asking price of £82,000 in 2022 before there was a marked jump up to £92,844 for Grimsby, in sixth place.

Greenock in Renfrewshire was crowned as the cheapest area to buy a property in Britain, with an average house price of £64,699. In second place was Newmilns, East Ayrshire at £69,049 and Easterhouse in Glasgow rounding off the top third with a price of £74,130.

Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire concluded the Scottish stranglehold at the top of the pile in fourth spot with an average house costing £78,110 and Bradford city centre (£81,610) completed the top five.

Grimsby were followed by Middlehaven in Middlesbrough, which cost on average £94,291 for the seventh most affordable area. Shildon in County Durham were next before Wales' only representative in the top 10 saw Rhondda Cynon Taf sneak in at ninth.

Bradford city centre was the most affordable non-Scottish area in fifth with an average cost of £81,610 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Middlesbrough made another appearance to finish the top 10 with Thorntree's average house price of £96,777.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Virginia Water in Runnymede was the most expensive postcode to live in 2022 as the value came at a hefty £3,278,055. Isle of Mull, Argyllshire (£2,697,500) came in second spot followed by Much Hadham in East Hertfordshire which cost up to £2,689,229.

Bourne End and Isle of Islay wrapped up the top five, while Weybridge, North Middleton, Beaconsfield, Badminton and Windlesham made the top 10, with a value of at least £1,450,000.

Scotland took the top four spots in the affordability ranking (Getty Images)

In London, the most expensive area was Grosvenor Square which would cost a staggering £7,053,452. Hanover Square was in second spot at £6,442,911 and Belgravia (£6,056,584) completed the top three.

Piccadilly and Whithall were in fourth and fifth respectively with both surpassing the £6million mark, while the top 10 were all valued over £4m.

In contrast, Erith Marshes in Bexley proved to be the most affordable in the capital with an average house price valued at £251,079.

Thurrock occupied the next three positions with West Thurrock (£265,912), Purfleet (£266,285) and Tilbury (£297,699) coming under the £300k mark; Thamesmead in Greenwich was fifth at a cost of £309,909.

Top 20 least expensive postcodes:

1. PA15, Renfrewshire - £64,699
2. KA16, East Ayrshire - £69,049
3. G34, Glasgow - £74,130
4. KA25, North Ayrshire - £78,110
5. BD1, Bradford - £81,610
6. DN3, North East Lincolnshire - £92,844
7. TS2, Middlesbrough - £94,291
8. DL4, County Durham - £96,443
9. CF43, Rhondda Cynon Taf - £96,757
10. TS3, Middlesbrough - £96,777
11. ZE3, Shetland - £97,500
12. G22, Glasgow - £99,250
13. KA8, South Ayrshire - £99,291
14. KA20, North Ayrshire - £102,227
15. KA28, North Ayrshire - £104,435
16. G21, Glasgow - £104,435
17. G67, North Lanarkshire - £105,525
18. PA3, Renfrewshire - £106,629
19. AB24, Aberdeen - £110,263
20. L4, Liverpool - £110,449

Top 20 most expensive postcodes:

1. GU25, Runnymede - £3,278,055
2. PA70, Argyllshire - £2,697,500
3. SG10, East Hertfordshire - £2,689,229
4. SL8, South Buckinghamshire - £2,376,742
5. PA44, Argyllshire - £1,826,429
6. KT13, Elmbridge - £1,809,080
7. EH38, Midlothian - £1,582,398
8. HP9, Chiltern - £1,550,392
9. GL9, Gloucester - £1,470,141
10. GU20, Surrey Heath - £1,464,692
11. WD7, Hertsmere - £1,419,058
12. TQ8, South Hams - £1,416,007
13. HP8, South Buckinghamshire - £1,390,590
14. BH13, Poole - £1,368,257
15. TN7, Wealden - £1,339,082
16. KT11, Elmbridge - £1,329,113
17. RG9, South Oxfordshire - £1,278,068
18. SO42, New Forest - £1,274,018
19. GU8, Waverley - £1,261,512
20. SL5, Windsor and Maidenhead - £1,243,449