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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

House prices surge in UK regions while London growth lags behind

Halifax has revealed the biggest house price risers and fallers of 2024 - (Unsplash / Luke Thornton)

Stoke-on-Trent notched up the biggest growth in house prices this year as buyers sought out more affordable locations, but Huddersfield and many London boroughs saw values fall, a lender has said.

Halifax unveiled its list of the biggest UK regional house price risers and fallers, with Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire taking the top spot with a 17.2 per cent jump to an average of £227,002 in the 12 months to September 2024.

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