Recent research places Brighton at the top of the UK house price tables.
The Halifax undertook an estate agents study which looked at how much properties are worth per square metre as opposed to how much they cost, accounting for places where there are more bigger homes than flats or terraced houses .
The Halifax scanned data from 62 UK cities, higlighting that over the last decade, the average price per square metre went up quickest in Brighton, £673 in 1996 to £2,559 in 2006. This eqautes to a 280% increase in ten years, 11% higher 2006 alone.
Truro, Cornwall 's capital city underwent the next largest increase. In the last decade Truro house prices went up 270% from £575 to £2,128.
London had the next highest growth figures, being the most expensive place in the UK to buy per square meter. London property values have shot up from £1,097 per square metre in 1996 to £3,883 in 2006, equating to a 254% increase.
St Albans is now the third most expensive place to buy in the UK, with Oxford coming in second place.
Northern Ireland homes have experienced prices per square metre rising the most in 2006.
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Brighton Tops UK House Price Table
Mon, 23 Apr 2007
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