{"id":523064,"date":"2025-10-23T21:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/523064\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:00:26","slug":"barnet-house-prices-outpace-london-average-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/523064\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnet house prices outpace London average"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rise does not reverse a longer-term trend which has seen prices in the borough decline by 2.6% reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"EstateAcross the UK average house prices increased 3% in the year to August \u2013 (Credit \u2013 Radar)<\/p>\n

House prices in Barnet increased in August, rising more than the average across London, new figures show.<\/p>\n

Housing market experts said growing uncertainty around the autumn Budget has had an impact on sellers\u2019 sentiment across the UK.<\/p>\n

Figures from the Office for National Statistics<\/a> show the average Barnet house price in the year to August was \u00a3615,503 \u2013 a 2.3% increase on July.<\/p>\n

It was higher the average across London, where prices increased by 0.1%.<\/p>\n

The rise in Barnet does not reverse the longer-term trend in the area, which has seen property prices in the area suffer a 2.6% annual decline.<\/p>\n

It means the area ranked 26th among London\u2019s 33 local authorities for annual growth, with the average price in Barnet falling by \u00a316,000 over the past year.<\/p>\n

The highest annual growth in London was in Barking and Dagenham, where property prices increased on average by 9.1%.<\/p>\n

At the other end of the scale, properties in Westminster lost 15.1% of their value.<\/p>\n

Across the UK average<\/a> house prices increased 3% in the year to August, reaching \u00a3273,000 typically.<\/p>\n

The rate of annual growth slowed from 3.2% in the 12 months to July.<\/p>\n

However this varied greatly across English regions.<\/p>\n

Average house prices rose 6.6% across the North East for instance, while London was the only region where they fell.<\/p>\n

The figures were released as the ONS said Consumer Prices Index inflation<\/a> was 3.8% in September, remaining at the same level as both July and August.<\/p>\n

James Evans, chief executive at estate agent Douglas & Gordon, said: \u201cMany buyers who hit pause earlier in the year are now back in the market, encouraged by more stable rates and improving affordability.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a positive sign, but we\u2019re not out of the woods yet. Policy uncertainty ahead of the autumn Budget is already making some buyers cautious, particularly at the higher end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colleen Babcock, a property expert at Rightmove, said: \u201cA decade-high level of homes this year has limited the growth of house prices compared to last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuyers have more choice and more negotiating power, and we\u2019re seeing more realism from sellers about the prices they can set to find a buyer amongst the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, prices are holding up more strongly in the north of England, Wales and Scotland, where more affordable price points means that changes to stamp duty charges from April have had less of an impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stamp duty applies in England and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Simon Gerrard, chairman of Martyn Gerrard Estate Agents, said: \u201cThese figures from August represent sales from earlier in the year and don\u2019t show the slowdown that set in once Budget speculation started.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aren\u2019t making property decisions until there\u2019s clarity on what new measures are coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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