Hampshire city named most affordable with A4-sized floor space costing under £200

New analysis has revealed how much space buyers can get for their money - with a Hampshire city being dubbed one of the most affordable spots in the south.

Zoopla has crunched the numbers and divulged the most and least affordable locations, based on the average cost of A4-sized floor space.

For example, £200 would get buyers in Westminster the equivalent of a quarter of a sheet of A4 paper in floor space, while in Burnley in Lancashire this amount would stretch to more than two full sheets typically, according to analysis by the property website.

For that same £200, buyers in Elmbridge could purchase the equivalent of just over half of a sheet of A4 paper, making it the least affordable area in the south east.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth has secured the title of the most affordable spot in the south east with space the size of an A4 piece of paper costing £171.

Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla, said: “Our analysis shows that the gap. It is not just a number – it is the difference between a sliver of a page and two full sheets of paper.

“That is the true scale of Britain’s housing divide, and it is something every buyer and homeowner should understand as they plan their next move.”