The latest UK House Price Index, for November 2020, says house prices in England are up 7.6 per cent in the year to November 2020, to an average of £266,742.
House price growth was strongest in Yorkshire and The Humber and London where prices increased by 9.7 per cent in the year to November 2020, to an average of £180,856, while the lowest annual growth was in the East of England, where prices increased by 4.8 per cent in the year to November 2020, to an average of £302,624.
The cheapest average price was in the North-East, at £140,248, while, unsurprisingly, London had the highest average price, at £513,997.
Here are some of the properties you could get for the English and regional average prices, from a one-bedroom flat in the London Borough of Greenwich to a seven-bedroom detached home in Northumberland.
13. South-West average: £278,391
In the South-West, the average house in November 2020 of £278,391 could get this extended, three-bedroom, Grade II-listed cottage on Tyringham Road, Lelant, near St Ives - it is currently on the market for £275,000 with Millerson. Photo: Google Maps
14. South-West: England average
In the South-West, the English average house price of November 2020, £266,742, is enough for this three-bedroom, detached bungalow on Meneth, Gweek, near Helston, Cornwall, currently on the market for £265,000 with Mather Partnership. Photo: Google Maps
15. West Midlands average: £213,974
In the West Midlands, the average property price in November 2020 was £213,974 - almost enough for a two-bedroom ground-floor apartment on Hensborough, Dickens Heath, Shirley, Solihull, currently on the market for offers in the region of £215,000 with estate agent Kelly Homes. Photo: Google Maps
16. West Midlands: England average
In November 2020, the average house price in England was £266,742 - enough to purchase this four-bedroom, detached property on Woodruff Way, Walsall in the West Midlands, on the market with Purplebricks for £265,000. Photo: Google Maps