Whetstone Q1 Local Market Update

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MARKET SUMMARY

N20

National Market Spring Market Update NATIONAL MARKET

1.7%

101,780

UK house price growth, year to January 2019

Transactions in February, up 2.7% on a year ago

Source: ONS

Source: HMRC

Q1 2019

We bring you the latest trends in the UK's housing market, with a detailed focus on North London.

House prices

National housing market trends

Annual house price growth across the country in the year to January was just 1.7%, down from 4.3% in the year to January 2018 and the lowest level since June 2013. Price growth remains strongest across the Midlands and Wales, whilst prices in London and across much of the South have stalled.

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0%

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Economy -10%

-15% Feb 18

Mar 18

Apr 18

May 18

Mortgage approvals

June 18

July 18

Aug 18

House prices

Sep 18

Oct 18

Nov 18

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Jan 19

Feb 19

Transactions

UK employment is at its highest level since 1971. The ONS report 32.7 million people aged 16-64 were in employment in the three months to the end of January. Unemployment fell to below 4% for the first time since 1975, and is well below the EU average of 6.5%

Transactions Average property values over last 12 months DETACHED

SEMI-DETACHED

TERRACED

FLAT/APARTMENT

NORTH LONDON

£977,992

£637,575

£565,222

£412,129

GREATER LONDON

£877,468

£564,888

£540,103

£430,889

ENGLAND & WALES

£348,247

£214,438

£179,335

£216,987

Annual change in private rents to February 2019 by region 1.

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3% 2.5% 2% 1.5%

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Source: Dataloft, Land Registry, Bank of England and ONS

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London South East South West East of England East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire & The Humber North East North West Wales Scotland

Seasonally adjusted there were 101,780 property transactions across the UK in February 2019, 2.7% higher than a year ago, according to data released by the HMRC. This is the first positive annual increase in over a year.

Demand Demand from prospective buyers across the country fell by 15% in February to a near seven year low according to the National Association of Estate Agents. An average of 252 would-be buyers were registered per estate agency branch in February, down from 297 in January and the lowest figure since July 2013 (250).

Investment In the year to the end of February 2019, average rents rose by 1.1% across the UK. Rental values remained static or rose in all but one regions of the UK, with the East Midlands currently experiencing the highest annual change in rents.

Whetstone Local Market Update LOCAL MARKET ROUND UP

THE LAST 3 MONTHS, TOP 3 TRANSACTIONS

Over the last 12 months there have been 284 sales in Whetstone. Our office have sold over 18 % of the s e . The average sale price was £604,555, with the most expensive selling at £ 1 ,1 7 5 ,0 0 0 .

£940K FRIERN MOUNT DRIVE N20

£940K LORING ROAD N20

Transactions by price band over the last 12 months NATIONAL

WHETSTONE

£725K

less than £100k £100k-£250k

ST. MARGARETS AVENUE N20

£250k-£500k £500k-£750k £750k-£1m £1m-£2m £2m-£5m £5m+

HOUSE PRICE GROWTH OVER 1 YEAR AND 5 YEARS

Percentage of sales by property type over last 12 months

52%

23%

Apartments

Terraced

12% Semi-detached

13% Detached

–3%

+19%

STREET WITH MOST TRANSACTIONS IN LAST 3 MONTHS

Average prices over last 12 months £1,200,000

QUAYLE CRESCENT, N20

£900,000 £600,000 £300,000 0 Flat/Apartment

Whetstone

Terraced

Semi-detached

Detached

Greater London

Source:Dataloft, Land Registry

STEWART WILLERTON Whetstone Office 1286 High Road, Whetstone, N20 9HH T : 020 8446 2111 E : Stewartw@martyngerrard.co.uk

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