Southern England presents a sharply different picture. Fewer than one in 20 homes in the region recorded consistent yearly increases, reflecting the greater sensitivity of higher-priced markets to rising borrowing costs.
UK choropleth map: homes with consistent annual price growth by region, June 2021 to June 2026. Northern Ireland leads at 37.9%, East of England lowest at 2.6%.
Property market data | June 2021–June 2026
Homes with consistent annual price growth
Share of homes rising in value every year for five consecutive years
% homes growing in value each year
High (>20%) Mid (10–20%) Low (
Source: Zoopla
Within regions, localised patterns diverge considerably from area-level averages. Bonnybridge in Scotland recorded the highest proportion of consistently appreciating homes in the UK, at 60.8%, with average values of around £220,000. Zoopla noted its commuter access to Falkirk, Stirling and Glasgow as a supporting factor.
In London, Dagenham outperformed the wider capital. With average values of approximately £400,000 — around 25% below the London average of £525,000 — affordability has been reinforced by transport improvements including the Elizabeth Line and the Overground extension to Barking Riverside.
Bicester in Oxfordshire, where 28% of homes posted consistent gains, benefited from the opening of the Bicester–Bletchley section of East West Rail in December 2024, alongside growth in new housing supply.
By contrast, Witham in the East of England, despite a 45-minute commute to Liverpool Street, saw only 13.3% of homes appreciate each year, with average values already at £320,000. Zoopla said the data reinforced that affordability, rather than transport access alone, underpins sustained price growth.