A new map has unveiled the UK’s property trends for 2025, showcasing areas where real estate prices have surged or declined significantly over the past year.
In 2025, the UK’s property market displayed a mixed performance, starting the year with robust growth but ending on a softer note according to the Nationwide House Price Index (HPI). The HPI reported a mere 0.6 percent growth by the end of the year, marking a notable slowdown compared to the 1.8 percent growth in November.
While the national property market exhibited varying trends, specific data highlights 20 locations experiencing price hikes and another 20 witnessing price drops.
An analysis of Land Registry data identified Aldeburgh in East Suffolk as the standout property hotspot for 2025. The IP15 postcode area, encompassing Aldeburgh, saw a remarkable 77 percent surge in average house prices, reaching nearly £775,000 per property in 2025 from £612,000 in 2024.
Aldeburgh’s price surge outpaced any other postcode area with at least 20 sales in the past year. In contrast, Usworth in Washington’s NE37 area saw homes selling for an average of £164,000 in 2025, making it one of the more affordable areas despite a significant price increase from £130,000 in 2024.
Firswood in Manchester’s M16 postcode area followed closely with a 23 percent price rise compared to 2024, benefiting from spillover demand from adjacent upscale areas. Caldecotte in Milton Keynes’ MK7 area and New Tredegar in Wales’ NP24 area also saw substantial price increases of 22 percent each.
Interestingly, affluent neighborhoods like Belgravia in central London and Broadway in the Cotswolds experienced substantial price declines. Belgravia’s average house price plummeted by 51 percent to £2.7 million in 2025 from over £5.5 million in 2024. In contrast, Broadway saw a 36 percent drop in average house prices to £456,000 in the WR12 area.
Additional surprises included Fitzrovia in central London, where homes in W1T sold for an average of £916,000, marking a 33 percent decline.
The top 20 property hotspots and cold spots for 2025 are as follows:
Top 20 postcode area price increases:
– IP15 (Aldeburgh, Suffolk): 27%
– NE37 (Usworth, Sunderland): 26%
– M16 (Firswood, Manchester): 23%
– MK7 (Caldecotte, Milton Keynes): 22%
– NP24 (New Tredegar, Caerphilly): 22%
– LD8 (Presteigne, Powys): 21%
– SY18 (Llanidloes, Powys): 20%
– L24 (Hale, Liverpool): 20%
– WR1 (Worcester, Worcestershire): 19%
– OL1 (Chadderton, Oldham): 18%
– HX4 (Barkisland, Calderdale): 18%
– DL4 (Shildon, County Durham): 18%
– L4 (Anfield, Liverpool): 17%
– SA65 (Fishguard, Pembrokeshire): 17%
– LN7 (Market Rasen, Lincolnshire): 17%
– L20 (Bootle, Merseyside): 17%
– MK2 (Brickfields, Milton Keynes): 16%
– DL17 (Ferryhill, County Durham): 16%
– LL26 (Llanrwst, Conwy): 16%
– DN38 (Barnetby, North Lincolnshire): 16%
20 worst postcodes:
– SW1X (Belgravia, Westminster): -51%
– WR12 (Broadway, Worcestershire): -36%
– W1T (Fitzrovia, Camden): -33%
– RG25 (Cliddesden, Basingstoke): -30%
– TA22 (Dulverton, Somerset): -30%
– N2 (East Finchley, Barnet): -29%
– PL28 (Padstow, Cornwall): -29%
– B94 (Olton, Solihull): -28%
– GU25 (Virginia Water, Runnymede): -27%
– CA12 (Keswick, Cumbria): -26%
– BA7 (Castle Cary, Somerset): -26%
– EC1R (Finsbury, Islington): -26%
– KT13 (Weybridge, Surrey): -25%
– SW5 (Earl’s Court, Kensington and Chelsea): -24%
– LL59 (Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey): -24%
– SE21 (Dulwich, Camberwell): –