Stoke heads UK list of biggest annual house price growth, says Halifax

Jump of 17.2% in 12 months to September for city, while Huddersfield had largest decline

Stoke-on-Trent experienced the biggest annual house price growth in the UK, while Huddersfield had the biggest decline, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.

Average house prices in the Staffordshire city jumped by 17.2% or 33,000 in the 12 months to September, to 227,002 as buyers sought more affordable options against a backdrop of high mortgage costs.

Stoke-on-Trent 227,002 +17.2 %

Slough 497,704 +14.9%

Oldham 250,546 14.6%

Bradford 226,261 +13.1%

Bolton 252,070 +12.9%

Barnsley 224,886 +12.6%

Wolverhampton 278,083 +12.4%

Doncaster 228,040 +11.6%

Dunfermline 230,379 + 10.8%

Hamilton 229,835 +10.3%

Huddersfield 260,498 -6.6%

Wirral 294,250 -5.4%

Ealing 559,788 -4.9%

Southwark 555,325 -4.8%

Kingston upon Thames 582,282 -4.2%

Enfield 506,667 -4%

Harrow 552,203 -3.6%

Westminster 730,859 -3.6%

Bromley 541,131 -3.2%

Aylesbury 423,252 -2.8%