Yorkshire suburban village Armthorpe in Doncaster named among top 10 sales hotspots by property experts at Rightmove

For those who are planning on selling their home soon, it’s helpful to know what is happening in the housing market in their local area.

Rightmove has looked into house price changes, buyer demand and sales agreed on a national scale, but there are also plenty of hyper-local markets in operation. It’s useful to know that what happens in one town postcode could be very different to the next.

On a national level, the number of sales being agreed is 13 per cent higher than during the same period in 2023. However, there are some areas seeing a much higher percentage of homes selling, with four areas more than doubting the percentage of homes marked sold subject to contract compared to this time last year.

The top hotspot for property sales is Chard in Somerset, that has an average house price considerably less than the regional average, which in the south west is £245,202. This suggests that some home-buyers are looking to more affordable areas against a backdrop of historically high mortgage rates, and continuing cost-of-living concerns.

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In ninth place is the Doncaster suburban village Armthorpe. With a +93 per cent increase in number of agreed sales compared to 2023 and the average asking price of £185,613, Armthorpe is considered one of the top 10 sales hotspots.

Yorkshire suburban village named among top 10 sales hotspots

Chard, Somerset

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +123%

Average asking price: £245,202

Hilton, Derbyshire

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +112%

Average asking price: £287,201

Padgate, Cheshire

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +112%

Average asking price: £228,518

Caerphilly, Wales

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +104%

Average asking price: £248,696

Keynsham, Bristol

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +97%

Average asking price: £377,392

Royton, Greater Manchester

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +96%

Average asking price: £227,442

Cramlington, Northumberland

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +94%

Average asking price: £194,352

Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +94%

Average asking price: £1,034,264

Armthorpe, South Yorkshire

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +93%

Average asking price: £185,613

Seaham, County Durham

Increase in number of agreed sales vs 2023: +92%

Average asking price: £158,645