Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three
times the national average, according to the latest data from Halifax.

Taunton in Somerset saw house prices grow by the fastest rate (21.8%) over the course of the last
year, compared to an average of 6.2% nationwide. In cash terms prices in Taunton rose by
£56,546 to £315,759.

With its good links to the M4 and rural surroundings, the Wiltshire town of Chippenham also
benefited from the ‘race for space’ amongst buyers, with the biggest increase in house prices in
cash terms. Prices there rose from £322,859 in 2020 to £381,181, an increase of £58,322 (18.1%).

Rising house prices were not limited to the south. In fact just five of the top 20 biggest rises
happened in towns across the South East and South West. The remaining 15 were spread across
the Midlands, Wales, North of England and Scotland. No areas within Greater London appeared in
the top 20.

The area of London with the highest growth was Enfield. Here prices grew by 6.8% (2020:
£479,745 v 2021: £512,135), marginally ahead of Harrow, where prices rose 6.7% (2020:
£531,708 v 2021: £567,501).