Biggest property price rise in the country is in Aylesbury

The 2016 Property Price Index, released by home services marketplace Plentific shows that Aylesbury has topped the ‘What’s Hot’ table, after the average price of a house rose in the town by 21.5%.

In Aylesbury the average sold price for a house in December 2015 was £314,236 however in 2016 the current average value is £381,787, an increase of £67,551.

The rest of the top five features locations in London and the South East with Greenwich second at 19.91%, followed by Ipswich (19.59%), Brentwood (19.43%) and Chelsea (18%).

Meanwhile, St Albans in neighbouring Hertfordshire is also in the list placing eighth with an increase of 17.28%.

The index has also released a list of locations that are ‘not hot’ - where there has been very little change in the value of property prices.

Highland in Scotland and Stoke-on-Trent top this list with a rise of just 5.02%.