House Prices Rise in Northamptonshire, East Midlands

House prices in Northamptonshire rose by just over eight per cent in a year,

Land Registry figures show.

In April 2007, the average price of a house in the county stood at £157,827

compared to £145,938 the previous April.

April’s figures also represent a rise of 0.7 per cent on March’s house prices.

The average cost of a detached house in Northamptonshire in April was

£256,405, semis costs £138,121 and the average price of a terraced house

stood at £110,362.

The figures put Northamptonshire below the national average cost of a house,

which stood at £179,935 in April.

The busiest month for moving house in Northamptonshire between April 2006

and this February was in June last year, when 2,044 properties were sold. The

quietest month was in February with 1,140 homes sold.