House Prices Rise in Wiltshire, South West England

House prices in Wiltshire 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 £199,804

compared to £183,933 the previous April.

April’s figures also represent a rise of 1.0 per cent on March’s house prices.

The average cost of a detached house in Wiltshire in April was £311,816, semis

costs £179,483 and the average price of a terraced house stood at £150,409.

The figures put Wiltshire above the national average cost of a house, which

stood at £179,935 in April.

The busiest month for moving house in Wiltshire between April 2006 and this

February was in June last year, when 1,101 properties were sold. The quietest

month was in January with 643 homes sold.