Story Highlights

• North West England had total property sales of £23 billions in 2016
• Across its counties the maximum sale was in Greater Manchester at £8.7 billions
• The total number of properties  sold in 2016 was 119,347
• In North West England the average sales price was £190 K, while median was £143 K
• The average sales price at county level was maximum in Cheshire East at £264 K 
• New Property contribution by sales value was 7.5%, where as Not New was 92.49%
• Stamp duty hike caused monthly spike in March
• Brexit did not have impact on North West England property market in 2016

 

North West England is one of the 9 principal areas of England. It consists of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Warrington, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Blackpool, Blackburn With Darwen, Merseyside.

 

Total Sales By County

 

North West England had total property sales of £23 billions. It is 7.61% of England and Wales Property Market 2016.

The  split of £23 billions across its counties as above.

• Greater Manchester at £8.7 billions (38.39%)
• Lancashire at £3.57 billions (15.79%)
• Merseyside at £3.5 billions (15.52%)
• Cheshire East at £2.02 billions (8.94%)
• Cumbria at £1.63 billions (7.19%)
• Cheshire West And Chester at £1.54 billions (6.79%) 
• Warrington at £827 millions (3.65%)
• Halton at £308 millions (1.36%)
• Blackpool at £281 millions (1.24%)
• Blackburn With Darwen at £254 millions (1.12%)

Total Value of Sales By Property Types

 The  split of £23 billions across its property types was :

• Detached at £6.84 billions (30.22%)
• Semi-Detached at £6.46 billions (28.57%) 
• Terraced at £4.68 billions (20.69%)
• Other at £2.677 billions (11.83%)
• Flat/Maisonette at £1.967 billions (8.69%) 

Year on Year Comparison : Compared to North West England Property Market 2015 in2016

• All the property types sales have shown growth.

 

 

Month-wise Break-up of Total Sales

 

Stamp Duty Hike Impact

1. March had property sale spike of £2.95 billions compared to £1.63 billions in Feb 
2. The impetus for it was to avoid the extra 3% in Stamp Duty Tax applicable on buying an additional home, being applicable from April 1 2016

Brexit Impact

1. Brexit took place on 23rd June 2016.
2. As can be observed from the month-wise break-up there does not seem to have been dip in property sales in the immediate aftermath of Brexit 
3. Compared to 2015 in 2016, the North West property market has shown a growth of 4.55%
4. Brexit does not seem to have had negative impact on North West England property market  

 

 

Total Number of Sales By Property Types

The total property sales of £23 billions in 2016 was spread over 119,347 properties.

• Terraced properties was at 39,714 (33.28%)
• Semi-Detached at 37,863 (31.73%)
• Detached at 22,541 (18.89%)
• Flat/Maisonette at 14,832 (12.43%)
• Other at 4,397 (3.68%)

Year on Year Comparison : Compared to North West England Property Market 2015 in 2016

• Total number of property sales in 2016 has increased by 1.27 %.
• All property types have shown increase in number of properties sold except property type Detached, Flat/Maisonette

 

 

Average & Median Sales Price 

The average sales price in North West England in 2016 was £190 K.

For the different property types it was

• Detached at £303 K
• Semi-Detached at £171 K
• Terraced at £118 K
• Flat/Maisonette at £133 K
• Other it is at £609 K

Similarly median sales price in North West England in 2016 was £143 K.

For the different property types it was

• Detached at £255 K
• Semi-Detached at £150 K
• Terraced at £100 K
• Flat/Maisonette at £120 K
• Other it is at £175 K

Year on Year Comparison : Compared to North West England Property Market 2015 in 2016

• The average and median property prices have gone up except for property type Other

 

 

Average & Median Sales Price By County

The average sales price in 2016 at county level in North West England was 

• Maximum average sales price was for Cheshire East at £264 K
• Cheshire West And Chester at £246 K
• Warrington at £233 K
• Greater Manchester at £193 K
• Cumbria at  £186 K
• Halton at £175 K
• Lancashire at £171 K
• Merseyside at £166 K
• Blackburn With Darwen at £135 K
• with minimum for Blackpool at £116 K

The median sales price in 2016 at county level in North West England is as above.  

• Maximum median sales price was for Cheshire East at £195 K
• Cheshire West And Chester at £182 K
• Warrington at £163 K
• Cumbria at £151 K
• Greater Manchester at £142 K
• Lancashire at £140 K
• Merseyside at £130 K
• Halton at £126 K
• Blackpool at £102 K
• with minimum for Blackburn With Darwen at £100 K

Year on Year Comparison : Compared to North West England Property Market 2015 in 2016

• The average sales price across all the counties have gone up except for Halton,Blackburn With Darwen.
• The median sales price across all the counties have gone up. 

 

 

New Vs Not New Property Statistics

By Total Values Of Sales

• Sales value contributed by New Property was £1.7 billions (7.51%)
•  Not New Property contributed £20.93 billions (92.49%)

By Total Number Of Sales

• New properties sold were 8,434 (7.07%)
• Not new property sold were 110,913 (92.93%)

Year on Year Comparison : Compared to North West England Property Market 2015

• New property market share in property market has gone down in 2016 over 2015

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 For 2016 details - North West Property Market 2016 

Story Highlights

• North West England had total property sales of £22 billions in 2015
• Across its counties the maximum sale was in Greater Manchester at £8.1 billions
• The total number of properties  sold in 2015 was 117,853
• The average sales price in North West England was £184 K and the median was £140 K
• The average sales price at county level was maximum in Cheshire East at £253 K 
• New Property contribution by value was 13.05% where as Not New was 89.97%

 

North West England is one of the 9 principal areas of England. It consists of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Warrington, Cumbria, Great Manchester, Lancashire, Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Merseyside.

 

 

Total Value of Sales By Property Types

North West England had total property sales of £22 billions. It is 7.34% of England and Wales Property Market.

The split across the different property types are:

• Detached at £6.8 billions (31.17%)
• Semi-Detached at £6.17 billions (28.47%) 
• Terraced at £4.56 billions (21.07%)
• Flat/Maisonette at £1.91 billions (8.81%) 
• Other at 2.27 billions (10.47%)

 

 

Total Sales By County 

The total sales of £22 Billions in 2015 was split across its counties as above.

• Great Manchester at £8.12 billions (37.49%)
• Lancashire at £3.44 billions (15.88%)
• Merseyside at £3.35 billions (15.45%)
• Cheshire East at £1.98 billions (9.13%)
• Cumbria at £1.67 billions (7.72%)
• Cheshire West And Chester at £1.48 billions (6.81%) 
• Warrington at £755 millions (3.49%)
• Halton at £363 millions (1.68%)
• Blackburn With Darwen at £268 millions (1.24%)
• Blackpool at £242 millions (1.12%)

 

 

Total Number of Sales By Property Types

The total property sales of £22 billions in 2015 was spread over 117,853 properties.

• Terraced properties was at 39,376 (33.41%)
• Detached at 23,346 (19.81%),
• Semi-Detached at 37,545 ( 31.86%)
• Flat/Maisonette at 15,309 (12.99%)
• Others at 2,277 (1.93%)

 

 

Average & Median Sales Price 

The average sales price in North West England was £184 K.

For the different property types it was

• Detached at £289 K
• Semi-Detached at £164 K
• Terraced at £116 K
• Flat/Maisonette at £125 K
• Other it is at £996 K

Similarly median sales price in North West was £140 K.

For different property types it was

• Detached at £245 K
• Semi-Detached at £146 K
• Terraced at £100 K
• Flat/Maisonette at £111 K
• Other it is at £245 K

 

 

Average & Median Sales Price By County

The average sales price in 2015 at county level in North West is as above.  

• Maximum average sales price was for Cheshire East at £253 K
• Cheshire West And Chester at £227 K
• Warrington at £211 K
• Halton at £208 K
• Greater Manchester at £185 K
• Cumbria at  £179 K
• Lancashire at £167 K
• Merseyside at £165 K
• Blackburn With Darwen at £144 K
• with minimum for Blackpool at £109 K

 

The median sales price in 2015 at county level in North West is as above.  

• Maximum median sales price was for Cheshire East at £190 K
• Cheshire West And Chester at £180 K
• Warrington at £162 K
• Cumbria at £148 K
• Lancashire at £138 K
• Greater Manchester at £137 K
• Merseyside at £130 K
• Halton at £125 K
• Blackburn With Darwen at £100 K
• with minimum for Blackpool at £100 K.

 

 

 

New Vs Not New Property Statistics

By Total Values Of Sales

• Sales value contributed by New Property was £19.5 billions (13.05%)
•  Not New Property contributed £2.2 billions (89.97 %)

 

By Total Number Of Sales

• New properties sold were 11,113  (9.43%)
• Not new property sold were 106,740 (90.57%)

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