Hackney top of the hotspots

4th August 2017

Research from Halifax has identified the areas where property prices have increased by more than six times since 1997, with Hackney seeing the biggest increase. Average prices per square metre have climbed from £814 to £6,942 in the London borough, a 753% increase compared to a 402% climb in the capital’s average. The average price per square metre across Britain has increased by 236% over the past 20 years, from £672 in 1997 to £2,260 in 2017.

The Daily Telegraph (29/07/2017)