New analysis tracks essentially the most lively or ‘hottest’ areas of the nation
Bradford was the main property hotspot within the nation within the first quarter of the yr, in accordance with our information. The property portal’s newest Hotspots Index reveals that Bradford retained the highest spot for a second consecutive quarter, whereas additionally topping the desk within the January-March and April-June indexes in 2024. It was solely within the final three months of 2024 when Newcastle, presently sixth within the desk, usurped Bradford as the most popular native market.
The Hotspots Index seems on the variety of obtainable gross sales properties, evaluating that in opposition to the amount of onsite exercise, making a rating that represents the depth of curiosity in that space.
Barnsley and Stoke-on-Trent had been new entrants to the highest ten, leaping to eighth place from thirteenth and tenth from seventeenth respectively in October-December 2024. In the meantime, Derby and Blackburn moved the opposite manner, dropping out of the highest ten fully to fifteenth and twenty fourth place respectively in January-March.
January-March 2025 hotspots UK high 10
| City/metropolis | Present rating | Earlier rating (This autumn 2024) |
| Bradford | 1 | 1 |
| Sunderland | 2 | 4 |
| Burnley | 3 | 2 |
| Wigan | 4 | 5 |
| Leicester | 5 | 3 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 7 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 8 | 13 |
| Coventry | 9 | 8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 17 |
The North/south divide seems to carry agency, with the highest of the record dominated by a number of the most vibrant and most cost-effective areas within the north the place there’s essentially the most warmth when it comes to housing market exercise. Conversely, on the foot of the desk the southern seaside cities are to be discovered, similar to Brighton, Worthing and Bournemouth. The best hotspot as soon as once more was Southend-on-Sea which has maintained its place on the backside of the desk for the previous yr.
Jason Tebb, president of the OnTheMarket, says:
“Affordability continues to be a priority for a lot of, even following two base-rate reductions within the second half of final yr and an additional quarter-point minimize in February. It’s maybe not shocking that consumers are looking for out better-value areas the place their cash will go additional. Regardless of sturdy wage progress, common property values have additionally elevated, making it tough for a lot of to bridge the hole.
“Will probably be fascinating to see whether or not the drive by employers to encourage extra staff to return to the workplace will have an effect on exercise in additional distant areas the place an extended commute is appropriate so long as it doesn’t need to be undertaken every single day.”
Different notable huge movers within the index are Luton, which climbed from twenty first in This autumn to 14th in Q1, displacing Middlesborough, which fell the opposite manner from 14th to twenty first. Crawley jumped from twenty ninth to twentieth, whereas Gloucester climbed from fortieth to twenty eighth place as exercise heated up.
Within the London boroughs there was much less fluctuation than nationally with the highest two spots held by the Metropolis of London and Barking and Dagenham for successive quarters. In the meantime, Newham dropped out of the highest ten (third in October-December 2024, now 14th), as did Hounslow (tenth within the final three months of 2024, now in eleventh place). New entrants to the highest ten in January-March had been Harrow (eleventh within the interval from October-December 2024) and Waltham Forest (14th final yr).
January-March 2025 hotspots London high 10
| Location | Present rating | Earlier rating (This autumn 2024) |
| Metropolis of London | 1 | 1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 2 | 2 |
| Havering | 3 | 4 |
| Bexley | 4 | 7 |
| Redbridge | 5 | 5 |
| Sutton | 6 | 8 |
| Enfield | 7 | 6 |
| Waltham Forest | 8 | 14 |
| Harrow | 9 | 11 |
| Hillingdon | 10 | 9 |
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Methodology:
The OnTheMarket Hotspots rating information is calculated by wanting on the variety of obtainable gross sales properties inside a sure space and evaluating that in opposition to the amount of onsite exercise over the identical interval to create a rating that’s consultant of the depth of curiosity in that market.
Areas are ranked by this rating and this rating is in contrast throughout completely different time durations to point out how the “warmth” of the market is altering over time.
