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29/06/2014
Most expensive areas in Britain are all in the south-east, study finds, with gulf widening as the capital forges ahead of rest of UK
Kensington and Chelsea is the most expensive place to buy a home in the UK with one square metre costing £10,854, according to new research that highlights the huge house-price differences between the south-east and the rest of the country.
The London borough's average square metre price is 13 times the value of the same area of floorspace in Britain's cheapest area, Stanley in County Durham. There, a square metre costs £818.
The report by the mortgage lender Halifax found that the top 20 most expensive areas in Britain are all London boroughs. Furthermore, the 48 most expensive areas in the report are all in London and the south-east.
Craig McKinlay, mortgages director at Halifax, said: "House price per square metre is a useful measure for house price comparison because it helps to adjust for differences in the size and type of properties between locations.
"While there are areas in central London that are more expensive than anywhere else in the country, there are notable pockets outside the south-east where property also has a high price per square metre."
Fonte: theguardian.com