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House or Flat? How Britain Lives, Mapped
Property 21 Jun 2026

House or Flat? How Britain Lives, Mapped

We sorted almost eight million property sales by type to find where flats dominate the market and where the terraced and semi-detached house still rules.

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Million-Pound Postcodes: Where the Money Lives
Property 21 Jun 2026

Million-Pound Postcodes: Where the Money Lives

There have been 265,947 sales of a million pounds or more in England and Wales since 2018. We mapped where they cluster, both by sheer number and by share of the local market.

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Renting Britain: Where Home Ownership Is Rarest
Property 21 Jun 2026

Renting Britain: Where Home Ownership Is Rarest

We mapped Census 2021 housing tenure across every postcode area in England and Wales to find where people are most likely to own their home, and where renting rules.

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Rose Cottage Britain: The Most Common House Names
Property 21 Jun 2026

Rose Cottage Britain: The Most Common House Names

Most homes have a number. Millions have a name instead. We counted them across every sale since 2018 to find the most common house names in England and Wales.

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The Detached Premium: House Versus Flat
Property 21 Jun 2026

The Detached Premium: House Versus Flat

In some postcode areas a detached house costs more than four times the price of a flat. In others, barely twice. We mapped the gap between the grandest and the most modest homes.

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The Great Property Divide: Where House Prices Rose and Fell
Property 19 Jun 2026

The Great Property Divide: Where House Prices Rose and Fell

We compared house prices in every postcode area in 2018 against 2025. The result turns the old story on its head: the cheapest corners of the North saw prices surge by 70 percent, while parts of prime central London actually fell.

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