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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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What 8 Million Home Sales Reveal About the Price of a Postcode
Property 18 Jun 2026

What 8 Million Home Sales Reveal About the Price of a Postcode

We analysed every property sale in England and Wales from 2018 to 2026, almost 8 million transactions, to find the most and least expensive postcodes, the priciest streets in the country and the truth about the new-build premium.

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Where You Can Still Buy a Home for Under £100,000
Property 18 Jun 2026

Where You Can Still Buy a Home for Under £100,000

The average British home now costs well over £300,000, but in a handful of postcodes the majority of homes still sell for under £100,000. We found the places where a six-figure budget is more than enough to buy outright.

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Where Britain Is Building: The New-Build Hotspots
Property 12 Jun 2026

Where Britain Is Building: The New-Build Hotspots

Almost 800,000 brand-new homes were sold in England and Wales between 2018 and 2026. We mapped where they went, and found whole new neighbourhoods rising out of old docks, railway sidings and Olympic parkland.

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Britain's Leasehold Map: Who Really Owns the Ground
Property 10 Jun 2026

Britain's Leasehold Map: Who Really Owns the Ground

Nearly a quarter of homes sold in England and Wales are leasehold, meaning the owner does not own the land beneath them. We mapped where leasehold rules, and uncovered a belt of the North West where most houses, not just flats, are sold this way.

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