With mortgage rates under increasing strain, all eyes are on the property market to see whether prices will continue to rise.
And new figures pinpoint the neighbourhoods of England where average sale prices are increasing the fastest.
The latest data from the UK House Price Index shows the average house price was £286,500 in April 2023, a slight rise from the previous month but £6,500 below the £293,000 all-time high recorded in September 2022.
The Office for National Statistics also divides England into thousands of smaller areas known as middle-layer super output areas. It has released new house price figures for each of these neighbourhoods for the calendar year 2022.
This allows us to pinpoint the suburbs, towns and villages which have seen house prices rise the most since the previous year.
Here are the areas of Chesterfield borough which have seen the biggest rise in average sale prices in 2022, compared with 2021.
1. Chesterfield and the crooked spire
Eight areas of Chesterfield borough have seen average house prices rise year on year. Photo: jason chadwick
2. Ashgate and Brockwell - 17.9% rise
Ashgate and Brockwell saw a big jump in house prices of £36,555 in a year. The average property sold for £240,000, up from £203,495 - a 30 percent increase year on year. Photo: Google
3. New Whittington, Hollingwood and Barrow Hill - 13.6% rise
New Whittington, Hollingwood and Barrow Hill saw house prices increase by £18,000. The average property sold for £150,000, up from £132,000 - a 13.6 percent increase year on year. Photo: Google
4. Old Whittington - 8.3% rise
Old Whittington saw house prices increase by £12,500. The average property sold for £162,000, up from £150,000 - a 8.3 percent increase year on year. Photo: Google