HOUSE prices continued to rise across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in November, the latest figures show.

Average prices increased by 1.5 per cent across the conurbation - which has seen property prices in the area achieve 9.3 per cent annual growth.

The average Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole house price in November was £321,230, Land Registry figures show – a 1.5 per cent increase on October.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole rose by £27,000 – putting the area 24th among the South West’s 29 local authorities with price data for annual growth.

The best annual growth in the region was in South Hams, where property prices increased on average by 24.3 per cent, to £431,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Bath and North East Somerset gained just 5.2 per cent in value, giving an average price of £378,000.

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Owners of detached houses saw the biggest improvement in property prices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in November – they increased by two per cent, to £541,946 on average - rising by 11.7 per cent in the last year.

Among other types of property:

Semi-detached properties grew by 1.6 monthly, an increased of 11.1 per cent annually and priced at £342,851 average.

Terraced homes grew by up 1.2 per cent monthly - an increase of 9 per cent annually and again priced at around £277,160 on average.

Flats had the smallest growth, up 1.1 per cent month and 6.4 per cent on the year - priced at an average of £205,641.

The conurbation's first-time buyers spent an average of £247,000 on their property – £19,000 more than a year ago, and £38,000 more than in November 2016.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £367,000 on average in November – 48.6 per cent more than first-time buyers.

The most expensive properties in the South West were in Cotswold – £487,000 on average, and 1.5 times as much as more than in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Cotswold properties cost 2.4 times as much as homes in Plymouth (£207,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea.