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Hi all,
I run a house price data blog. The latest ONS figures show something pretty remarkable, four of the top five fastest-growing local authority areas in the entire UK are in Northern Ireland.
Top 5 current 12-month growth (to March 2026):
The affordability data gives context. NI sits at roughly 6.5x median salary vs London at 13.8x and a UK average of 8.8x. At that price level relative to wages, demand makes sense.
What's driving this from locals' perspective? The cross-border dynamic with the Republic? Remote working? Just undersupply? Genuinely curious as the data doesn't tell the full story.
Happy to answer questions about the underlying numbers in the comments.
Hi all,
I run a house price / forecsating blog. According to the latest ONS data, Newry Mourne and Down has the highest house price increase of any local authority in the UK over the last 12 months at +11.6%, well ahead of the rest of the country.
Northern Ireland as a region is also leading nationally, but Newry specifically is at the very top of the table.
I'd be really interested to hear from locals, what's driving this? Is it people moving from Belfast? Cross-border demand from the Republic given the currency and price differences? Something changing locally with new developments or employers?
Happy to answer any questions about the underlying data in the comments.
Regional 12-month growth:
At local authority level it's even more extreme:
Top 5 growers: Newry Mourne & Down (+11.6%), St Helens (+8.5%), Pendle (+8.4%), Wirral (+8.0%), Halton (+7.6%)
Bottom 5: Tower Hamlets (-11.3%), Newham (-9.2%), Camden (-8.5%), South Hams (-7.9%), Hammersmith & Fulham (-7.0%)
Curious what people are seeing on the ground, particularly anyone in the Northern Ireland, North West or London markets. Are these numbers matching what you're experiencing?
