Boris Johnson's senior ministers have been urged to quit after another sleaze scandal engulfed Downing Street.
15.06.2022 - 21:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
House prices in the UK are at a record high, with the average home across the country now costing £367,501 according to Rightmove's latest data. This is the fourth month in a row that house prices have risen, with a jump of more than £55,000 in the past two years.
Despite reports of the frantic property market beginning to ease slightly, there is little to no sign of the market slowing down in some parts of our region. In Greater Manchester's most expensive areas, the cost of a home just keeps on going up.
Across three of our 10 boroughs, there are nine areas where the average house price exceeds £367,501. In one particular area, which is known to attract the region's richest residents, the standard cost of a home is a whopping £849,118 - which has gone up by as much as £106,014 in the last month alone.
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These are the areas of Greater Manchester with the highest house prices according to the latest data from the HM Land Registry.
Didsbury has become a hotspot for house hunters in recent years, with prices continuing to rise. The leafy Manchester suburb has some of the city's largest houses that are home to esteemed residents such as judges and surgeons.
The average house price in the area as of June 2022 is £399,757.
Stockport is one of Greater Manchester's more expensive boroughs to live, therefore its no surprise that there are a few areas here where house prices are higher than the average.
At the more rural end of the borough, the town of Marple has an average house price of £379,662. Just next to it is the village of Marple Bridge, which has a much higher property price of £409,296 - which has shot up by £43,565
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