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The most expensive place to buy house in the North West revealed - latest analysis of region's property prices

Data unit analysed home sales over 12-month period

King Street in Knutsford(Image: Manchester Evening News)

Knutsford is the most expensive place to buy a house in the North West, with average prices rising by over £81,000 over the last year.

The average home in the WA16 postcode area, which covers Knutsford, was £635,601 in the 12 months to October, according to the latest data from the Land Registry.

That’s an increase of 14.8% from £554,267 in the year to October 2022.

It’s the highest average price of any postcode district in the North West, research by the Reach Data Unit has shown.

Neighbouring WA15 - which covers Altrincham, Ashley, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley and Ringway - had the next highest average.

Homes there cost an average of £604,358 each in the year to October. That’s a 0.2% drop (or £14,627) compared to the same time last year when the average home there cost £618,985.

The LA22 postcode district - Ambleside, Hawkshead, and Near Sawrey - had the next highest average at £576,818 (a 9.0% drop compared to last year). That’s followed by WA14 - Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Town, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Little Bollington - at £567,070 (a 3.5% drop), CW6 - Tarporley- at £546,392 (a 3.7% rise), SK9 - Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Handforth, and Styal - at £541,271 (a 2.2% drop), and LA23 - Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, and Troutbeck - at £484,043 (an 11.9% drop).

The largest drop of any postcode district in our region which had at least 20 sales over the last 12 months was Hulme in Manchester.