The average house price in Windsor & Maidenhead is now £409,939, a mere £3,411 below the average London house price, which is currently £413,350.
In contrast, average property prices in North Lincolnshire currently stand at £124,921, the lowest in the nation and a staggering 70% less than in London and 45% below the national average, highlighting the growing North/South divide in house prices.
The statistics released today by Zoopla.co.uk, which provides free value data on every property in the country, also show that all of the top 10 wealthiest housing markets are located in the South. South Gloucestershire (£384,102), Surrey (£357,863) and Hertfordshire (£317,687) round out the list of areas with the highest property values in England.
Meanwhile, the North is home to all of the top 10 poorest housing markets in the country, with Hartlepool (£124,949), Durham (£133,257), South Yorkshire (£137,413) and Nottinghamshire (£137,949) not far behind North Lincolnshire.
TOP 10 WEALTHIEST HOUSING MARKETS
1. London: £413,350
2. Windsor & Maidenhead: £409,939
3. South Gloucestershire: £384,102
4. Surrey: £357,863
5. Hertfordshire: £317,687
6. Oxfordshire: £300,642
7. Buckinghamshire: £289,764
8. Bath & N E Somerset: £287,332
9. Berkshire: £274,241
10. West Sussex: £269,774
