Confidence grows in east Antrim as house prices rise

A healthy performance by the province's housing market in the third quarter of 2017 saw prices increasing by 5.8% on average, according to latest figures.

The Ulster University’s Quarterly House Price Index reports in east Antrim the overall average price (£139,657) is up by over 10% for both the annual and quarterly time periods.

The highest rate of price growth has been for detached bungalows (£176,570), which increased by 14.6% over the year. For other property types the rate of annual increase has been lower, with terrace/ townhouses (£77,023) up by 6.1% and detached houses (£224,052) up by 4.8%. Semi-detached houses (£124,339), which are a popular housing type in this market area, experienced the lowest rate of annual increase of just 0.4%. The quarterly picture is similar; there were higher average prices across all property types with the detached sectors increasing significantly in average price relative to the second quarter.