The latest research from national estate agent, Keller Williams UK, highlights the current top ten property market postcodes by analysing their transactions since the start of the year to find where the hottest pockets of the property market in England and Wales are located.
According to the data, across England and Wales, 197,041 transactions have successfully been completed since the start of 2021, and Croydon’s CR0 postcode has seen the highest number of all postcodes. So far this year, 425 sales have taken place, with the BN3 postcode in Brighton and Hove close behind with 395 sales.
E17 in Waltham Forest and Brighton’s BN1 postcode also account for the next busiest areas of the market with 371 and 346 transactions respectively.
The BS16 postcode straddling Bristol and South Gloucestershire is the next hottest property postcode with 345 homes sold with the BN23 postcode in Christchurch on the south coast also performing strongly (337).
Leicestershire’s LE12 (310) and LE3 (295) postcodes also make the list of 2021’s busiest property markets, with the NG5 postcode in Nottingham completing the top 10 with 290 homes sold so far this year.
Ben Taylor, CEO of Keller Williams UK, commented: “We’ve heard a lot in recent months about how the stamp duty holiday has led to a huge uplift in property sales and while this is generally true, some areas will have seen a far greater number of homes sold than others.
"Nowhere more so than these property postcode hotspots and it’s impressive to see such a vast regional spread with the list comprising of areas in London, the South West and the Midlands.
"That’s not to say that other regions aren’t putting in a strong performance and there’s no denying the impact of the stamp duty holiday has been felt pretty much across the board.”
