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In this review Lloyds TSB looks at the major housing “hotspots” around England and Wales that attract young professionals. The definition of young professionals is based on analysis carried out by CACI in their ACORN (A Classification Of Residential Neighbourhoods) database. ACORN is a geodemographic segmentation of the UK’s population. It segments small neighbourhoods, postcodes or consumer households into 11 demographic groups and 46 Types. This review is based on 'young urbanite professionals'. Young is defined as those in the age group 25 to 44. Land Registry property transactions and price data have been used.
Young professionals favour south-west London Wandsworth is Britain’s most popular location for young aspiring urbanites London’s young professionals pay on average a 32 per cent premium to live in the most desirable locations The latest research from Lloyds TSB reveals that Wandsworth in south-west London is the leading property hotspot favoured by aspiring young professionals. This area of London is within easy access of the City and the West End, making it very convenient for young working adults. Wandsworth has a mix of Victorian and Edwardian properties as well as new riverside flats and conversions that many young professionals find attractive. Fulham, Battersea and Wimbledon – which, like Wandsworth, are in the SW postal area – are the next most popular areas with this segment of the population. 18 of the 20 property hotspots favoured by young professionals are in the capital, including Paddington, Kilburn and Hampstead. Hove and central Brighton are the only areas outside London in the top 20 [See Table 1]. Didsbury most popular among young professionals outside London and the south east Outside the capital and the south east, the area most favoured by young professionals in England and Wales is Didsbury in south Manchester. Other regional hotspots for young professionals include Clifton in Bristol, central Cambridge, West Bridgford in Nottingham, and Broomhill and Fulwood in Sheffield [See Table 2]. Premium prices for areas favoured by young professionals Properties in areas popular with young professionals tend to come with a large price tag. Those in the 20 most popular areas in London pay around 32 per cent (£619,000) above the average price for their local authority3. In the SW6 area of Fulham, for example, the average price of £847,620 is 23% above that for the wider Fulham area. In the SW11 area of Battersea, residents would need to pay a 19% premium on an average priced house compared with houses in the surrounding area. Similarly, areas outside the capital popular with young professionals typically have relatively higher property prices. In Didsbury, young professionals pay on average £236,844 compared
with £142,041 in the rest of Manchester: a premium of 67 per cent. In West Bridgford, the average property value (£229,456) is 53 per cent above that for Nottingham as a whole (£150,175). The area of Harbourne in Birmingham, where the average house price is £251,015, comes at the greatest premium (72%) above the average for the city of £146,201. The most popular area in Wales – Cardiff Central – has property prices at a 52 per cent premium compared with the city average [See Table 2]. Flats and terraced homes typically most popular property types Flats are the most popular property type in many of the areas most favoured by young professionals. For example, flats account for four fifths (80%) of all properties in Hove (BN3 postal area) and Clifton in Bristol. Terraced houses account for the majority of property sales in central Cardiff (81%), as well as in Broomhill and Fulwood (58%) in Sheffield. Detached properties account for a much smaller proportion of homes purchased in the most popular areas in England and Wales with young professionals. West Bridgford in Nottingham (13%) had the highest proportion of detached properties sales in an area popular with young professionals. Nitesh Patel, Housing Economist at Lloyds TSB, said: "Aspiring young professionals are typically well-qualified and in well-paid jobs. They tend to live in areas that are not far from the city centre, but are also places where they can enjoy open green space and a café style environment. Buyers typically pay a significant premium to live in areas popular with young professionals." Table 1: 20 Areas with the most property sales to young professionals Postal area
Post Town
SW18
Wandsworth
Greater London
519,785
SW6
Fulham
Greater London
847,620
SW11
Battersea
Greater London
633,996
SW19
Wimbledon
Greater London
508,316
BN3
Hove
South East
282,121
W2
Paddington
Greater London
1,016,285
NW6
Kilburn
Greater London
630,653
NW3
Hampstead
Greater London
1,033,362
SW17
Tooting
Greater London
429,599
SW16
Streatham
Greater London
312,008
BN1
Brighton
South East
275,215
SW15
Putney
Greater London
580,238
SW12
Balham
Greater London
607,800
W4
Chiswick
Greater London
637,163
SW4
Clapham
Greater London
600,919
W14
West Kensington
Greater London
680,867
SW2
Brixton
Greater London
369,333
W5
Ealing
Greater London
487,222
Region
Average House Price* - £
N4
Finsbury Park
N1 Islington Source: Land Registry *12 months to February 2013
Greater London
390,727
Greater London
751,881
Table 2 – Top hotspots by region
Postal area
Post Town
SW18
Wandsworth
City*
Region Greater London
London
Average House Price** £
Average House Price* in main city/local authority
Premium Young Professionals would pay
519,785
534,259
-3%
282,121
310,055
-9%
BN3
Hove
Brighton
South East
M20
Didsbury
Manchester
North West
236,844
142,041
67%
BS8
Clifton
Bristol
South West
312,689
218,000
43%
CB1
Cambridge
Cambridge
East Anglia
336,379
332,773
1%
Nottingham
East Midlands
229,456
150,175
53%
Yorkshire and the Humber North
208,910
153,609
36%
241,685
168,223
44%
West Midlands
251,015
146,201
72%
Wales CF11 Cardiff Central Cardiff Source: Land Registry * Average price for the local area district; **12 months to February 2013
279,700
184,184
52%
NG2 S10
West Bridgford Broomhill and Fulwood
NE2
Jesmond
Sheffield Newcastle Upon Tyne
B17
Harbourne
Birmingham
NOTES TO EDITORS: 1
All prices are based on transactions in the 12 months to February 2013 recorded on the Land Registry database for transactions in England and Wales. 2 Average price is based on property transactions taking place within specific postal sectors (i.e. SW18 1, SW18 2) and aggregated up to derive an average price for the postal district (i.e. SW18). These are crude average prices. 3 Weight average price of local authorities where the 20 postal areas are in located in. Methodology: There is an ACORN consumer classification against the postcode of each housing transaction in the Land Registry database; for this survey we have concentrated solely on transactions involving the category group “Young Urbanites”. These are affluent young professionals and well off urban professionals in the age band 25 to 44. Young Urbanites make up 5.3% of the UK population, according to CACI estimates. For further background on the ACORN demographic analysis please refer to http://www.caci.co.uk/acorn-classification.aspx The most popular area is the Young Urbanite neighbourhood with the largest number of property transactions. The most popular areas for Young Urbanites are determined by calculating the number of housing transactions that took place at postcode sector level (e.g.SW18 1AA) in the 12 months to February 2013. For ease of analysis, all transactions are then aggregated up to postal district level (e.g. SW6). The name of the relevant post town or local area name is attributed to the relevant postal district for ease or reference in this release although the relevant postcode will be only part of that broader area or town.
The data in this report are compiled from over 1.78 million UK post codes supplied by the Royal Mail in conjunction with the Land Registry database of housing transactions and prices. House prices shown are arithmetic average prices relating to house transactions between March 2012 and February 2013. The house price data in this report is sourced from the HM Land Registry. House price data is from the Land Registry and refers to crude average prices. These prices are not standardised and therefore can be affected by changes in the sample from period to period. The data in the research are arithmetic average prices relating to house
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