The cathedral city of Truro in Cornwall has recorded the fastest house price rate of growth in England and Wales over the last 10 years.

Over the decade Truro house prices have risen 272.2%, from £62,797 to £233,730, an almost four fold increase in value.

Jonathan Haward, managing director of the County Homesearch Company, comments: " Sunny southern towns, such as Truro and Brighton, have been consistently popular both as attractive residential neighbourhoods steeped in rich history but also for holiday homes and lets."

At the other end of the scale, the towns and cities with the lowest house prices are predominantly from the North.

House prices in Middlesborough and Hull recorded the slowest rate of growth over the last 10 years.

Haward said: "Iron and steel, which made Middlesborough a thriving city a century ago has not been replaced and Hulls docks are a shadow of their former glory. There is really little to commend either of these cities and their poor house price performance reflects this."