The average UK home has increased in value by 15.3% (£36,100) since June 2021, despite fewer than one in seven properties recording uninterrupted annual price growth over the same period, according to Zoopla.

However, analysis of 32 million UK homes found that fewer than one in seven (14%) increased in value every year between 2021 and 2026, while just 0.2% fell in value in each of the five years.

The North West recorded the strongest performance in Great Britain, with 29.7% of homes increasing in value every year. Scotland followed with 22.6%, ahead of Yorkshire & the Humber (22%), the North East (20.5%) and Wales (19.1%).

Northern Ireland outperformed every UK nation, with 37.9% of homes (300,400 properties) recording annual value growth throughout the five-year period, while no homes recorded consecutive annual falls.

London remained one of the weakest-performing regions. Only 4.6% of homes (178,000) increased in value every year, although this was still higher than the South West (4.1%), South East (3.2%) and East of England (2.6%). Just 0.8% of London homes (30,400) recorded annual value declines throughout the five-year period.

Bonnybridge in Scotland recorded the strongest house price growth over the five-year period, with values rising 60.8%, narrowly ahead of Antrim in Northern Ireland at 60.5%.

Castleford was England's best-performing location, recording growth of 53.6%, while Tonypandy led Wales with a 46.6% increase. Within London, Dagenham topped the rankings with house prices rising 31.6%, while Bicester recorded a 27.7% increase.