Six regions of the UK now have average house prices higher than their 2008 peak' according to the Office for National Statistics.
The East Midlands, West Midlands and south west England join London, East Anglia and south east England in rising above the 2008 highs with the UK average price now up 11.7 per cent on a year ago.
The biggest rise was 19.1 per cent in London.
The full regional breakdown was:
UK: £272,000, annual rise of 11.7 per cent
England: £284,000, up 12 per cent
Wales: £171,000, up 7.4 per cent
Scotland: £198,000, up 7.6 per cent
Northern Ireland: £139,000, up 4.5 per cent
North east England: £156,000, up 9.5 per cent
North west England: £175,000, up 7.7 per cent
Yorkshire and the Humber: £174,000, up 5.0 per cent
East Midlands: £187,000, up 7.6 per cent
West Midlands: £198,000, up 7.3 per cent
East Anglia: £282,000, up 10.6 per cent
London: £514,000, up 19.1 per cent
South east England: £337,000, up 12.2 per cent
South west England: £246,000, up 7.1 per cent
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