Look north for property bargains

Average house prices 'have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years'

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The average UK house price has surged by 74% or more than £150,000 over the past 20 years, according to a property website.

Across the past two decades, the typical property value has risen from £113,900 to £268,200, Zoopla said.

The website said that sharp rises in property values in some locations could mean some people find themselves priced out of the places where they grew up.

London has seen average house prices more than double (a 119% increase) over the past 20 years.

The South East and eastern England have also seen a particularly big jump in house prices, with average property values rising by 87% in both regions over the past 20 years.

By contrast, house prices in the northeast of England have risen by 39% during the period.