This is what house prices did in your North Wales county over the last year

House prices boomed by £1,000 a month in Wrexham over the past year.

The county enjoyed a positive year in the housing market – which comes as developments like Wrexham prison and Moneypenny’s new multi-million pound offices have boosted the economy.

Prices in the town rose from £141K to £153K between March 2016 and March 2017 according to the Land Registry, which records sale prices.

Property owners in Conwy also enjoyed a positive 12 months with the average price of a home up to £152K, an increase of 6.1% on last year.

Anglesey still has the highest average prices in North Wales at £159K although this was a slight decline on last year.

Key Findings of the House Price Index

The average price of a property in Wales was £147,746

The annual price change of a property for Wales was 4.3%

The monthly price change of a property for Wales was 1.4%

The average price of a property in the UK was £215,848

House prices in North and Mid Wales

March 2017/March 2016/Percentage increase or decrease

Ceredigion £167,359 £169,710 -1.4%
Conwy £152,010 £143,304 6.1%
Denbighshire £140,549 £139,052 1.1%
Flintshire £154,780 £151,801 2.0%
Gwynedd £144,450 £147,291 -1.9%
Isle of Anglesey £159,497 £163,696 -2.6%
Powys £173,114 £165,311 4.7%
Wrexham £153,352 £141,323 8.5%

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