House prices edged down by 0.2% month on month in March, according to Nationwide Building Society (Gareth Fuller/PA)House prices edged down by 0.2% month on month in March, according to an index. Across the UK, the average house price was £232,134, Nationwide Building Society said. According to our March #HousePriceIndex:• Annual house price growth slows to 5.7%• Prices down 0.2% month-on-month• Average price: £232,134• North West sees strongest house price growth in Q1; London the weakest growth in all of UK. Mr Gardner said: “The North West was the strongest-performing region, with prices up 8.2% year on year. This is the strongest price growth seen in the region since 2005 and average prices reached a record high of £181,999.”London was the weakest-performing region in the first quarter of 2021, with house prices increasing by 4.8%, softening from 6.2% annual growth in the previous quarter.

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2021 06:45 UTC