Buyers are looking to the East and pushing up prices
The latest ONS house price index, which covers February 2022, shows that UK house prices increased by 10.9 per cent in the year to February 2022,
Yorkshire saw a 9.5 per cent yearon-year rise and a monthly growth of 1.2 per cent in February 2022, bringing the average house price in the region to £198,599.
The neighbouring North West recorded a 10.2 per cent annual rise and 1.6 per cent monthly increase in February taking the average house price to £203,538.
The North East recorded a 9.5 per cent annual rise and a 1.2 per cent monthly growth bringing average house prices in the area to £198,599.
The Harrogate district, which includes the spa town, Ripon and surrounding villages, is the most expensive place to buy in Yorkshire with an average house price of £325,854, followed by the York local authority area with an average value of £302,940 and Ryedale, which includes Malton, Kirkbymoorside, Helmsley and Pickering plus surrounding villages, with an average price of £295,187.
The cheapest place to live is the Hull area, where the average home costs £127,783.
Its affordability is part of its charm and this part of Yorkshire also has a thriving economy underpinned by engineering, technology, renewable energy, chemicals and logistics businesses.
The Hull local authority area includes a host of chocolate box villages and, of course, the waterside city itself, which is rapidly regenerating and now includes the trendy Fruit Market District, packed with independent retailers, cafes and bars.
Doncaster with an average price of £155,668 and the Rotherham area with £169,414 are the second and third least expensive areas to live in Yorkshire.
The East Riding, which includes parts of the Wolds, the fashionable market town of Beverley and seaside favourite Bridlington, recorded the highest house price increase of 17.3 per cent.
The area has attracted attention thanks to its beautiful countryside, coast, towns and villages with prices often comparably lower than the North Yorkshire hotspots.
The Scarborough district, which includes Whitby, Filey and surrounding villages, recorded the second highest price rise in February with 16.8 per cent.
Craven, which includes Skipton and parts of the Dales, saw a 16.3 per cent growth in values.
The lowest monthly price gains were in the Bradford local authority area, which saw a 5.7 per cent rise, followed by Sheffield with 6.2 per cent and Harrogate with 7.1 per cent.
For details of average house prices and percentage gains over the year to February 2022 in Yorkshire local authority areas see the list below.
Barnsley 8.8 per cent
(£152,552); Bradford 5.7 per cent (£164,437) ; Calderdale 10.4 per cent ((£174,777); Hull 7.4 per cent(£127,783); Craven 16.3 per cent (£265,831); Doncaster 8.5 per cent (£155,668); East Riding 17.3 per cent (£213,194); Hambleton
9.8 per cent (£278,696); Harrogate 7.1 per cent (£324,854); Kirklees
8.7 per cent (£181,831); Leeds
9.4 per cent (£227,280); North Yorkshire 11.5 per cent (£269,005); Richmondshire 9.5 per cent (£254,577); Rotherham 8.2 per cent (£169,414); Ryedale 11.9 per cent (£295,187); Scarborough 16.8 per cent (£212,856); Selby 10.3 per cent (£246,261); Sheffield 6.2per cent (£200,264); Wakefield 11.2 per cent (£182,680);York 11.9 per cent (£302,940).