Here’s where the market is hottest in terms of quick sales

Here’s where the market is hottest in terms of quick sales


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Rightmove’s Speed of Market Tracker reveals that Carluke in Lanarkshire is Great Britain’s fastest-selling market this year, with sellers in the area finding a buyer in an average of 15 days. 

Giffnock in Glasgow is the second quickest market, with homes finding a buyer in 16 days, and Uddingston in Glasgow is third, taking 17 days on average. Both are in commuting distance to central Glasgow. 

The top ten quickest locations across Great Britain to find a buyer are in Scotland, and all the current hotspots are selling faster than they did a year ago.  

The average time to find a buyer in Scotland is now 33 days, compared with 32 days last year. Scotland remains the quickest market in Great Britain, while the East Midlands takes the longest on average (67 days). 

Nine out of the ten slowest markets to find a buyer are coastal towns, including Brixham in Devon and Minehead in Somerset. 

The quickest London markets are further out from the centre, with sellers in Walthamstow, Stoke Newington and Dagenham currently finding a buyer the quickest.  

Central London locations such as Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Victoria are the slowest London markets to find a buyer this year, with Knightsbridge slowing by 24 days compared to last year. Price is likely playing its part, as these areas are all premium locations in London with fewer mass market buyers. 

Across Great Britain, it is currently taking 60 days on average to find a buyer.  

Terraced houses are currently finding buyers fastest at 51 days, while detached houses are taking the longest to sell at 73 days. 

Britain’s quickest markets  

AreaRegionAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last yearAverage asking price
CarlukeScotland15-3£170,468
GiffnockScotland16-3£363,881
UddingstonScotland17-4£219,481
RenfrewScotland18-3£160,664
FalkirkScotland18-2£158,181
GrangemouthScotland19-7£122,556
BellshillScotland21-5£125,937
ClarkstonScotland21-5£276,715
WishawScotland21-6£133,747
KilmarnockScotland21-5£132,117

Britain’s quickest markets outside of Scotland 

AreaRegionAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last yearAverage asking price
WhitehallSouth West250£349,376
MostonNorth West26-16£195,992
DownendSouth West29-3£410,535
HeatonNorth East302£224,444
WhitehavenNorth West30-14£164,324
St. GeorgeSouth West302£315,050
LevenshulmeNorth West30-17£243,423
AlvastonEast Midlands32-2£192,432
WalkleyYorkshire and The Humber338£234,549
MeanwoodYorkshire and The Humber33-5£290,275

Britain’s slowest market  

AreaRegionAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last yearAverage asking price
BrixhamSouth West11812£338,011
SkegnessEast Midlands11539£197,845
SandownSouth East10936£252,908
AbergeleWales10632£231,701
MineheadSouth West10324£298,345
BessacarrYorkshire and The Humber10021£270,464
CleethorpesYorkshire and The Humber9925£176,334
Canford CliffsSouth West9922£1,223,116
Hayling IslandSouth East993£424,135
Barton-On-SeaSouth East9838£568,707

London’s quickest markets 

AreaBoroughAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last yearAverage asking price
WalthamstowWaltham Forest32-4£553,534
Stoke NewingtonHackney40-10£769,966
DagenhamBarking and Dagenham42-6£359,634
LeytonWaltham Forest43-3£575,493
SnaresbrookRedbridge44-3£595,709
Forest HillLewisham44-6£582,630
HighburyIslington44-4£896,423
ChessingtonKingston upon Thames4515£484,199
ElthamGreenwich451£492,882
WoodfordRedbridge46-11£646,526

London’s slowest markets 

AreaBoroughAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last yearAverage asking price
KnightsbridgeWestminster13524£4,011,734
ChelseaKensington and Chelsea10818£1,850,264
VictoriaWestminster1005£1,400,369
HestonHounslow9517£506,947
KingsburyBarnet9417£501,561
KensingtonKensington and Chelsea910£2,152,791
StanmoreHarrow88-5£732,510
FinsburyIslington878£894,920
BrentfordHounslow866£529,183
CricklewoodBrent853£660,459

Regional view 

RegionAverage time to find a buyer (days)Change in time to find a buyer (days) compared to last year
Scotland331
North East524
North West580
UK603
West Midlands604
Yorkshire and The Humber613
London630
South East632
South West647
East of England654
Wales662
East Midlands676

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