Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days – 18% more than the national average for this type of property – while a semi-detached home in Scotland sells the fastest at 37 days – 37% less than the national average, research from TwentyEA reveals.
In England, flats in Inner London are taking the longest amount of time to sell with an average of 89 days, while terraced homes in the West Midlands are selling after just 53 days, joint with semi-detached homes in the North East.
|
Property type |
Selling fastest (days) |
UK national average (days) |
Selling fastest excl Scotland (days) |
Selling slowest (days) |
Selling slowest excl Wales (days)  |
|
Detached |
Scotland (53) |
78 |
South West (74) |
Wales (92) |
Inner London (88) |
|
Flats |
Scotland (44) |
75 |
North East (70) |
Inner London (89) |
Inner London (89) |
|
Semi-detached |
Scotland (36) |
58 |
North East (53) |
Wales (68) |
Inner London (67) |
|
Terrace |
Scotland (37) |
56 |
West Midlands (53) |
Wales (66) |
Inner London (64) |
|
Metric |
Highest |
Lowest |
|
Fall Through rate |
North West – Flats (34%) |
Scotland – Semi-detached (12%) |
|
PIPA |
Scotland – Semi-detached (107%) |
Inner London – Detached (94%) |
|
Price change rate |
East Midlands – Detached (52%) |
Scotland – Semi-detached (17%) |
Katy Billany, Twenty EAKaty Billany, Executive Director of TwentyEA, said: “Our analysis demonstrates the strength of the Scottish market. Properties here sell fastest, are most likely to sell, proportionately sell for the highest price, are less likely to be reduced and are significantly less likely to fall through, because of the Scottish legal system. 
Billany adds:“Only four regions had positive sq ft price growth with Northern Ireland and Scotland topping the list. Areas with the largest decline in prices in the past year are all in the South, with Outer London topping the list. There has been a North-South divide when it comes to price growth in the past year.
