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Follow on Google News | Tories Streets Ahead of Labour in the Property StakesLatest research from Zoopla.co.uk shows average house prices in Conservative areas 53% higher than Labour.
By: Zoopla.co.uk • Property values in Tory constituencies £89,500 higher than Labour on average • Average house prices in Tory constituencies £257,500 vs. £168,000 for Labour • Lib Dem seats show highest growth in property values over the past 5 years • Gordon Brown’s own constituency amongst the lowest property values in UK The Zoopla.co.uk research also reveals that Labour-controlled constituencies have experienced the lowest gains in property values since they came to power in 1997, with house price growth in areas under their control up 177% over the 13 year period compared to 179% in Tory areas and an impressive 190% in areas under Lib Dem control. As for the party leaders own constituencies, the average property value in Gordon Brown’s Kirkcaldy (http://www.zoopla.co.uk/ In terms of the total current value of residential property located in areas controlled by each party, the Tories and Labour come out almost exactly neck and neck at £1.9 trillion each, despite Labour’s significant advantage of 11.7m homes in areas under their control compared to only 7.2m homes in Conservative areas. The total value of the 2.2m homes in areas under the control of the Liberal Democrats stands at £0.5 trillion. Nicholas Leeming of Zoopla.co.uk (http://www.zoopla.co.uk/ Average property values in each party’s constituencies (http://blog.zoopla.co.uk/ Average property values in each leader’s constituency (http://blog.zoopla.co.uk/ Source: Zoopla.co.uk (http://blog.zoopla.co.uk/) # # # About Zoopla.co.uk: Zoopla.co.uk (http://www.zoopla.co.uk/ By combining free, instant value estimates for every UK home with sold prices, local market information and hundreds of thousands of properties available for sale and to rent, Zoopla.co.uk has become the ultimate destination for property consumers to search for property and do their market research. Zoopla.co.uk is the UK's fastest growing property website and are proud to have been named 'Best Property Portal 2009' (Daily Mail UK Property Awards). End
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