BUYERS in nine areas around the U.K. could get their dream home for hundreds of thousands of pounds cheaper than the asking price.
New data has revealed the British beauty spots where average sales prices are much lower than average listing prices.
have surged across the UK with affordability still a major challenge for many buyers.
But those looking to purchase in nine postcodes can bag some major bargains, according to data from house buying company Upstix.
In Salcombe and Lincombe, , buyers can shave 14.69% off the average listed price of a property.
The average price of there is £842,271, but the average actual sale price is £718,514 – a £123,757 difference.
In North in the noeth east of England, and the county of , buyers face paying £317,612 for a typical property, despite the average listed price being £450,995 – a 29.58% or £133,383 difference.
Meanwhile, in Ellesmere and Cockshutt in the , the average listed price of homes is £372,531.
However, the average sales price in the same areas is £297,477 – a 20.15% or £75,054 bargain.
Unsurprisingly, buyers in could save the most in cash terms when looking at house sales prices versus listed prices.
Properties in the capital city list for an average of £1,503,674, but sell for £1,303,664 – a more than £200,000 gap and 13.30% drop off.
The data from Upstix also reveals that buyers face vast disparities between listed prices and actual house prices across postcodes in the East of , East Midlands and South East England.
Buyers there could bag up to 16.29% off on house prices in these spots, saving potentially £80,261.
Top areas where buyers face paying MORE than the asking price
Data from Upstix also shows the areas where buyers face paying more for a property than the listed asking price.
In Bradford, West , the average listed price is £44,611 but the average sale price is £56,751 – a 27.21% difference.
Properties in Portsmouth in the south east of England also come with an average sales price of £338,028 despite being listed for £296,949 – a 13.83% difference.
Homes in and Cumbria have an average sales price of £75,317 despite being listed for an average of £69,021 – a 9.12% saving for anyone buying there.
Meanwhile, postcodes in the and the East of England show an up to 5.22% difference in average listed price and average sale price.
In Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands, the average listed price of a home, according to Upstix, is £155,905 with the average sales price £164,009 – a £8,104 difference.
Further east in Radlett, Shenley and Borehamwood, average house price sales sit at £1,005,616, up from an average listed price of £955,742 – a 5.22% difference.
What is happening to house prices?
House prices are on the rise, with the latest data from HM Land Registry showing they increased by 5.4% annually in February.
This was up by around 4.8% in January and takes the average UK property price to £268,319.
HM Land Registry data is considered one of the most accurate house price indexes (HPI) because it's based on actual sales not listings.
Meanwhile, according to ‘s HPI, house prices increased by 1.4% in the first few weeks of April, up by more than £5,000, to a record high of £377,182.
The property website said property prices remain resilient despite the holiday ending on March 31.
Since April 1, thresholds at which buyers meaning they have to pay it from lower amounts.
Colleen Babcock, property expert at Rightmove, said: “We’ve seen our first price record in nearly a year, despite the number of homes for sale being at a decade-high.
“The increased choice seems to be bringing more movers into the market, with both buyer and seller numbers up as the market remains resilient.”
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