House prices bloom for award winning towns

Halifax Estate Agents claims house prices in those towns that have been awarded gold medals through the “Britain in Bloom” competition organised by The Royal Horticultural Society tend to be 23% higher than average property prices for their region. Twenty-two out of the 32 towns and cities that have won the award since 1994 have house prices above the regional average, and in some cases prices are up to 83% higher. Of the towns and cities which won awards in 2004, Ilkley in Yorkshire and the Humber has seen the strongest house price growth, up 32% over the last twelve months. Ilkely al...