What this ranking measures
Five-year price growth shows where capital values have moved. It is backward-looking by definition, which is exactly why it should be read alongside supply pipeline and affordability rather than on its own.
The top ten
Ranked across 38 scored areas. Each links to its full breakdown.
| # | Area | City | Fastest | Realvian Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digbeth (B5) | Birmingham | +38.2% | 71 |
| 2 | Ancoats (M4) | Manchester | +34.6% | 76 |
| 3 | Ouseburn (NE6) | Newcastle | +31.4% | 74 |
| 4 | Leith (EH6) | Edinburgh | +29.7% | 81 |
| 5 | Levenshulme (M19) | Manchester | +28.3% | 73 |
| 6 | Bedminster (BS3) | Bristol | +27.4% | 78 |
| 7 | Portobello (EH15) | Edinburgh | +24.6% | 82 |
| 8 | Chapel Allerton (LS7) | Leeds | +24.3% | 83 |
| 9 | Walthamstow (E17) | London | +23.8% | 80 |
| 10 | Sefton Park (L17) | Liverpool | +23.1% | 82 |
Why Digbeth leads
Birmingham's creative quarter and the focal point of significant regeneration, including HS2 Curzon Street. The highest growth and yield figures in this dataset, with commensurate risk.
Worth weighing: regeneration timelines can slip; predominantly apartments; limited green space; crime scores below the city average.
The caveat that matters
Areas at the top of a growth ranking have, by definition, already repriced. The useful question is not 'what grew?' but 'what grew for reasons that are still true?' — transport investment that has just completed, an employer that has just arrived, a regeneration scheme still mid-delivery.
How this report is made
This report is generated from Realvian's area dataset, not written by hand. Public data is fetched, normalised against national distributions, scored, and published — so every figure above is reproducible and every claim traces to a computed value. When the monthly refresh changes a number, this page changes too.
Illustrative figures — not yet backed by live data for this area
Data updated 16 August 2026. Figures are indicative and derived from public sources including HM Land Registry, ONS and Police.uk. Not financial advice — verify independently before making a purchase decision.