100 Worst Home Selling Towns in Dec 2008

Press release: 7 Jan 2009

UK housing market analysis, by Home.co.uk, reveals the hundred worst towns for selling residential property for December 2008. Hardest hit by the credit crunch, these towns have the longest average marketing time of any town with over 100 properties for sale.

Average property marketing times in these stagnant markets range from 314 days for Aberystwyth to 237 days for Whickham. The largest conurbation listed is Middlesbrough with around 2,900 homes for sale, each of which on average will need 258 days on the market before finding a buyer.

House prices in these particularly weak property markets may be expected to fall further than elsewhere in the UK in 2009 and are perhaps the epitome of a "buyers' market."

For more information see: Local Property Information by Town and Postcode

Rank	Town	Average Days on Market	Number of Homes for Sale
1	Aberystwyth	314	329
2	Loftus	311	149
3	Hoylake	305	181
4	Deganwy	304	192
5	Newtown	296	134
6	Llandudno	294	528
7	Caernarfon	294	134
8	Conwy	292	469
9	Neston	292	320
10	West Kirby	286	273
11	High Lane	284	120
12	Guisborough	283	322
13	Lydney	281	128
14	Richmond N Yorks	281	136
15	South Kirkby	281	193
16	South Elmsall	276	199
17	Church Stretton	273	128
18	Knowsley	271	391
19	Thirsk	273	131
20	Bollington	273	153
21	Brotton	272	107
22	Heswall	271	393
23	Sowerby	271	132
24	Denbigh	269	124
25	Walton On The Naze	269	200
26	Bacup	268	220
27	Coity	267	120
28	Holmfirth	266	124
29	Bedale	264	102
30	Crosby	263	1303
31	Crowland	263	133
32	Durham	263	637
33	Bewdley	263	169
34	Barrowford	262	154
35	Redcar	262	523
36	Heywood	262	368
37	Clydach	261	112
38	Featherstone	259	102
39	Honley	259	111
40	Middlesbrough	258	2900
41	Kibworth Harcourt	258	101
42	Culcheth	258	149
43	Tenby	258	196
44	Matlock	257	210
45	Leominster	257	209
46	Rhosllannerchrugog	256	135
47	Kibworth Beauchamp	256	102
48	Stretford	256	693
49	Pontefract	256	442
50	Mold	256	121
51	Leek	256	340
52	Bolsover	256	233
53	Keighley	255	529
54	Berwick Upon Tweed	255	168
55	Ystradygnlais	255	102
56	Clay Cross	254	120
57	Brandon Durham	254	152
58	Downpatrick	254	226
59	Porthcawl	253	103
60	Alderley Edge	253	130
61	Bridgend	252	532
62	Abergavenny	252	176
63	Gelligaer	251	178
64	Crook	251	198
65	Maghull	251	409
66	Willaston	250	107
67	Eston	249	258
68	Stockton On Tees	249	2340
69	Ryton	249	186
70	Alsager	247	231
71	Amble	247	112
72	Skegness	247	523
73	Brecon	246	116
74	Whitby	246	189
75	Launceston	246	222
76	Frodsham	245	105
77	Nantwich	244	313
78	Bebington	244	630
79	Skelton	244	125
80	Marske By The Sea	244	113
81	Cinderford	243	156
82	Queensbury	243	196
83	Hagley	243	115
84	Poynton	242	236
85	New Mills	242	128
86	Grange Over Sands	242	179
87	Hebden Bridge	242	167
88	Ferryhill	242	175
89	Glossop	241	498
90	Chapel En Le Frith	239	112
91	Southport	239	1813
92	Salford	239	1891
93	Holyhead	239	244
94	Carmarthen	239	270
95	Haworth	238	158
96	Milford Haven	238	191
97	Pengam	238	197
98	Mablethorpe	237	313
99	Washington	237	838
100	Whickham	237	237

Note: Only conurbations with 100 or more properties were used to compile the above list.

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