30/04/2026
On the Market's "Under Offer Index", looked at the fastest and slowest property markets in England, with Birkenhead, Mansfield and Warrington taking the top three sales spots in England.
Aldershot, Huddersfield and Hull sit at the bottom of the list, highlighting some of the slowest-moving markets. In London, Waltham Forest stands out as the fastest moving borough for sales, while Wandsworth tops the rankings for rentals. Elsewhere in England, Warrington emerges as the quickest area for rentals, in contrast to Newcastle upon Tyne, at the bottom of the rentals list.
Regarding speed of sales, in the capital city, Waltham Forest sees the fastest-paced market, with properties reaching an accepted offer in 46 days, while Kingston upon Thames sees an average of 50 days.
Bromley, Croydon, Havering and Islington all see an average of 52 days. This continues the trend we have previously seen, with outer-London boroughs seeing faster movements in the sales market.