House prices in Northern Ireland have continued to surge ahead of the rest of the UK, though the pace of growth has eased slightly.

The region recorded annual price growth of 9.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Nationwide house price index. This marked a slowdown from the 13.5 per cent growth seen in the first quarter.

Despite the deceleration, Northern Ireland remained "the strongest performer by a wide margin" across all UK regions, spelling good news for homeowners looking to shift their properties here.

However, experts did note that "while significantly ahead of other UK regions in Q2, it was similar to the robust rates of growth seen in border regions of Ireland in recent quarters".

On the whole, house price growth across the UK "softened" to 2.1 per cent in June, down from 3.5 per cent in May, meaning a 0.8 per cent month-on-month decline.

According to Nationwide's latest data, the average house currently sits at £271,619, as opposed to £273,427 last month.

The building society's quarterly regional indices showed that most areas experienced a modest deceleration in price growth during the second quarter of 2025.

The figures marked a notable cooling from the stronger growth recorded in recent months, though prices continue to rise across all regions.

Picturesque Northern Ireland saw the biggest house price growth in the second quarter of 2025GETTY IMAGES

Scotland saw annual price growth of 4.5 per cent, whilst Wales recorded a 2.6 per cent increase.

England's overall performance was more subdued, with prices rising 2.5 per cent year-on-year, down from 3.3 per cent in the previous quarter.

The figures represent the three months to June

The North emerged as England's strongest region with 5.5 per cent growth. At the opposite end of the spectrum, East Anglia recorded the weakest performance across all UK regions with annual growth of just 1.1 per cent, unfortunate news for homeowners looking to sell.

The data reveals significant variations in regional housing market performance across the UK.

The traditional north-south divide in England's housing market has "narrowed" considerably, according to Nationwide's analysis.

Northern England, encompassing the North, North West, Yorkshire & The Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands, recorded average price growth of 3.1 per cent year-on-year.

Meanwhile, properties in Southern England, including the South West, Outer South East, Outer Metropolitan, London and East Anglia, logged an average growth of 2.2 per cent.

The gap between the two regions has contracted significantly, suggesting a rebalancing of England's property market dynamics.

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