Home News Top ten towns Holly Kirkwood October 4, 2007 According to Nationwide’s latest research, the following towns are the hottest and coolest for house prices at the moment: Five hottest towns 1. Belfast 2. Aberdeen 3. Sheffield 4. Bristol 5. Reading Five coolest towns 1. Newcastle 2. Birmingham 3. Northampton Town 4. Nottingham 5. Coventry Recommended videos for you Click here to read our story on the growing divide in house prices between the north and the south of the country. Related House prices ‘to go up £84,000 in the next five years’ as signs of a fresh boom emerge Dawn Chorus: The mini-Hogwarts for sale in north London, a song for the King and our Quiz of the Day Henrietta Spencer-Churchill: My life at Blenheim Palace, From waterskiing on the lake to dealing with a £10 million bill for a new roof