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 The most-viewed house of 2024 is a completely ordinary three-bed semi… with a literally fantastical interior A farmhouse and 200 acres of the Lake District for sale at the same price as a two-bedroom flat in Barnet The happiest places to live in Britain, including the gorgeous town that’s ‘like living in a Constable painting’