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 More than a quarter of property sales collapsed in 2024. Here’s why. Dawn Chorus: The second-happiest place to live in Britain is a complete bargain, where a dream farmhouse with stables goes for £600k Going up? The property market’s top experts on what will happen to house prices in 2025