New homes in the best-performing cities in the UK

Homebuyers – investors in particular – weigh up a number of factors when deciding where to buy a home. Global professional services company PwC has undertaken its annual Good Growth for Cities Index, looking in detail at how Britain’s cities and conurbations fare in areas such as employment, health, wellbeing, housing affordability and income.

These places are bound to attract the interest of property investors and each offers an array of new homes for sale to suit different tastes and budgets. Here, we look at the top ten in the survey, some of which may surprise you, as will the absence of some other places.

The top five haven’t changed since last year’s Index, but the order in which they appear has. The report says: “These high-income, highy skilled cities not only maintained their positions but appear to have created some clear water from the other cities in our index. Despite the slight ordering change, this continuity suggests structural, long-term success factors for these cities.”

These have been some noteworthy changes outside the top ten, too. “A few cities have also improved significantly, notably Newcastle & Durham and Bradford as well as Cardiff”, says the report, “driven by large employment gains and supported by other components such as improvements to transport and health.”

Here’s the top ten in ascending order, with our pick of new homes for sale in each.

10. Coventry Barratt Homes, City Wharf From £121,995 024 7746 7766 Find out more on WhatHouse?
9. Leicester Redrow Homes, Hamilton Park From £272,950 0116 404 3464 Find out more on WhatHouse?
8. Belfast McGinnis Group, Bracken Hill From £175,000 028 9066 8888
7. Bristol Barratt Homes, Lyde Green From £264,995 01454 536111 Find out more on WhatHouse?
6. Southampton Lovell, Mansfield Park From £153,500  02380 082636 Find out more on WhatHouse?
5. Aberdeen CALA Homes, Parklands From £278,000 01224 432655
4. Cambridge Weston Homes, Grand Central From £340,000 01223 964267 Find out more on WhatHouse?
3. Edinburgh AMA Homes, Shandon Garden From £172,000 0131 584 3074 Find out more on WhatHouse?
2. Oxford HAB, The Acre From £1.425m 01865 584071 Find out more on WhatHouse?
1. Reading & Bracknell Berkeley Homes, Kennet Island £TBC 0118 9313 550