Property website Rightmove has analysed its own data from October 2019 to October 2020 to find the UK locations that have grown in popularity the most over the past 12 months. These are the 25 cities with the biggest annual increases in the number of buyer searches on Rightmove over the last year.
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. Plymouth
75 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Swansea
69 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Reading
69 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Southampton
67 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Ipswich
67 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Manchester
66 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Glasgow
65 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Sheffield
65 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Leicester
65 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Sunderland
64 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Portsmouth
63 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
5. Ipswich
67 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
6. Manchester
66 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
7. Glasgow
65 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
8. Sheffield
65 per cent annual increase in buyer searches (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock