The average house price in England and Wales increased by 18% during the year to September.

In its latest report on house prices, the Land Registry found that an average property in England and Wales is now worth �146,150.

This compares with an average value of �123,856 a year ago.

The figures - the most comprehensive measure of property prices - collate the price paid for every English and Welsh home sold in the July to September period.

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The house price boom

The Land Registry added that all economic regions in England and Wales have experienced an increase in average house prices.

Meanwhile, the number of properties sold increased by 6.44% to 328,184 from 308,323 during the same period in 2001.

The figures provide a valuable snapshot of the housing market, amid debate that it could be cooling at last.

The Nationwide mortgage lender said at the end of October that Britain's house prices had shown "tentative" signs of slowing.

Nevertheless, house prices overall were still 24% higher than October last year, it added.

All regions

Prices increased by 23.64% in the year to September.

The average home now costs �134,051 compared to �108,419 a year ago.

The average home now costs �152,392 compared to �123,773 a year ago.

The average home now costs �106,366 compared to �86,450 a year ago.

The average property now costs �116,072 - up from �96,033 a year ago.

The average property now costs �89,057 - up from �74,658 a year ago.

The average home now costs �87,255 compared to �73,497 a year ago.

The average home now costs �185,175.

Average prices have increased from �156,079 a year ago.

The average home now costs �90,709 - up from �77,835 a year ago.

The average home now costs �248,609 - up from �216,210 a year ago.

But prices still rose by 13.83%. The average home now costs �80,188 - up from �70,448 a year ago.

Further information

The Land Registry produces a quarterly property price survey.

The figures represent all completed property transactions in England and Wales.

The surveys produced by Nationwide and Halifax, however, are based on mortgage approvals.

This may partly explain why the Land Registry's figures tend to be more conservative than those produced by the lenders.

Further price data by household type and local authority can be found on the Land Registry's website (see link on right).