In Cheshire West and Chester prices rose 0.2% in September, leaving them 2.1% higher than a year before at an average of £158,963.

Overall prices rose 0.7% in the North West during September with prices now 2.5% higher than a year before.

Cheshire East saw prices rise 0.7% in September, according to figures from the Land Registry, leaving prices 2.9% higher than a year before, with an average price of £160,598.

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The September data from the Land Registry shows an annual price increase of 5.3 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £186,553 Monthly house prices up 1 per cent since August 2015.

The region with the most significant annual price increase is London with a movement of 9.6 per cent, and the area also experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 1.8 per cent

The North East saw the only annual price decrease with a movement of -0.3 per cent, and also saw the most significant monthly price decrease with a fall of 0.3 per cent.

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Sales and repossessions during July 2015, the most up-to-date figures available, show the number of completed house sales in England and Wales decreased by 4 per cent to 81,696 compared with 84,691 in July 2014.

The number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million decreased by 9 per cent to 1,413 from 1,555 a year earlier

Repossessions in England and Wales decreased by 50 per cent to 471 compared with 943 in July 2014, and the region with the greatest fall in the number of repossession sales was London.