The nationwide rise in house prices show no sign of stopping, either. Late last year, property website Rightmove predicted that there’d be a 1% rise in house prices across England and Wales during 2018 – though prices in London would drop by around 2%. That’s 2% closer to everything till being totally unaffordable.

If you’re looking to live somewhere outside the capital, however, you might be in a bit more luck. According to research last year from Post Office Money, first-time buyers are starting to travel across the country to buy property – and of the 1,000 people polled, 70% said that they had “eventually settled on a home an average of 26 minutes from their original desired location”.

The research found that the top five most affordable cities in the UK were Southampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Liverpool and Plymouth – so if you’re looking to move away from London to buy property, these are your best bets.

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