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Buyer demand
Scotland £214,673Change in 3 months –5.7%
North £233,773Change in 3 months 11.1%
Wales£250,720Change in 3 months 8.6%
North-west£242,971Change in 3 months 7.6%
Yorks/Humbs£204,216Change in 3 months 0.0%
West Midlands£250,838Change in 3 months –2.2%
East Midlands£224,418Change in 3 months 1.5%
London£310, 544Change in 3 months –8.5%
East Anglia£250,865Change in 3 months –2.4%
South-west£281,533Change in 3 months –0.3%
South-east£321,872Change in 3 months –1.7%
Average price buyers were willing to pay for a new home in August
Demand price by property type
 Demand price% change Aug 03-Aug 04
Detached£324,967–24.6
Semi-detached£200,0606.9
Terraced£263,5280.7
Apartment£197,587–6.7
Penthouse£500,19022.4
Migration monitor (% change)
 Aug 04July 04*Aug 03
Scotland1.581.062.05
North0.300.580.92
North West–0.55–0.26–0.76
Yorks & Humberside1.431.421.80
Wales1.451.631.80
West Midlands–2.71–1.01–1.37
East Midlands1.571.702.12
East Anglia0.990.991.07
South West3.223.113.87
South East–0.03–2.65–2.88
Greater London–7.25–6.57–8.63
* adjusted