Calderdale town is named as one of Britain's property hotspots 2018

Brighouse has been named as one of Britain's property hotspots in 2018, according to a report by Zoopla.
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The property website used its values data, which draws on sold prices, to calculate how different parts of Britain fared.

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Prices for properties in Brighouse were up 6.75 per cent to £180,739, putting it ninth on the list.

According to Zoopla for the average price of a property in Brighouse you can buy a three-bedroom terraced house that has been modernised throughout and is set up for family living.

Ryde on the Isle of Wight topped the list with a 10.24 per cent rise, followed by Smethwick in the West Midlands with pricing rising by 9.67 per cent on average.

As a whole the UK's property prices rose by 1.02 per cent and in Yorkshire they rose by 1.64 per cent.

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Overall UK house price inflation has eased this year, making it the first in which the rising cost of buying a home has not dramatically outstripped wages since 2012.

Read: Former Masterchef finalist from Sowerby Bridge to appear in one-off BBC2 specialHere are the 10 towns with the biggest property price growth in 2018, according to Zoopla:

1. Ryde, Isle Of Wight, £242,016, 10.24 per cent​

2. Smethwick, West Midlands, £163,627, 9.67 per cent​

3. Diss, Norfolk, £311,486, 7.89 per cent​

4. Broadstairs, Kent, £333,212, 7.63 per cent​

5. Pontypool, Torfaen, £162,319, 7.52 per cent​

6. Crook, County Durham, £120,792, 7.13 per cent​

7. Torquay, Devon, £244,414, 7.05 per cent​

8. Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, £209,406, 6.93 per cent​

9. Brighouse, West Yorkshire, £180,739, 6.75 per cent

10. Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, £146,307, 6.74 per cent