HOUSE prices rose in all parts of the UK over the past year - with London prices rising 14.5 per cent, official figures show.

Prices climbed 8.2 per cent in the year to April, taking the average UK property value to £209,054, according to the new UK House Price Index.

The North-East saw the lowest annual price growth with an increase of 0.1 per cent.

The average property value in London is now £470,025 while in the North-East it is £121,719.

Between March and April, prices fell in the North-East, Wales and the South West, slipping 0.9 per cent, 1.9 per cent and 2.8 per cent respectively.

The average UK house price in April stood at £209,054, marking a £1,300 jump compared with the previous month.

Terraced homes showed the largest annual increase in values, climbing 10 per cent to reach an average price of £183,666.

Semi-detached homes climbed 9.7 per cent to £209,075, while the price of flats and maisonettes rose 9.3 per cent to reach £210,281.

Detached homes climbed 7.3 per cent to a new average price of £332.

The figures were contained in a new, revamped house price index which uses data from several sources and replaces reports which had previously been released separately by the ONS and the Land Registry.