House prices increased slightly in High Wycombe in June, new figures show.

But the boost does not reverse the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area suffer a 1.7 per cent annual decline.

The average High Wycombe house price in June was £393,350, Land Registry figures show – a 0.6 per cent increase on May.

Over the month, the picture was less good than that across the South East, where prices increased 1.6 per cent, and Wycombe underperformed compared to the 0.7 per cent rise for the UK as a whole.

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Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Wycombe remained level – putting the area 60th among the South East’s 68 local authorities for annual growth.

The best annual growth in the region was in Test Valley, where properties increased on average by 9.2 per cent, to £349,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Eastbourne dropped 5.0 per cent in value, giving an average price of £232,000.

Winners and Losers

Owners of semi-detached houses saw the biggest improvement in property prices in Wycombe in June – they increased 0.8 per cent, to £403,747 on average– but over the last year, prices dropped by 1.0 per cent.

Among other types of property

Detached: up 0.6 per cent monthly; down 0.5 per cent annually; £692,175.7879 average

Flats: remained level over the month; down 4.0% annually; £221,761 average

First steps on the property ladder

First-time buyers in Wycombe spent an average of £​295,400 on their property – ​£6,800 less than a year ago, ​and ​£46,500 more than in June 2015.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £​472,200 on average in June​ – 59.9% more than first-time buyers.

How do property prices in Wycombe compare?

Buyers paid 20.1 per cent more than the average price in the South East (£328,000) in June for a property in Wycombe. Across the South East, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £238,000.

The most expensive properties in the South East were in South Bucks – £592,000 on average, and 1.5 times as much as in Wycombe. South Bucks properties cost 2.9 times as much as homes in Gosport (£205,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea, where the average June sale price of £1.4 million could buy 15 properties in Burnley (average £92,000).

Average property price in June

Wycombe: £393,350

The South East: £327,558

UK: £237,834

Annual growth to June

Wycombe: -1.7 per cent

The South East: +2.1 per cent

UK: +3.4 per cent

Best and worst annual growth in the South East

Test Valley: +9.2 per cent

Eastbourne: -5.0 per cent