Home News Top ten towns Holly Kirkwood October 4, 2007 According to Nationwide’s latest research, the following towns are the hottest and coolest for house prices at the moment: Five hottest towns 1. Belfast 2. Aberdeen 3. Sheffield 4. Bristol 5. Reading Five coolest towns 1. Newcastle 2. Birmingham 3. Northampton Town 4. Nottingham 5. Coventry Recommended videos for you Click here to read our story on the growing divide in house prices between the north and the south of the country. Related Britain’s most expensive street outside London, where homes average £2.6 million — and a bare plot is up for sale at £5.5m After a quick house sale? Here’s where to look The property hotspots where house sales have more than doubled since this time last year