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 A ‘war on NIMBYs’? How the principle of ‘how, not if’ will underpin the new homes boom Nine things that could add up to £9,000 to the value of your home — and one that could leave you £35k out of pocket Plan properly, build well, and even the NIMBYs can’t object to the solution to the housing crisis