This year's housing market saw the re-emergence of a north/south divide in England with the average house price in the South £265,921, 68% higher than the average house price in the north of £158,636.

London was a cut above the rest with its best homes oblivious to the global credit crunch. Click here to read the report in full

The South shifts to a lower gear: prices are still rising in both the South East and South West regions but the pace now is a lot more sluggish. Click here to read the report in full

East Anglia experiences a change of tide: early price rises were eroded as East Anglia entered the doldrums. Click here to read the report in full

How to fight your way out of a housing market slowdown

Do you have the clout to tough out the downturn? Emma Wells and Lucy Denyer sort victors from victims

BACKGROUND

• Housing market analysis: the plight of first-time buyers

• Home economics - January's shock house price stats

• Home economics - the property market

• The harder they fall

• Home economics

BACKGROUND

• Wise up to size

• The property market: October 21, 2007

• Shires fall to foreign land rush

• House price gloom as the wealthy turn away

How to beat a property market slowdown

The market is cooling. But learn the rules and it could work to your advantage

• Why won't my house sell?

BACKGROUND

• Empty homes: the mystery of the UK’s million vacant homes

• Opening bids: Why the Government must do something about Britain’s empty properties

• It’s dire in the shires

• Cash in on your biggest asset

Smoking ban: a drag on prices?

Paula Hawkins examines whether house prices have gone up in smoke

BACKGROUND

• Misery for over-extended and over-indebted

• UK house market is ‘heading for crash’

• The property market: October 14, 2007

• Held to ransom

The North has a bloom and gloom time: from Sheffield to Blackpool, the North displays an odd mix of blight and growth. Click here to read the report in full

The Midlands is just middling. It's growth has flattened and is likely to go on drifting. Click here to read the report in full

Scotland has set the pace: prices north of the border have risen by far the most. Click here to read the report in full

Wales lags behind: low growth reflects caution by both buyers and sellers. Click here to read the report in full

Northern Ireland has had a good year. Although the tail end of the year has seen house price growth slow considerably. Click here to read the report in full

To see the winners and losers map by region, click here

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