City property market still bubbling as an average home costs £314,000

The average price of a city home is £314,018, according to the latest Land Registry data. The figure is almost exactly the same as the previous month's peak.

And the price of an average terrace house  - £382,940 '“ has never been higher.

Official data shows a total of 400 homes - with an aggregate value of £125.6 million - were bought and sold in Brighton and Hove in May.

The detailed breakdown for each type of property sold was:

29 detached homes, with a total value of £14,942,900 and an average price of £515,272. The most expensive - at £1,970,000 - was 13 Tongdean Road, Hove, BN3 6QB;

65 semi-detached homes, with a total value of £26,017,624 and an average price of £394,206. The most expensive - at £1,180,000 - was 5B Powis Grove, Brighton, BN1 3HF;

90 terrace homes, with a total value of £34,464,630 and an average price of £382,940. The most expensive - at £1,780,000 - was 102 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1AT;

216 flats and apartments, with a total value of £50,182,243 and an average price of £232,325. The most expensive - at £610,000 - was Flat 12, Fitzharding House, Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1AJ.

The 20 most expensive homes in May

£1,970,000   13 Tongdean Road, Hove, BN3 6QB (Detached)

£1,780,000   102 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1AT (Terrace)

£1,250,000   4 Roedean Heights, Brighton, BN2 5SA (Detached)

£1,180,000   5B Powis Grove, Brighton, BN1 3HF (Semi-detached)

£1,100,000   7A Basement Flat, Portland Place, Brighton, BN2 1DG (Terrace)

£1,085,000   32 Pembroke Crescent, Hove, BN3 5DD (Semi-detached)

£975,000      24A The Cliff, Brighton, BN2 5RE (Detached)

£945,000      35 Sackville Gardens, Hove, BN3 4GJ (Semi-detached)

£870,774      22 Rutland Gardens, Hove, BN3 5PB (Semi-detached)

£852,500      4 Eastern Terrace Mews, Brighton, BN2 1EP (Terrace)

£797,000      59 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DL (Semi-detached)

£790,000      15 Windlesham Road, Brighton, BN1 3AG (Semi-detached)

£750,000      Bazehill House, Bazehill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7DB (Semi-detached)

£715,000      165 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4DB (Detached)

£700,000      27 Trafalgar Gate, Brighton Marina Village, Brighton, BN2 5UY (Terrace)

£610,00        Flat 12, Fitzharding House, 84-85 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1AJ

(Flat/apartment)

£600,000     Flat 1, Lower Ground Floor, 43 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 1GE (Flat/apartment)

£600,000     Collifields, Braypool Lane, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8ZH (Semi-detached)

£595,000    18 Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1PG (Terrace)

£592,000    127 Waldegrave Road, Brighton, BN1 6GJ (Terrace)