Northern Ireland’s average house price has climbed by 6.2% in the last year to reach an average of £190,553, a government report has said.
And between the second and third quarter of 2024, there had been an increase of 2.8%, according to the residential property price index from Land & Property Services.
Prices across 11 district council areas ranged from £169,407 in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, the cheapest area, to £222,496 in Lisburn and Castlereagh, the most expensive location.
The index said that 5,973 residential properties had been sold during the third quarter of July to September.
Ards and North Down was the council area which recorded the steepest year on year increase, at 8.6%, with prices in the location rising to £215,948.
That left Ards and North Down the second most expensive district in which to buy a house, although it recorded quarterly house price growth of just 2.1%.
Belfast had the steepest quarterly house price growth at 5.5%, to an average of £177,366.
Among house types, the biggest annual rate of increase was recorded by terraced homes, with their price rising by 7.4% to an average of £134,044.
Semi-detached homes grew in price by 6.9%, with detached homes rising in value by 5.7%. But the average price of apartments rose by just 2.4%.
Across the UK, the average property value is £292,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The annual pace of price growth estimated by the ONS ticked upwards from 2.7% in the year to August.
Average house prices increased in England to £309,000 (a 2.5% annual increase), in Wales to £217,000 (0.4%), and in Scotland to £198,000 (5.7%), in the 12 months to September 2024.