The average national asking price has jumped up to £344,445, but prices vary hugely across Britain.

The price difference between the most expensive region in Britain, which is London - and the cheapest region - currently the North East, is more than £480,000.

So if you're one of many home-movers looking to buy right now, what does that actually mean in the area where you'd like to live?

We take a closer look at what you can buy for the average asking price in every region - and how long it's taking homes to sell. Take a look.

South East

Average asking price: £458,456
Average time to sell: 39 days

Southampton, Hampshire

In Southampton's West End, the average asking price in the South East can buy this three-bedroom detached house, which is one of the first in the development to be sold since being bought from new with only one owner in 2018.

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A three-bedroom detached houseMaple Crescent, West End, Southampton, SO30£450,000Your Move, Southampton

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South West

Average asking price: £359,906
Average time to sell: 31 days

Westbury, Wiltshire

Westbury is a small market town on the western edge of Wiltshire, beside the chalk down lands that form Salisbury Plain. Here you can buy a four-bedroom home with a spacious kitchen/diner and a wraparound garden.

Take a closer look at the property below:

A four-bedroom detached houseSandalwood Road, WestburyOffers in Excess of £350,000Martin & Co, Westbury

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London

Average asking price: £650,683
Average time to sell: 57 days

Leytonstone, east London

London is by far the most expensive area in Britain, with an asking price more than £300,000 higher than the national average. For less than the average asking price in the capital, you can buy this spacious Victorian terraced house with three bedrooms and two reception rooms. It sits between Wanstead Flats and Hackney Marshes in popular Leytonstone.

Take a closer look at the property below:

A three-bedroom Victorian terraced houseAshville Road, Leytonstone, London, E11Offers in Excess of £625,000Estates East, Leyton and Leytonstone

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Wales

Average asking price: £237,830
Average time to sell: 34 days

St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire

If you spend around the average asking price in Wales, you could buy this modernised three- to four-bedroom terraced house with partial river views in the popular coastal village of St Dogmaels.

Take a closer look at the property below:

A three-bedroom terrace houseUnion Terrace, St Dogmaels, PembrokeshireOffers in Region of £229,950John Francis, Cardigan

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East of England

Average asking price: £396,232
Average time to sell: 35 days

Sudbury, Suffolk

In the East of England, the average asking price is just below £400,000. This three- to four-bedroom townhouse is in the market town of Clare, on the north bank of the River Stour in Suffolk, and is nice and a short walk from the village centre.

Take a closer look at the property below:

A four-bedroom townhouseNethergate Street, Clare, Sudbury£395,000Balmforth, Haverhill

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East Midlands

Average asking price: £267,095
Average time to sell: 34 days

Newark, Nottinghamshire

Take a closer look at the property below:

A four-bedroom townhouseWilliam Street, NewarkOffers in Excess of £260,000William H. Brown, Newark

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West Midlands

Average asking price: £263,008
Average time to sell: 34 days

Staunton on Wye, Hereford

Take a closer look at the property below:

A three-bedroom character cottageStaunton on Wye, Hereford, HR4Offers Over £250,000Chancellors, Hereford

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North West

Average asking price: £232,639
Average time to sell: 36 days

Wigton, Cumbria

Take a closer look at the property below:

A four-bedroom, semi-detached houseGrange Close, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7£220,000Your Move, Wigton

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Yorks & Humber

Average asking price: £221,291
Average time to sell: 35 days

Leeds, North Yorkshire

Take a closer look at the property below:

A three-bedroom period terraced houseMain Street, Monk Fryston, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25Offers in Excess of £220,000Reeds Rains, Castleford

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North East

Average asking price: £167,935
Average time to sell: 39 days

North Shields

Take a closer look at the property below:

A quayside two-bedroom flat16 Laurel Quays Coble Dene Road, North Shields£160,000Hunters, North Shields

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Scotland

Average asking price: £174,934
Average time to sell: 24 days

Hartwood, North Lanarkshire

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A four-bedroom mid terraced homeBowhousebog Road, ShottOffers Over £175,000Yopa, Scotland

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