The average UK house price has surged by 74% or more than GBP150,000 over the past 20 years, according to the property website Zoopla. Across the past two decades, the typical property value has risen from GBP113,900 to GBP268,200, Zoopla said. London has seen average house prices more than double over the past 20 years. The south-east and eastern England have also seen a particularly big jump in house prices, with average property values rising by 87% in both regions over the past 20 years. By contrast, house prices in the north-east of England have risen by 39% during the period.