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First-time buyers pay 38% more in low crime rate areas

Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed the heightened cost of low crime for the nation’s first-time buyers, with property prices in areas home to the lowest crime rates commanding 38% more than those in high crime rate areas.

GetAgent analysed crime rate data and the average price paid by first-time buyers in local authorities across England and...