House prices increased slightly, by 0.7%, in Thurrock in November, new figures show.

The boost contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area achieve 5.5% annual growth.

The average Thurrock house price in November was £281,443, Land Registry figures show – a 0.7% increase on October.

Over the month, the picture was better than that across the East of England, where prices decreased 0.3%, but Thurrock underperformed compared to the 1.2% rise for the UK as a whole.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Thurrock rose by £15,000 – putting the area 18th among the East of England’s 50 local authorities for annual growth.

The best annual growth in the region was in East Suffolk, where property prices increased on average by 11.1%, to £271,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Broxbourne lost 0.7% of their value, giving an average price of £347,000.

Winners and Losers Owners of detached houses saw the biggest improvement in property prices in Thurrock in November – they increased 0.8%, to £550,231 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 8.2%.

Among other types of property: Semi-detached: up 0.5% monthly; up 6.7% annually; £349,451 average Flats: up 0.5% monthly; up 1.5% annually; £178,584 average First steps on the property ladder First-time buyers in Thurrock spent an average of £250,000 on their property – £12,000 more than a year ago, and £50,000 more than in October 2015.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £324,000 on average in November – 29.9% more than first-time buyers.

How do property prices in Thurrock compare?

Buyers paid 7% less than the average price in the East of England (£303,000) in November for a property in Thurrock. Across the East of England, property prices are higher than those across the UK, where the average cost £250,000.

The most expensive properties in the East of England were in St Albans – £533,000 on average, and 1.9 times as much as in Thurrock. St Albans properties cost three times as much as homes in Great Yarmouth (£179,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea, where the average November sale price of £1.5 million could buy 16 properties in Blaenau Gwent (average £95,000).

Factfile Average property price in November Thurrock: £281,443 The East of England: £302,624 UK: £249,633 Annual growth to November Thurrock: +5.5% The East of England: +4.8% UK: +7.6% Best and worst annual growth in the East of England East Suffolk: +11.1% Broxbourne: -0.7%