House prices increased in the Cotswolds in August, new figures show.

​The ​boost ​contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area ​achieve 3.6 per cent annual growth​.

The average Cotswold house price in August was £412,446, Land Registry figures show​ – a 2.4 per cent increase on July.

Over the month, the picture was ​better than that across the South West, where prices ​remained static​, and the Cotswolds outperformed the 0.7 per cent rise for the UK as a whole.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in the Cotswolds ​​rose by £14,000 – putting the ​area 11th among the South West’s 36 local authorities for annual growth.

​Owners of detached houses saw the biggest improvement in property prices in the Cotswolds in August – they increased 2.6 per cent, to £614,362 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 3.7 per cent.

Among other types of property:

Semi-detached: up 2.4 per cent monthly; up 4.6 per cent annually; £377,324 average

Terraced: up 2.5 per cent monthly; up 3.7 per cent annually; £325,188 average

Flats: up 1.7 per cent monthly; up 1.1 per cent annually; £194,320 average

First-time buyers in the Cotswolds spent an average of £​311,000 on their property – ​£10,000 more than a year ago, ​and ​£65,000 more than in August 2015.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £​458,000 on average in August​ – 47.4 per cent more than first-time buyers.

​Buyers paid more for properties in the Cotswolds than anywhere else in the South West in August. The average price paid would buy 2.2 homes in Plymouth (£184,000), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea, where the average August sale price of £1.4 million could buy 15 properties in Burnley (average £91,000).

Across the South West, property prices are ​high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost £239,000.