THE average home in Britain has piled £44 PER DAY onto its value since the start of 2018, analysis by a website has found - and homeowners in a Somerset town are among the biggest winners.

In total, Britain's property market is now worth an estimated £8.3 trillion - having increased by £114 billion during the first quarter of this year, Zoopla found.

The total rise equates to an increase in value of £3,917 for the average home between the start of January and the end of March - or around £44 per day.

The growth in property values seen in early 2018 is in contrast to the same period in 2017, when the property market shrank by £29 billion, Zoopla said.

The region with the strongest percentage growth in property values during the first quarter of 2018 was the North West of England, which saw average values rise by 1.85% or £3,552.

The East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber closely followed as both saw growth of 1.58%, equating to £3,357 and £2,750 respectively.

At the other end of the spectrum, Wales saw values increase by 0.11% or £203 - a contrast to the first quarter in 2017 when it was the only area to see growth, at 0.4%.

Scotland followed, with modest growth of 0.17% or £331, with the South West seeing the third slowest growth at 1.38% or £4,162.

On a more local level, Sidcup in Kent was identified as the best-performing place in the first quarter of 2018, with property prices rising by an average of by £11,761 (2.89%).

And in Somerset, Glastonbury was fourth int he list of rising prices, with the average home valued at £314,476, a rise of £8,587, or 2.81%.

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Immingham in North East Lincolnshire was identified as the weakest performer in the first quarter of 2018 as values fell by 1.72% (£2,097) on average.

Lawrence Hall, a spokesman for Zoopla, said: "Home owners may be relieved to see that the market has had a more positive start to 2018 than 2017."

Here is how average property values changed across the regions between the start of January and the end of March 2018 according to Zoopla, with the average value in March and the increase in cash and percentage terms:

1. North West England, £195,949, £3,552, 1.85%

2. East Midlands, £215,914, £3,357, 1.58%

3. Yorkshire and the Humber, £177,103, £2,750, 1.58%

4. West Midlands, £227,363, £3,477, 1.55%

5. London, £673,013, £9,841, 1.48%

6. South East England, £410,452, £5,906, 1.46%

7. East of England, £360,695, £5,047, 1.42%

8. North East England, £188,580, £2,578, 1.39%

9. South West England, £306,009, £4,162, 1.38%

10. Scotland, £189,628, £331, 0.17%

11. Wales, £186,256, £203, 0.11%

Here are the top 10 towns with the biggest value increases in the first quarter of 2018, with the average value in March and the cash and percentage increase, according to Zoopla:

1. Sidcup, Kent, £418,490, £11,761, 2.89%

2. Heathfield, East Sussex, £448,727, £12,525, 2.87%

3. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, £502,017, £13,860, 2.84%

4. Glastonbury, Somerset, £314,476, £8,587, 2.81%

5. Darwen, Lancashire, £130,104, £3,552, 2.81%

6. Faversham, Kent, £337,389, £9,143, 2.79%

7. Batley, West Yorkshire, £143,947, £3,878, 2.77%

8. Devizes, Wiltshire, £328,744, £8,838, 2.76%

9. Kenilworth, Warwickshire, £408,085, £10,895, 2.74%

10. Hungerford, West Berkshire, £466,188, £12,135, 2.67%

And here are the 10 towns with the weakest growth in property values in the first quarter of 2018 according to Zoopla, with the average value in March and the change in cash and percentage terms:

1. Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, £119,708, minus £2,097, minus 1.72%

2. Esher, Surrey, £1,059,661, minus £12,042, minus 1.12%

3. Ripon, North Yorkshire, £282,885, minus £3,097, minus 1.08%

4. Caernarfon, Gwynedd, £171,177, minus £1,797, minus 1.04%

5. Edgware, London, £493,212, minus £5,048, minus 1.01%

6. Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, £106,339, minus £1,022, minus 0.95%

7. Snodland, Kent, £272,109, minus £2,602, minus 0.95%

8. Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire, £319,570, minus £3,017, minus 0.94%

9. Thame, Oxfordshire, £439,966, minus £4,046, minus 0.91%

10. Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, £590,166, minus £5,214, minus 0.88%