A PropCast weather report showing the areas where homes are most in demand has been produced by property experts at TheAdvisory.
It was created by calculating the number of ‘sold STC’ and ‘under offer’ properties as a percentage of the total homes for sale.
Each postcode is given a heat rating, with anything above 50 degrees meaning it is ‘very hot’ and an ‘extreme sellers market’.
The map also shows whether the heat rating for each area has gone up or down since last month.
The ‘hottest’ postcodes in the North West include one area where demand is soaring, with its heat rating having risen by 19 degrees in the last month.
Below are the 14 postcode areas in the north west of England with the highest heat rating according to the latest weather map for May 2025, listed in reverse order.
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5. CA24, Moor Row - 63 (-15)
The CA24 postcode district in Moor Row, Cumbria, has a house market heat rating of 63, down by 15 degrees from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the joint ninth highest score of any postcode in the North West, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google
6. OL7, Ashton-under-Lyne - 63 (+3)
The OL7 postcode district in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, has a house market heat rating of 63, up by three degrees from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the joint ninth highest score of any postcode in the North West, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google
7. L33, Liverpool - 64 (+1)
The L33 postcode district in Liverpool has a house market heat rating of 64, up by one degree from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the eighth highest score of any postcode in the North West, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google
8. M32, Manchester - 65 (+9)
The M32 postcode district in Manchester, including Stretford, has a house market heat rating of 65, up by nine degrees from last month, according to TheAdvisory's Propcast heat map for May 2025. That's the seventh highest score of any postcode in the North West, meaning homes there are among the most in demand and therefore easiest to sell of anywhere in the region. | Google Photo: Google