Property in Brighton and Hove has risen by more than anywhere else in the UK for the second month in a row.
The latest Land Registry figures show that the average price of a home in May 2010 was £218,881 – 16.5% more than last May, when it was £187,830.
However, when compared with April 2010, they fell 0.1% from £219,032.
The year-on-year rise for April was 16.8%, from £188,338.