BRIGHTON and Hove has been found to be one of the most expensive locations in the UK to upsize your home, new research suggests.

The conveyancing comparison experts at Compare My Move have looked at data from house price sales across the country, revealing the locations where it is cheapest (and most expensive) to upsize.

Brighton and Hove ranked as the second most expensive place to upsize, setting people back around £ £199,608 on average.

The city was also found to be the most expensive place to upsize from a one-bed to a two-bed house, at an average cost of £211,204.

It also ranked second in a list of most expensive places to move from two-bed to a three-bed house, with the cost averaging at £141,259.

Unsurprisingly, London tops the list for the most expensive place to upsize your home.

With an average cost of a huge £380,115, it is almost double that of Brighton and Hove.

Stoke-on-Trent completed the top three most expensive place to upsize, with an average cost of £185,347 to buy a bigger home.

On the other end of the spectrum, Aberdeen tops the list for best average cost to upsize your home in the UK, with an average cost of £41,406 to upsize.

Dave Sayce, Managing Director at Compare My Move said the research found an interesting mix of northern and southern locations.

He said: "We’ve all been spending more time in our homes because of the pandemic, and they have become a space for everything.

"Many now live, eat, work, exercise, and educate their kids under one roof, and some might have realised they could do with some more space, whether this is a bigger garden or a spare room for an office.

"With stamp duty wavered, the housing market has continued to thrive.

"The cost to upsize homes varies, naturally, depending on location.”