House prices in Bristol are falling for the first time in more than seven years.
Average prices in Bristol dropped by 0.2% in the year to February.
This was down from a 1.2% increase in prices in the year to January.
This was the first annual drop since the year to December 2011, when prices fell by 0.4%, according to the figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The average price of a home in Bristol in February this year was £276,220, compared to £276,788 a year before.
Figures released this morning show average house prices in the UK increased by just 0.6% in the year to February, down from 1.7% in January 2019.
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This means the average UK house price was £226,000 in February, just £1,000 higher than a year ago.
This is the lowest annual rate of growth since September 2012 when it was 0.4%.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK decreased by 0.4% between January 2019 and February 2019.
Since June 2016, there has been a slowdown in UK house price growth, driven mainly by a slowdown in the south and east of England.
London saw prices fall by 3.8% over the year to February, down from a 2.2% decrease in January. This was followed by the South East where prices fell 1.8% over the year.
House prices in Scotland fell by 0.2% in the year to February, down from a rise of 2.4% in the year to January, with the average house price in Scotland now £146,000.
House price growth was strongest in Wales, increasing by 4.1% in the year to February with the average house price at £160,000.
This was followed by the North West, with prices increasing by 4.0% in the year to February, and the West Midlands (2.9%).
While London house prices are falling over the year, the area remains the most expensive place to purchase a property at an average of £460,000, followed by the South East and the East of England, at £316,000 and £290,000 respectively.
The North East continues to have the lowest average house price at £125,000 and is the only English region yet to surpass its pre-economic downturn peak.
