Housing

Property price, private rent and household survey and census statistics, used by government and other organisations for the creation and fulfilment of housing policy in the UK.

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UK House Price Index: December 2020

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  • UK average house prices increased by 8.5% over the year to December 2020, up from 7.1% in November 2020, to stand at a record high of £252,000; this is the highest annual growth rate the UK has seen since October 2014.
  • Average house prices increased over the year in England to £269,000 (8.5%), in Wales to £184,000 (10.7%), in Scotland to £163,000 (8.4%) and in Northern Ireland to £148,000 (5.3%).
  • The North West was the English region to see the highest annual growth in average house prices (11.2%), while London saw the lowest (3.5%)
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House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales: year ending June 2020

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  • The median price paid for residential properties in England ranged from £26,000 (within Hartlepool) to £5,300,000 (within Westminster) in the year ending June 2020.
  • The median price paid for residential properties in Wales ranged from £40,000 (within Rhondda Cynon Taf) to £630,000 (within Cardiff) in the year ending June 2020.
  • The total value of residential property transactions (unadjusted for inflation) decreased most in the West Midlands out of all regions (19.2% decrease) in the year ending June 2020.
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