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: June 2020

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  • UK average house prices increased by 3.4% over the year to June 2020, up from 1.1% in May 2020.
  • Average house prices increased over the year in England to £254,000 (3.5%), Wales to £168,000 (2.8%), Scotland to £157,000 (2.9%) and Northern Ireland to £141,000 (3.0%).
  • London’s average house prices increased by 4.2% over the year to June 2020.
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House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales: year ending December 2019

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  • The median price paid for residential properties in England ranged from £22,500 (within Sunderland) to £5,300,000 (within Westminster) in the year ending December 2019.
  • The median price paid for residential properties in Wales ranged from £45,750 (within Rhondda Cynon Taf) to £630,000 (within Cardiff) in the year ending December 2019.
  • The number of residential property sales in England fell by 7.0% to 767,813 and in Wales fell by 6.4% to 44,340.
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  • House Price Statistics for Small Areas in England and Wales

    A brief overview of average (median) house prices using estimates from the sale prices of residential properties in England and Wales between 1995 and 2013. We look at the trends and features of average house prices paid over this period for 3 different geographies: local authorities, parliamentary constituencies and middle layer super output areas (MSOAs).

  • Housing summary measures analysis

    A range of data sources on housing presenting 14 housing summary measures, which provide an overview of the availability and affordability of privately-owned and social housing for local authorities in England and Wales.

  • UK homelessness

    Assessment of the comparability and coherence of existing UK government data sources on homelessness.

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