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House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales: year ending March 2019
What's in the bulletin?
- The median price paid for residential properties in Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales ranged from £25,000 (within Sunderland and County Durham) to £5 million (within Kensington and Chelsea).
- The total value of residential property transactions (unadjusted for inflation) decreased most in London.
- The median price paid for residential properties decreased in 40.2% of LSOAs.
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House price to workplace-based earnings ratio
Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices by gross annual workplace-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.
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Residential property sales for administrative geographies: HPSSA dataset 6
Number of residential property sales in England and Wales, by property type and administrative geographies. Annual data, updated quarterly.
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Median house prices for administrative geographies: HPSSA dataset 9
Median price paid for residential property in England and Wales, by property type and administrative geographies. Annual data, updated quarterly.
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House price to residence-based earnings ratio
Affordability ratios calculated by dividing house prices by gross annual residence-based earnings. Based on the median and lower quartiles of both house prices and earnings in England and Wales.
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Towns and cities analysis
Statistics on towns and cities in England and Wales with a focus on housing and deprivation.
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Statistical bulletins
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House price statistics for small areas in England and Wales: year ending March 2019
House prices and number of transactions for property sales in England and Wales, on an annual basis, updated quarterly.
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UK House Price Index: September 2019
Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland.
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Integrated Household Survey (Experimental statistics): January to December 2014
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Index of Private Housing Rental Prices, UK: October 2019
An experimental price index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK.
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2011 Census: Number of people with second addresses in local authorities in England and Wales, March 2011
We take a look at the number of usual residents in England and Wales who reported having a second address outside of the local authority in which they were usually resident.
Articles
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2011 Census analysis
We analyse the characteristics of residents in communal establishments in 2011. Types of communal establishments include: hospitals, care homes, prisons, defence bases, boarding schools and student halls of residence. Characteristics include demographic and geographical analyses at national, regional and local levels. In 2011, communal establishment residents represented 1.7% of all usual residents in England and Wales. This was an increase from 1.6% in 2001. Males increased by 15% over this period, compared with just 4.2% for females.
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2011 Census
An insight into the characteristics of built-up areas in England and Wales. We look at comparisons between built-up areas of different sizes, as well as between built-up areas and non built-up areas. In 2011, 95% of the resident population lived in built-up areas, with the smallest built-up areas having a population of just over 100, and the largest having a population of nearly 9.8 million.
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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).
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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.
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2011 Census analysis
We analyse residents aged 16 and over who had a work-related second address outside the local authority of where they usually live. Analyses are presented at national and local authority levels, including by occupational groups and qualification levels. This information is useful to gain an understanding of local communities and the presence of residents from other local authorities as a result of employment. In 2011, around 1 in 160 adults had a second address for work outside their local authority.
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