UK House Price Index (HPI) for April 2016
Today, we released the new UK House Price Index, showing house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The April data shows an annual price increase of 8.2% which takes the average property value in the UK to £209,054. Monthly house prices rose by 0.6% since March 2016. The monthly index figure for the UK was 109.6.
In England, the April data shows an annual price increase of 9.1% which takes the average property value to £224,731. Monthly house prices rose by 0.7% since March 2016.
Wales shows an annual price increase of 1.7% which takes the average property value to £139,385. Monthly house prices fell by 1.9% since March 2016.
London shows an annual price increase of 14.5% which takes the average property value to £470,025. Monthly house prices rose by 0.6% since March 2016.
The regional data indicates that:
- London experienced the greatest increase in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of 14.5%
- the North West experienced the greatest monthly growth with an increase of 2.3%
- the North East saw the lowest annual price growth with an increase of 0.1%
- the South West saw the most significant monthly price fall with a movement of -2.8%
The number of UK home sales continued to grow in the three months to April 2016 (Feb-Apr): rising by 8.3% relative to the preceding three months (Nov-Jan), although sales fell by 45.2% in April 2016 compared with March 2016. See the economic statement.
Sales during February 2016, show that:
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the number of completed house sales in England increased by 1.1%to 56,884 compared with 56,261 in February 2015
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the number of completed house sales in Wales increased by 4.1% to 2,796 compared with 2,686 in February 2015
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the number of completed house sales in London fell by 10.5% to 6,926 compared with 7,740 in February 2015.
Access the full April UK HPI report.
| England by region | Monthly change since March 2016 | Annual change since April 2015 | Average price April 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 1.2% | 13.6% | £263,420 |
| East Midlands | 1.6% | 7.8% | £167,762 |
| London | 0.6% | 14.5% | £470,025 |
| North East | -0.9% | 0.1% | £121,719 |
| North West | 2.3% | 5.8% | £145,149 |
| South East | 0.3% | 12.3% | £301,689 |
| South West | -2.8% | 6.0% | £227,404 |
| West Midlands | 2.2% | 7.1% | £173,321 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1.6% | 6.0% | £146,712 |
| Average price by property type (England) | April 2016 | April 2015 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £332,968 | £310,361 | 7.3% |
| Semi-detached | £209,075 | £190,529 | 9.7% |
| Terraced | £183,666 | £167,023 | 10.0% |
| Flat/maisonette | £210,281 | £192,450 | 9.3% |
| All | £224,731 | £205,936 | 9.1% |
| Wales | Monthly change since March 2016 | Annual change since April 2015 | Average price April 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | -1.9% | 1.7% | £139,385 |
| Average price by property type (Wales) | April 2016 | April 2015 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £207,034 | £206,244 | 0.4% |
| Semi-detached | £135,193 | £130,863 | 3.3% |
| Terraced | £108,873 | £106,913 | 1.8% |
| Flat/maisonette | £99,265 | £98,838 | 0.4% |
| All | £139,385 | £137,039 | 1.7% |
| Average price by property type (London) | April 2016 | April 2015 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £854,209 | £759,614 | 12% |
| Semi-detached | £560,152 | £480,438 | 17% |
| Terraced | £491,996 | £419,154 | 17% |
| Flat/maisonette | £413,963 | £367,469 | 13% |
| All | £470,025 | £410,445 | 14.5% |
| Month | Sales 2016 England | Sales 2015 England | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53,095 | 55,110 | -3.7% |
| February | 56,884 | 56,261 | 1.1% |
| Month | Sales 2016 Wales | Sales 2015 Wales | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,472 | 2,676 | -7.6% |
| February | 2,796 | 2,686 | 4.1% |
| Month | Sales 2016 London | Sales 2015 London | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,845 | 7,958 | -14% |
| February | 6,926 | 7,740 | -10.5% |
| England | Monthly change | Annual change | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 0.1% | 8.1% | £210,602 |
| Mortgage | 1.0% | 9.6% | £231,866 |
| First time buyer | 0.9% | 9.3% | £189,179 |
| Former owner occupier | 0.5% | 9.0% | £254,409 |
| New build | 4.9% | 11.2% | £275,487 |
| Existing resold property | 0.4% | 9.0% | £221,315 |
| Wales | Monthly change | Annual change | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | -2.7% | 1.2% | £135,566 |
| Mortgage | -1.5% | 2.0% | £141,655 |
| First time buyer | -1.7% | 1.8% | £120,779 |
| Former owner occupier | -2.2% | 1.6% | £161,004 |
| New build | 3.0% | 4.0% | £180,549 |
| Existing resold property | -2.3% | 1.6% | £136,924 |
Funding status, buyer status and building status for London
| London | Monthly change | Annual change | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 0.4% | 13.6% | £495,492 |
| Mortgage | 0.6% | 14.8% | £462,192 |
| First time buyer | 0.3% | 14.4% | £410,358 |
| Former owner occupier | 0.8% | 14.6% | £531,099 |
| New build | 4.1% | 14.6% | £476,689 |
| Existing resold property | 0.3% | 14.5% | £469,459 |
Notes to editors
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The UK House Price Index (HPI) is published on the second or third Tuesday of each month with Northern Ireland figures updated quarterly. The May 2016 UK HPI will be published at 9.30am on 19 July 2016. See the calendar of release dates.
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Data for the UK HPI is provided by HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land & Property Services Northern Ireland and the Valuation Office Agency.
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The UK HPI is calculated by the Office for National Statistics andLand & Property Services Northern Ireland. It applies a hedonic regression model that uses the various sources of data on property price, in particular, HM Land Registry’s Price Paid Dataset, and attributes to produce estimates of the change in house prices each month. Find out more about the methodology used from ONS and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
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Work has been taking place over the past two years to develop a single, official HPI that reflects the final transaction price for sales of residential property in the UK. Using the geometric mean, it covers purchases at market value for owner-occupation and buy-to-let, excluding those purchases not at market value (such as re-mortgages), where the ‘price’ represents a valuation.
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Information on residential property transactions for England and Wales, collected as part of the official registration process, is provided by HM Land Registry for properties that are sold for full market value.
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The HM Land Registry dataset contains the sale price of the property, the date when the sale was completed, full address details, the type of property (i.e. detached, semi-detached, terraced or flat), if it is a newly built property or an established residential building and a variable to indicate if the property has been purchased as a financed transaction (i.e. using a mortgage) or as a non-financed transaction (cash purchase).
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Background tables of the raw and cleansed aggregated data, in CSV formats, are also published monthly although Northern Ireland is updated on a quarterly basis. They are available for free use and re-use under the Open Government Licence.
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As a government department established in 1862, executive agency and trading fund responsible to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, HM Land Registry keeps and maintains the Land Register for England and Wales. The Land Register has been open to public inspection since 1990.
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With the largest transactional database of its kind detailing more than 24 million titles, HM Land Registry underpins the economy by safeguarding ownership of many billions of pounds worth of property.
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For further information about HM Land Registry visit www.gov.uk/land-registry.
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