UK House prices: latest house price trends from the Land Registry
The average house price in the UK is £286,489, average prices have increased by 3.5% or £9,572 over the last year, and risen by 0.5% or £1,432 last month. We note that these figures are provisional and subject to change, but it seemed that in March 2023 house prices fell for the fourth month in a row and the peak of house prices is now behind us as the cost of living crisis and rising mortgage rate rises start to bite.
UK average house prices have increased by 24.2% (£55,880) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UK average house prices rose in April
House prices rose across seven regions of the UK during April 2023. Overall average house prices rose by £1,432 across the UK in April, bucking the trend of recent house price falls. We expect to see further house price falls in the future, but the latest data is consistent with our view that UK house prices will not crash.
The Land Registry data is the most accurate house price data, in our view, although its publication lags the other major house price indices. The other indices have shown falling house prices and we expect the same of the Land Registry Gold Standard index in the months to come.
We continue to believe that in the medium-term demand will outstrip underpinning house prices.
In this article, we look at the house price performance of each region across England and Wales.
Whilst we often talk about the UK Housing market as one market, it is in fact a collection of hundreds and thousands of small local markets. House prices can vary significantly between these different housing markets. We show in the table below the different house prices across the regions of England and Wales
The range of house prices is quite large from average house prices of £159,900 in the North East to average house prices of £614,700 in Inner London.
There are also regional variations in house price inflation. Over the last 12 months, house price inflation across the UK was 3.5%, but varied from a rise of 0.2% in Inner London to a rise of 5.5% in the North East.
We show in the table below a summary of the regional house prices and annual house price inflation, house price inflation in the last month and house price inflation since the start of the COVID Pandemic in the UK.
The chart below shows annual house price inflation by region in England and Wales and house price inflation since the start of the COVID Pandemic. All regions of London are underperforming the house price trends elsewhere across the UK.
In the chart below we show the average house price inflation by region in England and Wales since the EU Brexit referendum in June 2016. House prices have risen the most in Yorkshire and Humberside up 45.6%, followed by Wales up 45.3%, and the North East up 43.5%.
House prices have risen the least in Outer London up just 8.5% and 14.0% in the South East since the EU Brexit Referendum, the areas where the Remain vote was stronger than in the rest of the country.
The changes in average house prices since the EU Brexit Referendum broadly reflects the regional voting patterns with higher house price inflation in those regions with a strong leave vote and lower house price inflation with a stronger Remain vote.
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House prices in England
The average house price in England rose in April 2023 by £1,557 to £305,730. House prices in England have increased by 3.7% over the last year, risen by 0.5% over the last month, increased by 23.9% since COVID and are up 33.8% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in Wales
The average house price in Wales is £212,800. House prices in Wales have increased by 2.0% over the last year, but have fallen by 1.3% over the last month, increased by 28.2% since COVID and by 45.3% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in Outer London
The average house price in Outer London is £485,400. House prices in Outer London have increased by 3.4% over the last year, fallen by 0.2% over the last month, risen by 14.6% since COVID and by 8.5% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
House prices in London
The average house price in London is £533,700. House prices in London have increased by 2.4% over the last year, risen by 2.1% over the last month, increased by 12.5% since COVID and by 40.0% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
House prices in Inner London
The average house price in Inner London is £614,700. House prices in Inner London have risen by 0.2% over the last year, fallen by 0.1% over the last month and increased by 5.5% since COVID and by 39.6% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
House prices in the South West
The average house price in the South West is £327,100. House prices in the South West have increased by 4.0% over the last year, risen by 0.2% over the last month, and increased by 27.7% since COVID and by 28.4% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the West Midlands
The average house price in the West Midlands is £246,800. House prices in the West Midlands have increased by 3.1% over the last year, risen by 0.8% over the last month and increased by 24.0% since COVID and by 31.5% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the South East
The average house price in the South East is £391,800. House prices in the South East have increased by 3.5% over the last year, fallen by 0.5% over the last month and increased by 23.1% since COVID and by 14.0% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the East of England
The average house price in the East of England is £351,500. House prices in the East of England have increased by 3.1% over the last year, fallen by 0.4% over the last month and increased by 21.6% since COVID and by 36.7% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in Yorkshire and Humberside
The average house price in Yorkshire and Humberside is £205,500. House prices in Yorkshire and Humberside have increased by 4.0% over the last year, risen by 1.0% over the last month and increased by 25.0% since COVID and by 45.6% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the East Midlands
The average house price in the East Midlands is £247,600. House prices in the East Midlands have increased by 4.6% over the last year, risen by 0.3% over the last month and increased by 28.0% since COVID and by 43.6% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the North West
The average house price in the North West is £212,800. House prices in the North West have increased by 4.8% over the last year, risen by 0.7% over the last month and increased by 29.2% since COVID and by 26.0% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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House prices in the North East
The average house price in the North East is £159,900. House prices in the North East have increased by 5.5% over the last year, risen by 1.8% over the last month and increased by 25.9% since COVID and by 43.5% since the EU Brexit Referendum.
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Average UK House Prices and Stamp Duty Holiday
The average house price in the UK has increased by £51,786 since there start of the Stamp Duty Holiday to £286,500 which would equate to a Stamp Duty saving of £4,324.
The average UK house price has therefore increased by £47,705 more than the potential Stamp Duty since the start of the Stamp Duty Holiday.
We show the change in house prices and stamp duty savings in the table below and also a chart to show how much more average house prices have increased than the potential stamp duty saving
House price increases less stamp duty saving
