Average house price
£272,611
Average residential property price across the United Kingdom. Recent months are provisional and revised.
Period: 2026-07-01 · Geography: United KingdomHousing
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House prices, rents, affordability, supply and homelessness.
House-price growth
1.4 %
Annual percentage change in the UK average house price. Recent months can be revised as additional transactions are recorded.
Period: 2026-07-01 · Geography: United KingdomPrivate-rent inflation
3.81 %
Annual percentage change derived from the official CPI private-rent index.
Period: 2026 AUG · Geography: United KingdomMedian affordability ratio
7.55 earnings multiple
Median house price divided by median gross annual workplace earnings for England and Wales. A higher ratio indicates lower affordability.
Period: 2025 · Geography: England and WalesEntry-level affordability ratio
6.83 earnings multiple
Lower-quartile house price divided by lower-quartile gross annual workplace earnings for England and Wales. A higher ratio indicates lower affordability.
Period: 2025 · Geography: England and WalesOne reading
Rising property values can strengthen the finances of existing owners and reflect demand.
Another reading
Higher prices and rents can worsen affordability for renters and first-time buyers when earnings do not keep pace.
What the data cannot prove: a movement does not by itself identify its cause or show that every person experienced the same outcome.
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