There are many UK housing market indexes released every month and we are attempting to provide the ultimate, comprehensive overview to the very fragmented reports available.
£268,000
Monthly Change 0.0%
Annual Change 5.4%
5 Year Change 17.1%
Source: HM Land Registry
£377,182
Monthly Change 1.4%
Annual Change 1.3%
5 Year Change 15.06%
Source: Rightmove
50,126
Monthly Change 18.2%
Annual Change 21.8%
5 Year Change 52.08%
Source: HM Land Registry
Monthly Change 15%
Source: Rightmove
54,7570
Monthly Change 5.8%
174 days
Source: Home
64 days
Source: Rightmove
2.4% properties price reduced last month
Source: Home
Annual Change 8.2%
Source: Bank of England
"The average price of property coming to the market for sale rises by 1.4% (+£5,312) this month to a new record of £377,182. This is the first monthly price record since May 2024, with asking prices and activity typically higher during the Spring season. In a sign of continuing market resilience, this month’s price increase is larger than the average April increase of 1.2%, despite the number of available homes for sale remaining at a 10-year high for the time of year. Whilst a seasonal increase in asking prices is a positive sign for the health of the market, new sellers need to be cautious of the high competition for buyers that they may face when setting their asking price. Rightmove’s research shows that homes that are priced realistically from the start of marketing, rather than reduced later, are more likely to find a buyer, and in less than half the time on average. Meanwhile, the latest snapshot of market activity suggests that the stamp duty increase in England on 1st April hasn’t deterred most movers going through the sales completion process, and that new buyers and sellers still feel confident to enter the market. Over the last few days, the effects of President Trump’s tariff announcements have been unfolding. It’s too early to tell what the repercussions may be on the UK property market, but one potential impact of the announcements is that mortgage rates could drop more quickly, boosting buyer affordability."
"The March 2025 RICS UK Residential Survey results signal a further deterioration in sales market conditions, with both domestic and global macroeconomic concerns seemingly starting to weigh more heavily on sentiment. In keeping with this, respondents have turned increasingly cautious on the near-term sales outlook, even if twelve-month expectations are still mildly positive for now."
"Focussing on house prices, the survey’s headline gauge returned a net balance of +2% this month, easing from readings of +20% and +11% in January and February respectively. As such, recent feedback is consistent with price growth largely flattening out over the past few months. This picture is mirrored across most parts of the UK, although Scotland and Northern Ireland continue to show a more resilient upward trend in house prices at this stage."
"Buyer demand in southern England is higher than a year ago, but it is failing to keep pace with the growth in supply. This explains why house price inflation is running at +1% or lower across London, the South East, South West and Eastern regions. At a localised level, prices are falling in Truro (-0.8%) and Torquay (-0.7%) in the South West, both second home hotspots. In the South East, house prices are falling in the Dartford (-0.8%), Ipswich (-0.2%) and NW London (-0.1%) postal areas."
“2021 has a lot of variables, and so is not an easy one to call, but with Rightmove’s unique leading indicators of buyer and seller behaviour we are confident that the housing market will continue to outperform general expectations next year as it did this."
"Our 2021 forecast of a 4% price rise is more conservative than the unsustainable 6.6% national average seen this year. There’s likely to be a lull in quarter two unless the stamp duty holiday is extended, but for many buyers its removal will not be make or break, though may lead them to reduce their offers to a degree to compensate for the higher tax, and indeed many sellers may be prepared to help to mitigate their buyer’s financial loss."
"First-time buyers will remain largely exempt, so in most cases will be no worse off. The maximum savings of £2,450 in Wales or £2,100 in Scotland are considerably less decisive than the £15,000 available in England for a house costing £500,000 or more, which does however only apply to a small part of the market.”
Russell Galley, Managing Director of Halifax: 2% to 5% fall"Despite the deepest recession for centuries, house prices have risen over the past year at their fastest rate since 2016, with mortgage approvals also at their highest level for over a decade. This growth has been driven by a shift in demand from buyers as a result of increased home working and a desire for more space, whilst the stamp-duty holiday brought forward many transactions that might otherwise have been planned for next year."
"With the stamp duty holiday also due to expire in March - and lower levels of demand - housing market activity is likely to slow. Taking all of this into account, the post-summer surge in house prices is unlikely to be sustained. Prices are expected to fall by between 2% and 5% next year, although forecast uncertainty is much higher than usual given the current economic and political environment."
Richard Donnell, Research and Insight Director at Zoopla: 1% rise“Central to our outlook is lower levels of turnover by long-run standards, which over time increases the scarcity of homes for sale."
"We expect the supply of properties for sale to moderate over 2021, which will restrict choice for consumers."
"This creates a scenario in which any improvement to the economic climate, growth in employment levels, or an uptick in consumer sentiment will in turn boost demand, increase transaction volumes in line 2019 levels, and could provide impetus for house price growth in 2022."
Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills: 0% change“We do expect the economic effects of the pandemic to weigh more heavily on the housing market next year."
Nick Barnes, Head of Research at Chestertons: 1.5% rise"Assuming no further major systemic shocks, we anticipate that the brunt of Covid’s impact on employment will be felt by the mainstream market and we forecast that after an exceptional year of growth in 2020, prices growth across the UK will slow to 1.5%. Greater London prices have risen less but are likely to fall more, and we expect them to drop by 2% by the end of the year."
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