UK house prices: latest figures
Average house prices and annual change from the official UK House Price Index (ONS / HM Land Registry). Figures for Aug 2026, published 21 October 2026. Next update: 18 November 2026. Updated automatically each month.
| Area | Average price | Annual change | Monthly change (seasonally adjusted) | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £273,037 | +0.9% | -0.2% | |
| Great Britain | £275,241 | +0.8% | -0.2% | |
| England | £293,525 | +0.4% | -0.4% | |
| Wales | £216,363 | +3.1% | +0.5% | |
| Scotland | £198,397 | +2.9% | +0.4% | |
| Northern Ireland | £202,487 | +9.2% | n/a | |
| North East | £165,640 | +3.2% | -0.8% | |
| North West | £220,393 | +2.2% | -0.8% | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £209,266 | +1.8% | -0.6% | |
| East Midlands | £241,955 | +0.5% | -0.3% | |
| West Midlands | £250,731 | +1.2% | -0.1% | |
| East | £337,848 | +0.2% | -0.1% | |
| London | £554,430 | -2.2% | +0.1% | |
| South East | £379,953 | -0.8% | -0.7% | |
| South West | £304,139 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
Source: Office for National Statistics — UK House Price Index: monthly price statistics. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly. The latest month is provisional and may be revised.
Three house price indices, side by side
The UK has one official house price index and two big lender indices. They measure different things, so their averages and growth rates never quite match. Here is the latest UK figure from each, and what each one covers.
| ONS / HM Land Registry | Lloyds | Nationwide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is based on | Every residential sale registered with HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services NI | Mortgage approvals from Lloyds and Halifax only | Nationwide mortgage approvals for owner-occupier house purchases only |
| Cash buyers | Included. Roughly one in four sales in Great Britain is a cash purchase. | Not included. Only purchases with a Lloyds or Halifax mortgage | Not included. Only purchases with a Nationwide mortgage |
| Buy-to-let | Purchases by individuals included; company purchases excluded (England & Wales) | Not stated in Lloyds’ releases | Excluded, as are remortgages and right-to-buy sales |
| Stage of the sale | Completed sales, the price actually paid | Mortgage approval, before the sale completes | Mortgage approval, after valuation and before completion |
| How the average works | Mix-adjusted average of all sales | “Standardised” mix-adjusted price, seasonally adjusted | Mix-adjusted price of a “typical” house, seasonally adjusted |
| Published | Monthly, about two months after the month it covers; early estimates are revised | Monthly, around the 7th of the following month | Monthly, around the end of the month or the 1st of the next |
| Areas | UK, nations, regions and 380+ local authorities | UK, plus nations and regions in the release | UK monthly; 13 regions quarterly |
| History on this page | Every month since April 1968 | Monthly headline figures from June 2026 (the index itself runs from 1983) | Monthly headline figures from June 2026 (the index itself runs from 1952) |
Why the figures differ: the lender indices are quicker but see only their own mortgage customers, and measure a standardised home at the approval stage. The official index covers cash and mortgage purchases at completion, but arrives later and is revised as more sales are registered. Each index defines its “average home” differently (Lloyds’ figure is currently the highest), so compare the rates of change, not the price levels.
House price history since 1968
Explore every month of the official UK House Price Index for the UK, its countries, English regions and over 380 local authorities. Compare up to four areas, switch between prices, annual change and growth, and see what a past purchase would be worth today. Switch the index to add the Lloyds and Nationwide headline figures. Latest ONS data: Aug 2026.
What would a home be worth today?
Enter what was paid and when. We apply the change in the official UK House Price Index (ONS / HM Land Registry) for that area and property type to estimate today's value.
An index-based estimate for an average home, not a valuation. Individual properties can move very differently.
| Month | UK | England | Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1970 | £3,611 | £3,510 | £3,010 | £3,104 | £3,784 | £5,298 |
| Jan 1980 | £17,754 | £17,350 | £13,719 | £14,040 | £18,918 | £25,732 |
| Jan 1990 | £53,658 | £53,894 | £40,372 | £32,588 | £30,482 | £85,547 |
| Jan 2000 | £77,950 | £71,017 | £49,286 | £49,682 | £63,316 | £139,611 |
| Jan 2010 | £154,268 | £164,711 | £120,944 | £124,112 | £128,422 | £299,459 |
| Jan 2020 | £213,657 | £234,049 | £154,532 | £147,731 | £133,173 | £509,527 |
| Aug 2026 | £273,037 | £293,525 | £216,363 | £198,397 | £202,487 | £554,430 |
The average UK home cost £3,611 in January 1970 and £273,037 in Aug 2026, about 76 times as much. Figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Source: HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index full file (Aug 2026). UK and country series before 1995 are quarterly. Northern Ireland local figures are quarterly. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Lloyds House Price Index (formerly the Halifax House Price Index), © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, published by Lloyds Bank plc. Headline figures only, as published. Nationwide House Price Index, © Nationwide Building Society. Headline figures only, as published. Lloyds and Nationwide figures are recorded from June 2026; their back histories are not reproduced here. Property Wealth Insider is not affiliated with HM Land Registry, the ONS, Lloyds Banking Group, S&P Dow Jones Indices or Nationwide.