HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index for July 2024

HM Land Registry publishes UK House Price Index July 2024, which shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The July data shows:
    • on average, house prices have risen 0.6% since June 2024
    • there has been an annual price rise of 2.2% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £289,000

 

England

Price change by region for England:

Region

Average price Jul 2024

Annual change % since Jul 2023

Monthly change % since June 2024

East Midlands

£249,000

2.5

1.3

East of England

£341,000

0.3

0.7

London

£521,000

-0.4

-0.3

North-East

£165,000

3.8

0.1

North-West

£220,000

2.8

0

South-East

£381,000

0.5

0.1

South-West

£320,000

1

0.5

West Midlands

£254,000

2.2

0

Yorkshire and the Humber

£215,000

3.7

-0.5

 

Repossession sales by volume for England:

The lowest number of repossession sales in May 2024 was in the East of England.

The highest number of repossession sales in May 2024 was in the North-East.

Repossession sales

May 2024

East Midlands

5

East of England

2

London

10

North-East

17

North-West

10

South-East

7

South-West

7

West Midlands

6

Yorkshire and the Humber

6

England

70

 

Average price by property type for England:

Property type

Jul 2024

Jul  2023

Difference %

Detached

£467,000

£460,000

1.6

Semi-detached

£296,000

£289,000

2.2

Terraced

£254,000

£249,000

1.8

Flat/maisonette

£252,000

£251,000

0.4

All

£306,000

£301,000

1.6

 

Funding and buyer status for England:

Transaction type

Average price Jul 2024

Annual price change % since Jul 2023

Monthly price change % since Jun 2024

Cash

£286,000

1.1

0.1

Mortgage

£316,000

1.8

0.2

First-time buyer

£256,000

1.9

0.1

Former owner/occupier

£348,000

1.3

0.3

 

Building status for England:

Building status*

Average price Apr 2024

Annual price change % since Apr 2023

Monthly price change % since Mar 2024

New-build

£451,000

24.7

10.1

Existing resold property

£298,000

1.3

1.3

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

 

London

London shows, on average, house prices decreased by 0.3% since June 2024. An annual price fall of 0.4% takes the average property value to £521,000.

Average price by property type for London:

Property type

Jul 2024

Jul 2023

Difference %

Detached

£1,037,000

£1,049,000

-1.2

Semi-detached

£674,000

£678,000

-0.6

Terraced

£574,000

£573,000

1.4

Flat/maisonette

£431,000

£433,000

-0.6

All

£521,000

£523,000

-0.4

 

Funding and buyer status for London:

Transaction type

Average price Jul 2024

Annual price change % since Jul 2023

Monthly price change % since Jun 2024

Cash

£530,000

-1.6

-1.5

Mortgage

£517,000

0

0.1

First-time buyer

£450,000

-0.2

-0.4

Former owner/occupier

£597,000

-0.7

0

 

Building status for London:

Building status*

Average price May 2024

Annual price change % since May 2023

Monthly price change % since Apr 2024

New-build

£613,000

17.3

9.8

Existing resold property

£518,000

-0.9

0.9

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

 

Wales

Wales shows, on average, house prices rose by 1.1% since Jun 2024. An annual price increase of 2% takes the average property value to £218,000.

There were 4 repossession sales for Wales in May 2024.

Average price by property type for Wales:

Property type

Jul 2024

Jul 2023

Difference %

Detached

£324,000

£320,000

1.2

Semi-detached

£213,000

£208,000

2.4

Terraced

£172,000

£169,000

2

Flat/maisonette

£144,000

£140,000

2.4

All

£218,000

£214,000

2

 

Funding and buyer status for Wales:

Transaction type

Average price Jul 2024

Annual price change % since Jul 2023

Monthly price change % since Jun 2024

Cash

£211,000

1.5

1.1

Mortgage

£223,000

2.2

1.1

First-time buyer

£190,000

2.5

1.1

Former owner/occupier

£251,000

1.3

1

 

Building status for Wales:

Building status*

Average price May 2024

Annual price change % since May 2023

Monthly price change % since Apr 2024

New-build

£337,000

23.2

8.1

Existing resold property

£210,000

0.9

0.6

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

 

UK house prices:

UK house prices rose by 2.2% in the year to Jul 2024, down from the revised estimate of 2.7% in the 12 months to June 2024. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK increased by 0.6% between June 2024 and July 2024, down from the same period 12 months ago (June and July 2023).

The UK Property Transactions Statistics showed that in Jul 2024, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the estimated number of transactions of residential properties with a value of £40,000 or greater was 91,000. This is 6.7% higher than a year ago (July 2023). Between June 2024 and July 2024, UK transactions decreased by 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

House price monthly increase was highest in East Midland where prices increased by 1.3% in the year to July 2024. The highest annual growth was in the The North East, where prices increased by 3.8% in the year to July 2024.

See the economic statement.

The UK HPI is based on completed housing transactions. Typically, a house purchase can take 6 to 8 weeks to reach completion. As with other indicators in the housing market, which typically fluctuate from month to month, it is important not to put too much weight on one month’s set of house price data.

Access the full UK HPI.

 

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