April Price Paid Data published by HM Land Registry
HM Land Registry has published the latest Price Paid Data for the month of April 2019, revealing the most expensive and the cheapest properties sold.
- Most expensive property sold in April was in Kensington and Chelsea for £30,000,000
- Cheapest property sold in April was in Burnley for £16,000
- 15% decrease in newbuilds compared to April 2018
The most expensive residential sale taking place in April 2019 was of a terraced property in Kensington and Chelsea for £30,000,000. The cheapest residential sale in April 2019 was of a terraced property in Burnley for £16,000.
The most expensive commercial sale taking place in April 2019 was in City of Westminster for £78,000,000 .The cheapest commercial sales in April 2019 were in Bury St Edmunds, Waverley, Lewisham, Birmingham and Enfield for £500.
Of the 74,683 sales received for registration 23,133 took place in April 2019 of which:
- 394 were of residential properties in England and Wales for £1 million and over;
- 242 were of residential properties in Greater London for £1 million and over;
- 3 were of residential properties in West Midlands for more than £1 million;
- 4 were of residential properties in Greater Manchester for more than £1 million; and
- There were no residential properties in Wales for more than £1 million.
This month’s Price Paid Data includes details of more than 74,600 sales of land and property in England and Wales that HM Land Registry received for registration in April 2019.
The number of sales received for registration by property type and month
Of the 74,683 sales received for registration in April 2019:
- 56,633 were freehold, a 1.8% decrease on April 2018; and
- 9,959 were newly built, a 15% decrease on April 2018.
| Property type | April 2019 | March 2019 | February 2019 |
| Detached | 16,137 | 19,119 | 18,468 |
| Semi-detached | 19,430 | 22,815 | 21,205 |
| Terraced | 20,041 | 23,435 | 16,121 |
| Flat/maisonette | 13,345 | 16,832 | 20,899 |
| Other | 5,730 | 6,330 | 5,575 |
| Total | 74,683 | 88,531 | 82,268 |
In the dataset you can find the date of sale for each property, its full address and sale price, its category (residential or commercial) and type (detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat or maisonette and other), whether it is new build or not and whether it is freehold or leasehold.
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