HM Land Registry published its House Price Index for April 2023

HM Land Registry published its House Price Index for April 2023, showing house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The April data shows:

- on average, house prices have risen by 0.5% since March 2023
- there has been an annual price rise of 3.5% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £286,489

England

In England, the April data shows that, on average, house prices have risen 0.5% since March 2023. The annual price rise of 3.7% takes the average property value to £305,731.

The regional data for England indicates that:

- London experienced the greatest monthly price rise with an increase of 2.1%
- the South East saw the most significant monthly price fall, with a movement of –0.5%
- the North East experienced the greatest annual price rise, up by 5.5%
- London saw the lowest annual price growth, with an increase of 2.4%

Price change by region for England:

Region	Average price April 2023	Annual change % since April 2022	Monthly change % since March 2023
East Midlands	£247,634	4.6	0.3
East of England	£351,468	3.1	-0.4
London	£533,687	2.4	2.1
North East	£159,900	5.5	1.8
North West	£212,814	4.8	0.7
South East	£391,766	3.5	-0.5
South West	£327,144	4.0	0.2
West Midlands	£246,765	3.1	0.8
Yorkshire and the Humber	£205,523	4.0	1.0

Repossession sales by volume for England:

The lowest number of repossession sales in February 2023 was in the East of England and London.

The highest number of repossession sales in February 2023 was in the North West.

Repossession sales	February 2023
East Midlands	7
East of England	5
London	5
North East	15
North West	27
South East	15
South West	6
West Midlands	9
Yorkshire and the Humber	10
England	99

Average price by property type for England:

Property type	April 2023	April 2022	Difference %
Detached	£484,512	£463,203	4.6
Semi-detached	£294,315	£281,229	4.7
Terraced	£247,025	£241,429	2.3
Flat/maisonette	£250,674	£243,244	3.1
All	£305,731	£294,755	3.7

Funding and buyer status for England:

Transaction type	Average price April 2023	Annual price change % since April 2022	Monthly price change % since March 2023
Cash	£286,225	3.4	0.6
Mortgage	£315,442	3.8	0.5
First-time buyer	£253,202	3.5	0.5
Former owner/occupier	£351,315	3.9	0.5

Building status for England:

Building status	Average price February 2023	Annual price change % since February 2022	Monthly price change % since January 2023
New-build	£456,247	25.4	10
Existing resold property	£299,964	5.1	-0.6

London

London shows, on average, house prices have risen 2.1% since March 2023. An annual price rise of 2.4% takes the average property value to £533,687.

Average price by property type for London:

Property type	April 2023	April 2022	Difference %
Detached	£1,091,509	£1,069,661	2.0
Semi-detached	£694,457	£672,007	3.3
Terraced	£578,880	£571,286	1.3
Flat/maisonette	£444,368	£432,906	2.6
All	£533,687	£521,313	2.4

Funding and buyer status for London:

Transaction type	Average price April 2023	Annual price change % since April 2022	Monthly price change % since March 2023
Cash	£551,240	1.5	2.3
Mortgage	£527,590	2.6	2.1
First-time buyer	£459,789	2.5	2.0
Former owner/occupier	£614,413	2.3	2.2

Building status for London:

Building status	Average price February 2023	Annual price change % since February 2022	Monthly price change % since January 2023
New-build	£635,843	21.7	10.0
Existing resold property	£527,232	2.0	-1.3

Wales

Wales shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 1.3% since March 2023. An annual price rise of 2.0% takes the average property value to £212,834.

There were 10 repossession sales for Wales in February 2023.

Average price by property type for Wales:

Property type	April 2023	April 2022	Difference %
Detached	£328,628	£321,547	2.2
Semi-detached	£208,033	£201,573	3.2
Terraced	£163,980	£162,320	1.0
Flat/maisonette	£134,725	£132,528	1.7
All	£212,834	£208,620	2.0

Funding and buyer status for Wales:

Transaction type	Average price April 2023	Annual price change % since April 2022	Monthly price change % since March 2023
Cash	£205,168	1.0	-1.4
Mortgage	£217,228	2.5	-1.2
First-time buyer	£182,661	1.9	-1.3
Former owner/occupier	£248,606	2.2	-1.3

Building status for Wales:

Building status	Average price February 2023	Annual price change % since February 2022	Monthly price change % since January 2023
New-build	£351,241	28.3	12.3
Existing resold property	£210,160	6.1	-0.2

UK house prices:

The annual percentage change for average UK house prices was 3.5% in the 12 months to April 2023, compared with 4.1% in the 12 months to March 2023.

The average UK house price was £286,000 in April 2023, which is £9,000 higher than 12 months ago, but £7,000 below the recent peak in September 2022.Average house prices increased over the 12 months to £306,000 (3.7%) in England, to £213,000 in Wales (2.0%), to £187,000 in Scotland (2.0%) and to £172,000 in Northern Ireland (5.0%).

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average UK house prices increased by 0.5% between March 2023 and April 2023, while average UK house prices increased by 1.1% during the same period 12 months ago.

The UK Property Transactions Statistics showed that in April 2023, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the estimated number of transactions of residential properties with a value of £40,000 or greater was 82,120. This is 25.1% lower than 12 months ago (April 2022). Between March 2023 and April 2023, UK transactions decreased by 7.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Annual house price inflation was highest in the North East where prices increased by 5.5% in the 12 months to April 2023. London was the English region with the lowest annual growth, where prices increased by 2.4% in the 12 months to April 2023.

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.