July Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry

This month’s Price Paid Data includes details of more than 95,500 sales of land and property in England and Wales that HM Land Registry received for registration in July 2018.

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.

The number of sales received for registration by property type and month

Property type July 2018 June 2018 May 2018
Detached 21,568 18,518 18,060
Semi-detached 24,964 22,251 20,897
Terraced 25,554 23,243 22,363
Flat/maisonette 17,368 15,678 15,846
Other 6,267 5,803 6,263
Total 95,721 85,493 83,429

 

Of the 95,721 sales received for registration in July 2018:

  • 72,275 were freehold, a 3.7% increase on July 2017; and
  • 11,819 were newly built, a 43% fall on July 2017.

There is a time difference between the sale of a property and its registration at HM Land Registry.

Of the 95,721 sales received for registration, 24,719 took place in July 2018 of which:

  • 526 were of residential properties in England and Wales for £1 million and over;
  • 300 were of residential properties in Greater London for £1 million and over;
  • 4 were of residential properties in West Midlands for more than £1 million; and
  • 2 were of residential properties in Greater Manchester for more than £1 million.

The most expensive residential sale taking place in July 2018 was of a terraced property in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London for £18,500,000. The cheapest residential sale in July 2018 was a terraced property in Henllys, Cwmbran for £6,120.

The most expensive commercial sale taking place in July 2018 was in the City of Westminster for £117,450,000. The cheapest commercial sales in July 2018 were in Haringey, Greater London and Stanford-Le-Hope, Thurrock for £100.

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