Historical trend
Trend summary
UK average house prices were £270,000 in April 2026, up 0.7% from the previous month and approximately 3.9% year-on-year.
Trend
- UK house prices rose sharply from 2020 to mid-2022, driven by stamp duty changes and shifts in housing demand, before declining in 2023.
- The current level represents a real-terms fall from the 2022 peak when adjusted for general price inflation.
- Regional variation is substantial: average prices in London (c.£500,000) are approximately twice the England average.
Context
- The UK House Price Index is published by ONS and HM Land Registry; it covers mortgage completions and cash purchases of residential property.
- The index is mix-adjusted to control for changes in the type of properties sold; figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Trend summary generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 on 20 May 2026. Contains no editorial judgement — describes direction, magnitude, and official projections only.
About this indicator
- Source
- ONS / Land Registry
- Update frequency
- Monthly
- Last updated
- 17 June 2026
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Rising trend is…
- Negative
Statistics
- Latest
- 270080.0 £
- Period high
- 272119.0
- Period low
- 3311.0
- Period average
- 97278.5