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Press release: UK House Price Index for September 2024

Land Registry

November 20
09:30 2024

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The September data shows:

  • on average, house prices have fallen by 0.3% since August 2024
  • there has been an annual price rise of 2.9% which makes the average property in the UK valued at 292,000

England

In England the September data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 0.1% since August 2024. The annual price rise of 2.5% takes the average property value to 309,000.

  • The North East experienced the most significant monthly increase with a movement of 2.4%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber saw the greatest monthly price fall, with a fall of -1.7%
  • The North East experienced the greatest annual price rise, up by 6.5%
  • London saw the lowest annual price growth, with a rise of -0.5%

The regional data for England indicates that:

Price change by region for England

Region Average price Sep 2024 Annual change % since Sep 2023 Monthly change % since Aug 2024
East Midlands 250,000 3.1 -0.3
East of England 342,000 1.2 -0.3
London 526,000 -0.5 -0.8
North East 171,000 6.5 2.4
North West 226,000 4.8 0.4
South East 383,000 1.8 -0.4
South West 319,000 1 0.1
West Midlands 257,000 3 0.7
Yorkshire and the Humber 215,000 4.4 -1.7

Repossession sales by volume for England

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

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

Repossession sales July 2024
East Midlands 6
East of England 1
London 18
North East 26
North West 23
South East 12
South West 3
West Midlands 8
Yorkshire and the Humber 16
England 113

Average price by property type for England

Property type Sep 2024 Sep 2023 Difference %
Detached 470,000 459,000 2.6
Semi-detached 298,000 288,000 3.4
Terraced 257,000 250,000 2.8
Flat/maisonette 254,000 252,000 0.6
All 309,000 301,000 2.5

Funding and buyer status for England

Transaction type Average price Sep 2024 Annual price change % since Sep 2023 Monthly price change % since Aug 2024
Cash 289,000 2 0
Mortgage 319,000 2.7 -0.2
First-time buyer 259,000 2.9 -0.2
Former owner occupier 350,000 2 0

Building status for England

Building status* Average price July 2024 Annual price change % since July 2023 Monthly price change % since June 2024
New build 450,000 22.8 6.8
Existing resold property 301,000 0.6 0.3

*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 0.8% since August 2024. An annual price fall of 0.5% takes the average property value to 526,000.

Average price by property type for London

Property type Sep 2024 Sep 2023 Difference %
Detached 1,041,000 1,049,000 -0.8
Semi-detached 679,000 675,000 0.6
Terraced 576,000 578,000 -0.3
Flat/maisonette 437,000 441,000 -1
All 526,000 528,000 -0.5

Funding and buyer status for London

Transaction type Average price Sep 2024 Annual price change % since Sep 2023 Monthly price change % since Aug 2024
Cash 537,000 -1.7 -1
Mortgage 521,000 -0.2 1.9
First-time buyer 456,000 -0.1 -0.9
Former owner occupier 599,000 -1.1 -0.6

Building status for London

Building status* Average price July 2024 Annual price change % since July 2023 Monthly price change % since June 2024
New build 617,000 20.6 4.6
Existing resold property 528,000 0.1 0.5

*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 fell by 2.2% since August 2024. An annual price increase of 0.4% takes the average property value to 217,000

There were 9 repossession sales for Wales in July 2024.

Average price by property type for Wales

Property type Sep 2024 Sep 2023 Difference %
Detached 322,000 325,000 -0.9
Semi-detached 210,000 209,000 0.7
Terraced 172,000 171,000 0.8

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