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Average house price

The average price paid for a home, going back to 1968. It is a mean of prices actually paid, not an estimate of what a typical home is worth.

UK

Jul 2026

£272,611

Average house price, UK, Apr 1968 to Jul 2026
PeriodAverage house price (£)
1 Aug 2021£238,403
1 Sept 2021£245,371
1 Oct 2021£239,236
1 Nov 2021£243,930
1 Dec 2021£245,189
1 Jan 2022£248,031
1 Feb 2022£248,309
1 Mar 2022£249,232
1 Apr 2022£252,167
1 May 2022£255,040
1 Jun 2022£258,118
1 Jul 2022£262,904
1 Aug 2022£265,124
1 Sept 2022£265,727
1 Oct 2022£265,693
1 Nov 2022£265,299
1 Dec 2022£263,190
1 Jan 2023£260,941
1 Feb 2023£258,788
1 Mar 2023£255,885
1 Apr 2023£256,479
1 May 2023£257,330
1 Jun 2023£258,275
1 Jul 2023£261,182
1 Aug 2023£262,602
1 Sept 2023£261,318
1 Oct 2023£260,129
1 Nov 2023£258,368
1 Dec 2023£256,177
1 Jan 2024£255,972
1 Feb 2024£254,633
1 Mar 2024£255,082
1 Apr 2024£256,478
1 May 2024£258,565
1 Jun 2024£259,585
1 Jul 2024£262,479
1 Aug 2024£265,085
1 Sept 2024£264,750
1 Oct 2024£265,252
1 Nov 2024£264,515
1 Dec 2024£263,991
1 Jan 2025£264,936
1 Feb 2025£264,771
1 Mar 2025£268,019
1 Apr 2025£260,162
1 May 2025£264,078
1 Jun 2025£266,796
1 Jul 2025£268,843
1 Aug 2025£270,712
1 Sept 2025£269,679
1 Oct 2025£269,949
1 Nov 2025£270,937
1 Dec 2025£268,493
1 Jan 2026£268,862
1 Feb 2026£269,750
1 Mar 2026£268,879
1 Apr 2026£270,891
1 May 2026£272,044
1 Jun 2026£270,677
1 Jul 2026£272,611
A mean average of prices paid, not a median, and it covers every property type and both new and existing homes. It is the average price paid in the month, not the value of a typical home.

How this is measured

Published by
HM Land Registry
Covers
UK
Published
Monthly
History
Apr 1968 to Jul 2026
Last published
Jul 2026

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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