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Press release: UK House Price Index for November 2023

Land Registry

January 17
09:30 2024

The November data shows:

  • on average, house prices have fallen -0.8% since October 2023
  • there has been an annual price fall of -2.1% which makes the average property in the UK valued at 285,000

England

In England the November data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by -1.2% since October 2023. The annual price fall of -2.9% takes the average property value to 302,000.

The regional data for England indicates that:

  • every region experienced negative monthly growth except Yorkshire and the Humber, where there was 0.0% change in house prices
  • the West Midlands region saw the most significant monthly price fall with a movement of -3.1%
  • no region experienced positive annual growth; the North East experienced the smallest decrease in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of -0.4%
  • London saw the lowest annual price growth, with a fall of 6.0%

Price change by region for England

Region Average price Nov 2023 Annual change % since Nov 2022 Monthly change % since Oct 2023
East Midlands 244,000 -3 -0.8
East of England 347,000 -3.3 -0.2
London 505,000 -6 -2.2
North East 160,000 -0.4 -0.2
North West 213,000 -0.2 -0.9
South East 386,000 -2.3 -0.4
South West 319,000 -4.1 -2.7
West Midlands 244,000 -3.4 -3.1
Yorkshire and the Humber 209,000 -0.8 0.0

Repossession sales by volume for England

The lowest number of repossession sales in September 2023 was in the East of England.

The highest number of repossession sales in September 2023 was in the North East and North West.

Repossession sales Sep 2023
East Midlands 6
East of England 1
London 12
North East 16
North West 16
South East 9
South West 8
West Midlands 10
Yorkshire and the Humber 13
England 91

Average price by property type for England

Property type Nov 2023 Nov 2022 Difference %
Detached 480,000 488,000 -1.7
Semi-detached 291,000 299,000 -2.2
Terraced 244,000 255,000 -4.5
Flat/maisonette 245,000 253,000 -3.0
All 301,000 311,000 -2.9

Funding and buyer status for England

Transaction type Average price
Nov 2023 Annual price change % since Nov 2022 Monthly price change % since Oct 2023
Cash 283,000 -2.9 -0.9
Mortgage 311,000 -2.9 -1.2
First-time buyer 250,000 -3.2 -1.2
Former owner occupier 347,000 -2.7 -1.2

Building status for England

Building status* Average price
Sep 2023 Annual price change % since Sep 2023 Monthly price change % since Aug 2023
New build 422,000 7.9 -5.3
Existing resold property 301,000 -1.5 0.0

*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 have fallen by -2.2% since October 2023. An annual price fall of -6% takes the average property value to 505,000.

Average price by property type for London

Property type Nov 2023 Nov 2022 Difference %
Detached 1,021,000 1,101,000 -7.3
Semi-detached 662,000 698,000 -5.2
Terraced 554,000 592,000 -6.5
Flat/maisonette 418,000 443,000 -5.7
All 505,000 537,000 -6.0

Funding and buyer status for London

Transaction type Average price
Nov 2023 Annual price change % since Nov 2022 Monthly price change % since Oct 2023
Cash 512,000 -7.8 -3.7
Mortgage 502,000 -5.5 -1.9
First-time buyer 436,000 -5.8 -1.7
Former owner occupier 580,000 -6.3 3.0

Building status for London

Building status* Average price
Sep 2023 Annual price change % since Sep 2023 Monthly price change % since Aug 2023
New build 559,000 1.7 -5.8
Existing resold property 530,000 -2.4 0.9

*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 have fallen by 0.3% since October 2023. An annual price fall of 2.4% takes the average property value to 213,000

There were 12 repossession sales for Wales in September 2023.

Average price by property type for Wales

Property type Nov

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