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Press release: UK House Price Index for September 2023

Land Registry

November 15
09:30 2023

The September data shows:

  • on average, house prices have fallen 0.5% since August 2023
  • there has been an annual price fall of 0.1% which makes the average property in the UK valued at 291,000

England

In England the September data shows, on average, house prices have fallenby 0.5% since September 2023. The annual price fall of 0.5% takes the average property value to 310,000.

The regional data for England indicates that:

  • the North West experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 0.5%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber saw the lowest monthly price growth, with a fall of 2.0%
  • the North East experienced the greatest annual price rise, up by 1.6%
  • the South West saw the lowest annual price growth, with a fall of 1.6%

Price change by region for England

Region Average price August 2023 Annual change % since August 2022 Monthly change % since Aug 2023
East Midlands 251,000 0.4 -0.6
East of England 353,000 -1.4 -0.4
London 537,000 -1.1 -0.3
North East 163,000 1.6 -2
North West 218,000 0.6 0.5
South East 392,000 -1.4 -0.6
South West 329,000 -1.6 -0.1
West Midlands 254,000 0.5 -0.2
Yorkshire and the Humber 210,000 0 -2.4

Repossession sales by volume for England

The lowest number of repossession sales in July 2023 was in the East of England and South West.

The highest number of repossession sales in July 2023 was in the North West.

Repossession sales July 2023
East Midlands 5
East of England 1
London 9
North East 8
North West 16
South East 5
South West 1
West Midlands 2
Yorkshire and the Humber 5
England 52

Average price by property type for England

Property type September 2023 September 2022 Difference %
Detached 490,000 487,000 0.6
Semi-detached 297,000 298,000 -0.2
Terraced 252,000 256,000 -1.5
Flat/maisonette 252,000 254,000 -0.6
All 310,000 311,000 -0.5

Funding and buyer status for England

Transaction type Average price September2023 Annual price change % since September 2022 Monthly price change % since August 2023
Cash 289,000 -0.9 -0.8
Mortgage 320,000 -0.3 -0.5
First-time buyer 257,000 -0.4 -0.4
Former owner occupier 355,000 -0.5 -0.7

Building status for England

Building status* Average price July 2023 Annual price change % since July 2023 Monthly price change % since June 2023
New build 438,000 16.3 1.9
Existing resold property 301,000 -0.2 1

*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 0.3% since August 2023. An annual price fall of 1.1% takes the average property value to 537,424.

Average price by property type for London

Property type September 2023 September 2022 Difference %
Detached 1,076,000 1,112,000 -3.3
Semi-detached 687,000 707,000 -2.8
Terraced 592,000 600,000 -1.3
Flat/maisonette 447,000 448,000 -1.1
All 537,000 544,000 -1.1

Funding and buyer status for London

Transaction type Average price September 2023 Annual price change % since September 2022 Monthly price change % since August 2023
Cash 548,000 -2.4 -1.5
Mortgage 533,000 -0.8 0
First-time buyer 465,000 -0.6 0.2
Former owner occupier 616,000 -1.9 -1

Building status for London

Building status* Average price
July 2023 Annual price change % since July 2023 Monthly price change % since June 2023
New build 594,000 11.6 1.2
Existing resold property 531,000 -1.6 1.6

*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 0.9% since August 2023. An annual price fall of 2.7% takes the average property value to 215,000.

There were 2 repossession sales for Wales in June 2023.

Average price by property type for Wales

Property type Sep 2023 Sep 2022 Difference %
Detached 333,000 338,000 -1.3
Semi-detached 209,000 214,000 -2.3
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