Record Breaking House Price Growth

Posted on Friday, August 20, 2021

  • The UK experienced a 13.2% annual increase in house prices in June 2021. This is the largest annual increase recorded since 2004.
  • The average price of a UK house now stands at a record high of £265,668, which is £30,965 higher than the same time last year.
  • All regions in the UK experienced an annual increase in house prices. The North West experienced the biggest increase (18.6%), followed by Wales (16.7%) and Yorkshire and the Humber (15.8%).
  • There are early signs of house price growth slowing down, with Nationwide reporting a monthly decline in July house prices (-0.5%) and Rightmove reporting an overall decline in ask prices (-0.3%). Source: Dataloft, UKHPI.