April 2015 Market Trend Data
Land Registry's Market Trend Data for England and Wales.
The April data shows an annual price increase of 5.1 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £179,817 compared with the peak of £181,014 in November 2007. House prices are up 0.9 per cent since March.
The regional data indicates that:
- London experienced the greatest increase in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of 10.9 per cent
- Yorkshire and The Humber experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 2.7 per cent
- North East saw the only annual price fall with a decrease of 0.6 per cent
- Wales saw the largest monthly price decrease with a fall of 1.1 per cent
Sales and repossessions during February 2015, the most up-to-date figures available, show that:
- the number of completed house sales in England and Wales decreased by 17 per cent to 54,103 compared with 64,994 in February 2014
- the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million decreased by 18 per cent to 722 from 882 a year earlier
- repossessions in England and Wales decreased by 37 per cent to 638 compared with 1,016 in February 2014
- in London, South East and Yorkshire and The Humber, repossession sales fell by 45 per cent
Access the full April HPI report
| Region | Monthly change since March 2015 | Annual change since April 2014 | Average price April 2015 |
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| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2.7% | 3.1% | £123,471 |
| London | 2.3% | 10.9% | £474,544 |
| North West | 2.1% | 2.3% | £113,301 |
| East Midlands | 1.4% | 5.1% | £135,033 |
| South West | 1.4% | 5.9% | £189,447 |
| England and Wales | 0.9% | 5.1% | £179,817 |
| South East | 0.8% | 8.8% | £244,238 |
| East | 0.3% | 7.8% | £201,465 |
| West Midlands | 0.2% | 2.3% | £137,121 |
| North East | -0.5% | -0.6% | £98,374 |
| Wales | -1.1% | 0.3% | £117,032 |
Average price by property type 2015 to 2014
| Average price by property type (England and Wales) | April 2015 | April 2014 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £282,706 | £268,869 | 5.1% |
| Semi-detached | £170,470 | £161,431 | 5.6% |
| Terraced | £135,069 | £129,154 | 4.6% |
| Flat/maisonette | £172,719 | £163,947 | 5.4% |
| All | £179,817 | £171,052 | 5.1% |
Sales volumes 2014 to 2013
| Month | Sales 2014 England and Wales | Sales 2013 England and Wales | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65,184 | 43,404 | 50.2% |
| February | 64,994 | 45,280 | 43.5% |
| March | 67,313 | 54,745 | 23.0% |
| April | 70,203 | 51,057 | 37.5% |
| May | 77,429 | 66,368 | 16.7% |
| June | 80,666 | 66,165 | 21.9% |
| July | 84,494 | 73,745 | 14.6% |
| August | 87,594 | 79,481 | 10.2% |
| September | 78,431 | 69,717 | 12.5% |
| October | 85,723 | 76,655 | 11.8% |
| November | 72,158 | 82,841 | -12.9% |
| December | 75,832 | 79,604 | -4.7% |
| Total | 910,021 | 789,062 | 15.3% |
Sales volumes 2015 to 2014
| Month | Sales 2015 England and Wales | Sales 2014 England and Wales | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54,689 | 65,184 | -16.1% |
| February | 54,103 | 64,994 | -18.8% |
Repossessions by region 2015 to 2014
| Repossessions by region | February 2015 | February 2014 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 55 | 67 | -18% |
| East Midlands | 57 | 88 | -35% |
| London | 56 | 101 | -45% |
| North East | 26 | 37 | -30% |
| North West | 145 | 238 | -39% |
| South East | 66 | 121 | -45% |
| South West | 44 | 51 | -14% |
| Wales | 48 | 86 | -44% |
| West Midlands | 66 | 91 | -27% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 75 | 136 | -45% |
| All | 638 | 1,016 | -37% |
The Price Paid Data includes details of over 65,840 residential property sales in England and Wales lodged for registration in April 2015. The most expensive sale in April 2015 was in London W2 (£15.6m). The cheapest sale in April 2015 was in Bishop Auckland, County Durham (£18,500).
Notes to editors
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Market Trend Data is published on the twentieth working day of each month. The May House Price Index (HPI) will be published at 9.30am on Friday 26 June 2015. Price Paid Data is published at 11am on the same day.
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A calendar with release dates of the headline figure and the full HPI is available.
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The HPI uses a sample size that is larger than all other statistical measures available. It is calculated using Land Registry’s dataset of all single residential property sales completed in England and Wales since January 1995 subject to exclusion.
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Land Registry’s dataset contains details on over 19 million residential transactions. Of these, over 7 million are identifiable matched pairs, providing the basis for the repeat sales regression analysis used to complete the index. This technique of quality adjustment ensures an “apples to apples” comparison between properties.
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The adjusted headline statistics for England and Wales on p14 of the monthly HPI report include additional repossession data.
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The repossession data is based on the number of transactions lodged with Land Registry by lenders exercising their power of sale. Once we have identified these transactions, we extract the price paid information from the related register entry.
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Although the HPI goes back to January 1995, we have only been recording repossessions comprehensively since 2006. This means that historic repossession data is not available prior to January 2006. See repossession data for more information.
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HPI background tables are available as Open Data in Excel and CSV formats and in machine readable format as linked data. They are available for free use and re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
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Price Paid Data is residential property price data for all the residential property sales in England and Wales that are lodged with us for registration in that month.The following information is available for each property: * the full address * the price paid * the date of transfer * the property type * whether it is new build or not * whether it is freehold or leasehold
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Download Price Paid Data in txt, csv format and in a machine readable format as linked data. It is available for anyone to examine or re-use free of charge under the OGL.
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