February 2015 Market Trend Data
Land Registry's Market Trend Data for England and Wales.
The February data shows an annual price increase of 6.5 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £180,252 compared with the peak of £181,083 in November 2007. House prices are up 0.5 per cent since January.
The regional data indicates that:
- London experienced the greatest increase in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of 13.1 per cent
- North East experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 6.2 per cent
- North West saw the lowest annual price growth with a movement of 0.7 per cent
- North West also saw the largest monthly price fall of 1.7 per cent
Sales and repossessions during December 2014, the most up-to-date figures available, show that:
- the number of completed house sales in England & Wales decreased by 11 per cent to 70,470 compared with 79,569 in December 2013
- the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million decreased by 4 per cent to 929 from 967 a year earlier
- repossessions in England and Wales decreased by 38 per cent to 654 compared with 1,062 in December 2013
- London was the region with the greatest fall in repossession sales
Access the full February HPI report
| Region | Monthly change since January 2015 | Annual change since February 2014 | Average price February 2015 |
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| North East | 6.2% | 3.7% | £102,061 |
| Wales | 4.4% | 5.4% | £123,941 |
| West Midlands | 2.2% | 5.0% | £138,982 |
| East | 0.9% | 10.5% | £202,394 |
| Yorks and Humber | 0.7% | 2.8% | £121,454 |
| London | 0.6% | 13.1% | £463,872 |
| England and Wales | 0.5% | 6.5% | £180,252 |
| South East | 0.3% | 9.0% | £242,469 |
| East Midlands | 0.3% | 4.4% | £134,032 |
| South West | -0.4% | 5.1% | £186,124 |
| North West | -1.7% | 0.7% | £111,259 |
Average price by property type 2015 to 2014
| Average price by property type (England and Wales) | February 2015 | February 2014 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £283,500 | £266,530 | 6.4% |
| Semi-detached | £170,063 | £160,448 | 6.0% |
| Terraced | £136,481 | £128,093 | 6.5% |
| Flat/maisonette | £171,697 | £160,506 | 7.0% |
| All | £180,252 | £169,249 | 6.5% |
Sales volumes 2013 to 2012
| Month | Sales 2013 England and Wales | Sales 2012 England and Wales | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43,404 | 43,795 | -1% |
| February | 45,275 | 44,880 | 1% |
| March | 54,737 | 61,392 | -11% |
| April | 51,050 | 43,296 | 18% |
| May | 66,358 | 52,578 | 26% |
| June | 66,134 | 59,911 | 10% |
| July | 73,733 | 59,208 | 25% |
| August | 79,464 | 65,075 | 22% |
| September | 69,703 | 52,908 | 32% |
| October | 76,615 | 59,267 | 29% |
| November | 82,809 | 64,021 | 29% |
| December | 79,569 | 56,759 | 40% |
| Total | 788,851 | 663,090 | 19% |
Sales volumes 2014 to 2013
| Month | Sales 2014 England and Wales | Sales 2013 England and Wales | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65,158 | 43,404 | 50% |
| February | 64,957 | 45,275 | 43% |
| March | 67,234 | 54,737 | 23% |
| April | 70,099 | 51,050 | 37% |
| May | 77,269 | 66,358 | 16% |
| June | 80,435 | 66,134 | 22% |
| July | 84,229 | 73,733 | 14% |
| August | 87,173 | 79,464 | 10% |
| September | 77,735 | 69,703 | 12% |
| October | 84,340 | 76,615 | 10% |
| November | 69,668 | 82,809 | -16% |
| December | 70,470 | 79,569 | -11% |
| Total | 898,767 | 788,851 | 14% |
Repossessions by region 2014 to 2013
| Repossessions by region | December 2014 | December 2013 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 43 | 71 | -39% |
| East Midlands | 55 | 84 | -35% |
| London | 46 | 100 | -54% |
| North East | 23 | 33 | -30% |
| North West | 152 | 271 | -44% |
| South East | 84 | 131 | -36% |
| South West | 34 | 61 | -44% |
| Wales | 55 | 95 | -42% |
| West Midlands | 61 | 78 | -22% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 101 | 138 | -27% |
| All | 654 | 1,062 | -38% |
The Price Paid Data includes details of over 64,120 residential property sales in England and Wales lodged for registration in February 2015. The most expensive sale in February 2015 was in London SW3 (£27,750,000). The cheapest sale in February 2015 was in Burnley, Lancashire (£15,000).
Notes to editors
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Market Trend Data is published on the twentieth working day of each month. The March House Price Index (HPI) will be published at 9.30am on Thursday 30 April 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 at www.gov.uk/government/publications/about-the-house-price-index.
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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 residential property sales completed in England and Wales since January 1995.
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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 About the House Price Index 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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Price Paid Data can be downloaded in 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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