National statistics

UK House Price Index summary: June 2021

Published 18 August 2021

1. Headline statistics for June 2021

The average price of a property in the UK was £265,668

The annual price change for a property in the UK was 13.2%

The monthly price change for a property in the UK was 4.5%

The monthly index figure (January 2015 = 100) for the UK was 139.3

Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is incorporated into the index. Read Revisions to the UK HPI data.

Next publication of UK HPI

The July 2021 UK HPI will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 15 September 2021. See the calendar of release dates for more information.

2. Economic statement

UK house prices increased by 13.2% in the year to June 2021, up from 9.8% in May 2021. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK increased by 4.5% between May and June 2021, compared with an increase of 1.4% during the same period a year earlier (May and June 2020).

House price growth was strongest in the North West where prices increased by 18.6% in the year to June 2021. The lowest annual growth was in London, where prices increased by 6.3% in the year to June 2021.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) June 2021 UK Residential Market Survey reported another strong month for sales in the market, but that new buyer demand eased after the Stamp Duty holiday moved to its withdrawal.

The Bank of England’s Agents summary of business conditions 2021 Q2 reported ongoing strong demand for housing across most of the UK and a shortage of properties for sale, which pushed up prices.

The UK Property Transactions Statistics showed that in June 2021, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the estimated number of transactions of residential properties with a value of £40,000 or greater was 198,240. This is 219.1% higher than a year ago. Between May and June 2021, UK transactions increased by 74.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The Bank of England’s Money and Credit June 2021 release reported that mortgage approvals for house purchases (an indicator of future lending) in June 2021 was 81,300, which is down slightly from May 2021.

3. Price changes

3.1 Annual price change

Annual price change for UK by country over the past 5 years

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Average house prices in the UK increased by 13.2% in the year to June 2021, up from 9.8% in May 2021.

At the country level, the largest annual house price growth in the year to June 2021 was recorded in Wales, where house prices increased by 16.7%.

Scotland saw house prices increase by 12.0% in the year to June 2021.

England saw house prices increase by 13.3% in the year to June 2021.

Northern Ireland saw house prices increase by 9.0% over the year to Quarter 2 (April to June) 2021.

3.2 Average price by country and government office region

Price, monthly change and annual change by country and government office region

Country and government office region	Price	Monthly change	Annual change
England	£284,029	4.9%	13.3%
Northern Ireland (Quarter 2 - 2021)	£153,449	2.9%	9.0%
Scotland	£173,961	2.4%	12.0%
Wales	£195,291	4.6%	16.7%
East Midlands	£226,846	5.1%	14.3%
East of England	£327,017	4.5%	12.1%
London	£510,299	2.5%	6.3%
North East	£149,521	5.9%	15.3%
North West	£200,222	6.8%	18.6%
South East	£355,948	2.7%	10.5%
South West	£294,906	5.5%	13.7%
West Midlands Region	£231,429	5.7%	15.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber	£194,518	7.1%	15.8%

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Price changes by country and government office region

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK increased by 4.5% between May and June 2021, compared with an increase of 1.4% during the same period a year earlier (May and June 2020). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK increased by 4.2% between May and June 2021.

Note: The Northern Ireland figure represents a 3-month change and is not comparable with the other regions and countries.

3.3 Average price by property type

Average monthly price by property type

Property type	June 2021	June 2020	Difference
Detached	£410,054	£354,822	15.6%
Semi-detached	£254,441	£224,209	13.5%
Terraced	£218,484	£191,724	14.0%
Flat or maisonette	£221,211	£204,095	8.4%
All	£265,668	£234,703	13.2%

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4. Sales volumes

The amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information varies. It typically ranges between 2 weeks and 2 months but can be longer. Volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet at a reliable level for reporting, so they are not included in the report. Published transactions for recent months will increase as later registered transactions are incorporated into the index.

Sales volume data is also available by property status (new build and existing property) and funding status (cash and mortgage) in our downloadable data tables. Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and require more time to process. Read Revisions to the UK HPI data for more information.

4.1 Sales volumes

Number of sales volumes by country

Country	April 2021	April 2020
England	40,061	23,673
Northern Ireland (Q2 2021 average monthly sales)	2,396	670
Scotland	7,007	2,632
Wales	2,159	1,381

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Note: The number of property transactions for April 2021 will increase as more transactions are incorporated into the index. See our Revisions Policy for more information.

The housing market was paused throughout April 2020 because of the stay at home guidance issued at the time, this has led to the large annual percentage increases seen in volume transactions for April 2021.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for April 2020 with the provisional estimate for April 2021, volume transactions increased by 111.8% in England, 199.4% in Scotland and by 85.2% in Wales. Northern Ireland’s volume transactions increased by 335.0% in the year to Quarter 2 2021.

UK Property Transaction Statistics published by HM Revenue & Customs (which differ in coverage but are more complete for this period) report that on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, volume transactions increased by 203.8% in England, 160.9% in Scotland, 188.1% in Wales and by 522.0% in Northern Ireland in the year to April 2021.

4.2 Sales volumes for the UK over the past 5 years

Sales volumes for 2017 to 2021 by country: April

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Note: The number of property transactions for April 2021 will increase as more transactions are incorporated into the index. See our Revisions Policy for more information.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for April 2020 with the provisional estimate for April 2021, UK volume transactions increased by 124.7% in the year to April 2021.

UK Property Transaction Statistics published by HM Revenue & Customs (which differ in coverage but are more complete for this period) report that on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, UK volume transactions increased by 203.4% in the year to April 2021.

5. Property status for UK

Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and need more time to process. This means they can take longer to appear in the land registers. The volume of new build transactions for the most recent 2 months are not at a reliable level for reporting the breakdown between new build and existing resold property, so they are not included in the report.

New build and existing resold property

Property status	Average price April 2021	Monthly change	Annual change
New build	£337,377	4.4%	14.4%
Existing resold property	£246,310	-1.9%	9.1%

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Note: Since the October 2017 release, amendments have been made to our estimation model when calculating our provisional estimate. Find out further information and the impact of this change in the methods used to produce the UK HPI.

6. Buyer status for Great Britain

First time buyer and former owner occupier

Type of buyer	Average price June 2021	Monthly change	Annual change
First time buyer	£222,712	4.6%	12.7%
Former owner occupier	£309,754	4.6%	13.9%

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7. Funding status for Great Britain

Cash and mortgage

For Great Britain only, Northern Ireland data is not available for funding status.

Funding status	Average price June 2021	Monthly change	Annual change
Cash	£252,922	4.9%	13.5%
Mortgage	£277,071	4.5%	13.2%

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8. Housing transaction distributions

Between January and March 2021, there were 272,766 property sales. The most popular price range for:

• England was £175,000 to £199,999 – 14,866 properties were purchased
• Northern Ireland was £125,000 to £149,999 – 1,181 properties were purchased
• Scotland was £75,000 to £99,999 – 2,685 properties were purchased
• Wales was £125,000 to £149,999 – 1,402 properties were purchased

The charts below show the distribution of housing transactions for Q1 (January to March) 2021 for countries of the UK. Data is presented in bands of £25,000 up to £1 million, followed by larger bands up to and over £10 million.

In line with the UK HPI revisions policy, the number of transactions will increase as more data are incorporated into the index, which would also impact the distributions presented in this analysis.

England housing transactions

Price band	Housing transactions
Less than £25,000	32
£25,000 to £49,999	797
£50,000 to £74,999	3,880
£75,000 to £99,999	7,182
£100,000 to £124,999	9,405
£125,000 to £149,999	12,645
£150,000 to £174,999	14,668
£175,000 to £199,999	14,866
£200,000 to £224,999	13,449
£225,000 to £249,999	14,153
£250,000 to £274,999	13,316
£275,000 to £299,999	12,799
£300,000 to £324,999	11,584
£325,000 to £349,999	10,656
£350,000 to £374,999	9,957
£375,000 to £399,999	8,890
£400,000 to £424,999	7,570
£425,000 to £449,999	6,899
£450,000 to £474,999	6,071
£475,000 to £499,999	5,698
£500,000 to £524,999	4,361
£525,000 to £549,999	4,076
£550,000 to £574,999	3,678
£575,000 to £599,999	3,278
£600,000 to £624,999	2,860
£625,000 to £649,999	2,596
£650,000 to £674,999	2,152
£675,000 to £699,999	1,966
£700,000 to £724,999	1,640
£725,000 to £749,999	1,587
£750,000 to £774,999	1,426
£775,000 to £799,999	1,186
£800,000 to £824,999	1,076
£825,000 to £849,999	952
£850,000 to £874,999	953
£875,000 to £899,999	811
£900,000 to £924,999	657
£925,000 to £949,999	543
£950,000 to £974,999	570
£975,000 to £999,999	466
£1,000,000 to £1,249,999	2,714
£1,250,000 to £1,499,999	1,550
£1,500,000 to £1,749,999	785
£1,750,000 to £1,999,999	458
£2,000,000 to £4,999,999	974
£5,000,000 to £9,999,999	104
Greater than £10,000,000	39

Scotland housing transactions

Price band	Housing transactions
Less than £25,000	132
£25,000 to £49,999	871
£50,000 to £74,999	1,990
£75,000 to £99,999	2,685
£100,000 to £124,999	2,467
£125,000 to £149,999	2,641
£150,000 to £174,999	2,437
£175,000 to £199,999	2,347
£200,000 to £224,999	1,913
£225,000 to £249,999	1,808
£250,000 to £274,999	1,537
£275,000 to £299,999	1,317
£300,000 to £324,999	972
£325,000 to £349,999	768
£350,000 to £374,999	598
£375,000 to £399,999	459
£400,000 to £424,999	378
£425,000 to £449,999	266
£450,000 to £474,999	222
£475,000 to £499,999	188
£500,000 to £524,999	127
£525,000 to £549,999	102
£550,000 to £574,999	87
£575,000 to £599,999	85
£600,000 to £624,999	99
£625,000 to £649,999	48
£650,000 to £674,999	63
£675,000 to £699,999	52
£700,000 to £724,999	47
£725,000 to £749,999	31
£750,000 to £774,999	26
£775,000 to £799,999	14
£800,000 to £824,999	25
£825,000 to £849,999	14
£850,000 to £874,999	21
£875,000 to £899,999	16
£900,000 to £924,999	10
£925,000 to £949,999	13
£950,000 to £974,999	11
£975,000 to £999,999	11
£1,000,000 to £1,249,999	40
£1,250,000 to £1,499,999	21
£1,500,000 to £1,749,999	11
£1,750,000 to £1,999,999	4
£2,000,000 to £4,999,999	5
£5,000,000 to £9,999,999	0
Greater than £10,000,000	0

Northern Ireland housing transactions

Price band	Housing transactions
Less than £25,000	10
£25,000 to £49,999	112
£50,000 to £74,999	638
£75,000 to £99,999	926
£100,000 to £124,999	920
£125,000 to £149,999	1,181
£150,000 to £174,999	937
£175,000 to £199,999	636
£200,000 to £224,999	384
£225,000 to £249,999	347
£250,000 to £274,999	298
£275,000 to £299,999	210
£300,000 to £324,999	142
£325,000 to £349,999	120
£350,000 to £374,999	86
£375,000 to £399,999	86
£400,000 to £424,999	63
£425,000 to £449,999	39
£450,000 to £474,999	47
£475,000 to £499,999	36
Greater than £500,000	119

Wales housing transactions

Price band	Housing transactions
Less than £25,000	1
£25,000 to £49,999	56
£50,000 to £74,999	379
£75,000 to £99,999	831
£100,000 to £124,999	1,075
£125,000 to £149,999	1,402
£150,000 to £174,999	1,169
£175,000 to £199,999	1,009
£200,000 to £224,999	742
£225,000 to £249,999	712
£250,000 to £274,999	564
£275,000 to £299,999	511
£300,000 to £324,999	348
£325,000 to £349,999	313
£350,000 to £374,999	256
£375,000 to £399,999	213
£400,000 to £424,999	139
£425,000 to £449,999	139
£450,000 to £474,999	101
£475,000 to £499,999	102
£500,000 to £524,999	59
£525,000 to £549,999	55
£550,000 to £574,999	44
£575,000 to £599,999	49
£600,000 to £624,999	23
£625,000 to £649,999	19
£650,000 to £674,999	25
£675,000 to £699,999	24
£700,000 to £724,999	20
£725,000 to £749,999	13
£750,000 to £774,999	15
£775,000 to £799,999	6
£800,000 to £824,999	7
£825,000 to £849,999	4
£850,000 to £874,999	8
£875,000 to £899,999	6
£900,000 to £924,999	6
£925,000 to £949,999	2
£950,000 to £974,999	6
£975,000 to £999,999	0
£1,000,000 to £1,249,999	11
£1,250,000 to £1,499,999	6
£1,500,000 to £1,749,999	3
£1,750,000 to £1,999,999	0
£2,000,000 to £4,999,999	2
£5,000,000 to £9,999,999	0
Greater than £10,000,000	0

9. Access the data

Download the data as CSV files or access it with our UK HPI tool.

Data revisions

View any revisions to previously published data in the data downloads or find out more about revisions in our guidance About the UK HPI.

10. About the UK House Price Index

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) is calculated by the Office for National Statistics and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland. Find out about the methodology used to create the UK HPI.

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, The Land & Property Services/Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency and the Valuation Office Agency.

Find out more about the UK House Price Index.

11. Contact

Eileen Morrison, Data Services Team Leader, HM Land Registry

Email eileen.morrison@landregistry.gov.uk

Telephone 0300 006 5288

Aimee North, Head of Housing Market Indices, Office for National Statistics

Email aimee.north@ons.gov.uk

Telephone 01633 456400

Ciara Cunningham, Statistician for the Northern Ireland HPI

Email ciara.cunningham@finance-ni.gov.uk

Telephone 028 90 336035

Anne MacDonald, Land & Property Data Team, Registers of Scotland

Email Anne.MacDonald@ros.gov.uk

Telephone 0131 378 4991