Housing in Belfast

District

East Northern Ireland. 351,927 people in 138 square kilometres.

3 layers about housing for Belfast, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

Average house price by council

UK House Price Index · July 2026

Under £175k£600k or more

Belfast’s average house price was £184,768 in July 2026.

Council

£184,768

HM Land Registry and partners · Jul 2026

Belfast’s average house price was £184,768 in July 2026.

That is 9% lower than Northern Ireland and 32% lower than the UK average.

Prices rose 7.7% in the year to July 2026.

Monthly average house price, smoothed. Belfast’s is 1.9 times its 2005 level, slower than Northern Ireland’s.

House prices since 2005
Month	Belfast	Northern Ireland	United Kingdom
Jan 2005	£99,462	£105,916	£138,759
Jan 2006	£111,901	£124,258	£147,360
Jan 2007	£175,792	£188,278	£162,825
Jan 2008	£167,298	£187,721	£171,137
Jan 2009	£120,278	£132,669	£144,840
Jan 2010	£121,149	£128,422	£154,268
Jan 2011	£100,857	£112,639	£154,113
Jan 2012	£88,174	£99,094	£152,831
Jan 2013	£82,847	£92,202	£154,495
Jan 2014	£90,702	£98,014	£164,137
Jan 2015	£99,621	£104,989	£175,636
Jan 2016	£104,613	£112,475	£189,268
Jan 2017	£110,359	£118,092	£198,276
Jan 2018	£115,963	£123,302	£206,844
Jan 2019	£121,398	£128,168	£210,317
Jan 2020	£126,664	£133,173	£213,657
Jan 2021	£134,746	£141,087	£228,417
Jan 2022	£143,891	£155,086	£248,031
Jan 2023	£149,391	£162,479	£260,941
Jan 2024	£154,921	£169,060	£255,972
Jan 2025	£170,049	£184,322	£264,936
Jan 2026	£181,424	£198,261	£268,862
Jul 2026	£184,768	£202,487	£272,611

Council

7.7%

HM Land Registry and partners · Jul 2026

Monthly annual price change, smoothed. Belfast’s is 38% lower than in 2006, ahead of Northern Ireland’s.

House price change since 2006
Month	Belfast	Northern Ireland	United Kingdom
Jan 2006	12.5%	17.3%	6.2%
Jan 2007	57.1%	51.5%	10.5%
Jan 2008	−4.8%	−0.3%	5.1%
Jan 2009	−28.1%	−29.3%	−15.4%
Jan 2010	0.7%	−3.2%	6.5%
Jan 2011	−16.8%	−12.3%	−0.1%
Jan 2012	−12.6%	−12.0%	−0.8%
Jan 2013	−6.0%	−7.0%	1.1%
Jan 2014	9.5%	6.3%	6.2%
Jan 2015	9.8%	7.1%	7.0%
Jan 2016	5.0%	7.1%	7.8%
Jan 2017	5.5%	5.0%	4.8%
Jan 2018	5.1%	4.4%	4.3%
Jan 2019	4.7%	3.9%	1.7%
Jan 2020	4.3%	3.9%	1.6%
Jan 2021	6.4%	5.9%	6.9%
Jan 2022	6.8%	9.9%	8.6%
Jan 2023	3.8%	4.8%	5.2%
Jan 2024	3.7%	4.1%	−1.9%
Jan 2025	9.8%	9.0%	3.5%
Jan 2026	6.7%	7.6%	1.5%
Jul 2026	7.7%	9.2%	1.4%

Council

374

HM Land Registry and partners · May 2026

374 home sales were recorded in Belfast in May 2026.

Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.