Housing in United Kingdom
CountryEngland, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 69,483,939 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 244,378 square kilometres.
17 layers about housing for United Kingdom, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Sales per year by neighbourhood
Worked out by Open Index · 2025
There is no house sales per year figure for United Kingdom’s neighbourhoods yet.
Average house price
United KingdomUnited Kingdom’s average house price was £272,611 in July 2026.
Prices rose 1.4% in the year to July 2026.
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. United Kingdom’s is 3.5 times its 2000 level.
House price to pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.
Sold prices
PostcodeEngland and Wales onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for United Kingdom. The map shows each one.
Average private rent
United KingdomThe average private rent in United Kingdom was £1,400 a month in August 2026.
Rents in United Kingdom rose 3.8% in the year to August 2026.
Rent since 2015
Monthly average private rent, smoothed. United Kingdom’s is 1.5 times its 2015 level.
House sales per year
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Median sale price
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyPublished for councils, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Annual price change
United KingdomDetached house price
United KingdomThe average price of a detached home in United Kingdom was £444,936 in July 2026.
Flat price
United KingdomThe average price of a flat in United Kingdom was £192,704 in July 2026.
Semi-detached house price
United KingdomThe average price of a semi-detached home in United Kingdom was £278,555 in July 2026.
Terraced house price
United KingdomThe average price of a terraced home in United Kingdom was £231,945 in July 2026.
House sales per month
United Kingdom52,150 home sales were recorded in United Kingdom in May 2026.
Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.
One-bedroom private rent
United KingdomThe average private rent for a home with 1 bedroom in United Kingdom was £1,136 a month in August 2026.
Two-bedroom private rent
United KingdomThe average private rent for a home with 2 bedrooms in United Kingdom was £1,281 a month in August 2026.
Three-bedroom private rent
United KingdomThe average private rent for a home with 3 bedrooms in United Kingdom was £1,430 a month in August 2026.
Four-bedroom or larger private rent
United KingdomThe average private rent for a home with 4 or more bedrooms in United Kingdom was £2,080 a month in August 2026.
Annual rent change
United KingdomPrivate rents in United Kingdom changed by 3.8% in the year to August 2026.