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December 2014 Market Trend Data

Land Registry's Market Trend Data for England and Wales.

  • Average house price in England and Wales now £177,766 compared with the peak of £181,138 in November 2007
  • Annual growth of 7.0 per cent in December
  • House prices up 0.6 per cent since November
  • 796 repossessions in England & Wales during October 2014

The December data from Land Registry’s House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 7.0 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £177,766. House prices up 0.6 per cent since November. Repossession volumes decreased by 37 per cent in October 2014 to 796 compared with 1,260 in October 2013.

  • The region in England and Wales which experienced the greatest increase in its average property value over the last 12 months is London with a movement of 16.3 per cent
  • London also experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 1.8 per cent
  • The North West saw the lowest annual price growth with a movement of 1.5 per cent
  • The North West also saw the most significant monthly price fall of 1.6 per cent
  • The most up-to-date figures available show that during October 2014 the number of completed house sales in England & Wales increased by 4 per cent to 80,158 compared with 77,371 in October 2013
  • The number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million in October 2014 increased by 15 per cent to 1,132 from 984 in October 2013
  • The region with the greatest fall in repossession sales in October 2014 was the South East

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Region Monthly change since November 2014 Annual change since December 2013 Average price December 2014
London 1.8% 16.3% £464,936
East 1.5% 10.3% £199,055
South East 0.7% 10.8% £240,987
England and Wales 0.6% 7.0% £177,766
Yorkshire & The Humber 0.6% 5.0% £121,371
North East 0.4% 3.9% £99,132
Wales 0.2% 3.0% £118,859
East Midlands -0.5% 4.2% £131,336
West Midlands -0.7% 4.0% £136,064
South West -0.9% 4.4% £182,968
North West -1.6% 1.5% £110,548

Average price by property type 2014 to 2013

Average price by property type (England & Wales) December 2014 December 2013 Difference
Detached £279,298 £260,499 7.2%
Semi-detached £167,069 £157,795 5.9%
Terraced £134,226 £125,182 7.2%
Flat/maisonette £170,822 £158,747 7.6%
All £177,766 £166,146 7.0%

Sales volumes 2013 to 2012

Month Sales 2013 England & Wales Sales 2012 England & Wales Difference
January 43,403 43,792 -1%
February 45,273 44,876 1%
March 54,753 61,389 -11%
April 51,048 43,292 18%
May 66,375 52,572 26%
June 66,152 59,906 10%
July 73,780 59,204 25%
August 79,611 65,071 22%
September 70,040 52,907 32%
October 77,371 59,264 31%
November 83,705 64,017 31%
December 80,846 56,753 42%
Total 791,997 663,043 19%

Sales volumes 2014 to 2013

Month Sales 2014 England & Wales Sales 2013 England & Wales Difference
January 66,108 43,403 52%
February 65,894 45,273 46%
March 68,315 54,753 25%
April 71,242 51,048 40%
May 78,499 66,375 18%
June 81,459 66,152 23%
July 85,035 73,780 15%
August 87,130 79,611 9%
September 75,944 70,040 8%
October 80,158 77,371 4%

Repossessions by region 2014 to 2013

Repossessions by region October 2014 October 2013 Difference
East 62 111 -44%
East Midlands 71 99 -28%
London 70 115 -39%
North East 25 39 -36%
North West 169 281 -40%
South East 80 149 -46%
South West 53 68 -22%
Wales 76 114 -33%
West Midlands 54 95 -43%
Yorkshire & The Humber 136 189 -28%
All 796 1,260 -37%

The Price Paid Data includes details of over 82,000 residential property sales in England and Wales lodged for registration in December 2014. The most expensive sale in December 2014 was in the London Borough of Barnet (£33.7m). The cheapest sale in December 2014 was in Washington, Tyne and Wear (£12,250).

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