UK House Price Index for December 2020
17 Feb 2021 11:00 AM
The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The November data shows:
- on average, house prices have risen 1.2% since November 2020
- there has been an annual price rise of 8.5% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £251,500
England
In England, the December data shows on average, house prices have risen by 1.5% since November 2020. The annual price rise of 8.5% takes the average property value to £269,150.
The regional data for England indicates that:
- the East Midlands experienced the greatest monthly price rise, up by 2.8%
- London saw the lowest monthly price growth, with a fall of 1.1%
- the North West experienced the greatest annual price rise, up by 11.2%
- London saw the lowest annual price growth, with a rise of 3.5%
Price change by region for England
| Region |
Average price December 2020 |
Annual change % since December 2019 |
Monthly change % since November 2020 |
| East Midlands |
£215,046 |
10.6% |
2.8% |
| East of England |
£310,912 |
7% |
2.4% |
| London |
£496,066 |
3.5% |
-1.1% |
| North East |
£141,154 |
9.2% |
1.9% |
| North West |
£183,727 |
11.2% |
2.5% |
| South East |
£341,007 |
6.1% |
0.1% |
| South West |
£282,388 |
10.2% |
2.3% |
| West Midlands |
£216,950 |
9.4% |
1.9% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber |
£182,907 |
10.4% |
1.1% |
Repossession sales by volume for England
The lowest number of repossession sales in October 2020 was in the East of England.
The highest number of repossession sales in October 2020 was in the North West.
| Repossession sales |
October 2020 |
| East Midlands |
25 |
| East of England |
9 |
| London |
30 |
| North East |
68 |
| North West |
88 |
| South East |
36 |
| South West |
27 |
| West Midlands |
35 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber |
36 |
| England |
354 |
Average price by property type for England
| Property type |
December 2020 |
December 2019 |
Difference % |
| Detached |
£413,341 |
£375,353 |
10.1 |
| Semi-detached |
£253,978 |
£233,213 |
8.9 |
| Terraced |
£220,396 |
£201,726 |
9.3 |
| Flat/maisonette |
£234,778 |
£224,882 |
4.4 |
| All |
£269,150 |
£248,097 |
8.5 |
Funding and buyer status for England
| Transaction type |
Average price December 2020 |
Annual price change % since December 2019 |
Monthly price change %since November 2020 |
| Cash |
£253,634 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
| Mortgage |
£277,012 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
| First-time buyer |
£224,560 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
| Former owner occupier |
£307,113 |
9.2 |
1.4 |
Building status for England
| Building status* |
Average price October 2020 |
Annual price change % since October 2019 |
Monthly price change % since September 2020 |
| New build |
£327,486 |
6.3 |
-0.7 |
| Existing resold property |
£258,708 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.
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