Nov 2023 UK House Price Index Released

The November data shows:

  • on average, house prices have fallen -0.8% since October 2023
  • there has been an annual price fall of -2.1% which makes the average property in the UK valued at £285,000

England

In England the November data shows, on average, house prices have fallen by -1.2% since October 2023. The annual price fall of -2.9% takes the average property value to £302,000.

The regional data for England indicates that:

  • every region experienced negative monthly growth except Yorkshire and the Humber, where there was 0.0% change in house prices
  • the West Midlands region saw the most significant monthly price fall with a movement of -3.1%
  • no region experienced positive annual growth; the North East experienced the smallest decrease in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of -0.4%
  • London saw the lowest annual price growth, with a fall of 6.0%

Price change by region for England

RegionAverage price Nov 2023Annual change % since Nov 2022Monthly change % since Oct 2023
East Midlands£244,000-3-0.8
East of England£347,000-3.3-0.2
London£505,000-6-2.2
North East£160,000-0.4-0.2
North West£213,000-0.2-0.9
South East£386,000-2.3-0.4
South West£319,000-4.1-2.7
West Midlands£244,000-3.4-3.1
Yorkshire and the Humber£209,000-0.80.0

Repossession sales by volume for England

The lowest number of repossession sales in September 2023 was in the East of England.

The highest number of repossession sales in September 2023 was in the North East and North West.

Repossession salesSep 2023
East Midlands6
East of England1
London12
North East16
North West16
South East9
South West8
West Midlands10
Yorkshire and the Humber13
England91

Average price by property type for England

Property typeNov 2023Nov 2022Difference %
Detached£480,000£488,000-1.7
Semi-detached£291,000£299,000-2.2
Terraced£244,000£255,000-4.5
Flat/maisonette£245,000£253,000-3.0
All£301,000£311,000-2.9

Funding and buyer status for England

Transaction typeAverage price
Nov 2023Annual price change % since Nov 2022Monthly price change % since Oct 2023
Cash£283,000-2.9-0.9
Mortgage£311,000-2.9-1.2
First-time buyer£250,000-3.2-1.2
Former owner occupier£347,000-2.7-1.2

Building status for England

Building status*Average price
Sep 2023Annual price change % since Sep 2023Monthly price change % since Aug 2023
New build£422,0007.9-5.3
Existing resold property£301,000-1.50.0

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

London

London shows, on average, house prices have fallen by -2.2% since October 2023. An annual price fall of -6% takes the average property value to £505,000.

Average price by property type for London

Property typeNov 2023Nov 2022Difference %
Detached£1,021,000£1,101,000-7.3
Semi-detached£662,000£698,000-5.2
Terraced£554,000£592,000-6.5
Flat/maisonette£418,000£443,000-5.7
All£505,000£537,000-6.0

Funding and buyer status for London

Transaction typeAverage price
Nov 2023Annual price change % since Nov 2022Monthly price change % since Oct 2023
Cash£512,000-7.8-3.7
Mortgage£502,000-5.5-1.9
First-time buyer£436,000-5.8-1.7
Former owner occupier£580,000-6.33.0

Building status for London

Building status*Average price
Sep 2023Annual price change % since Sep 2023Monthly price change % since Aug 2023
New build£559,0001.7-5.8
Existing resold property£530,000-2.40.9

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

Wales

Wales shows, on average, house prices have fallen by 0.3% since October 2023. An annual price fall of 2.4% takes the average property value to £213,000

There were 12 repossession sales for Wales in September 2023.

Average price by property type for Wales

Property typeNov 2023Nov 2022Difference %
Detached£328,000£333,000-1.3
Semi-detached£207,000£211,000-2.0
Terraced£165,000£171,000-4.0
Flat/maisonette£135,000£136,000-0.5
All£213,000£218,0002.4

Funding and buyer status for Wales

Transaction typeAverage price Nov 2023Annual price change % since Nov 2022Monthly price change % since Oct 2023
Cash£206,000-2.10.0
Mortgage£217,000-2.6-0.5
First-time buyer£183,000-2.8-0.3
Former owner occupier£248,000-2-0.4

Building status for Wales

Building status*Average price
Sep 2023Annual price change % since Sep 2022Monthly price change % since Aug 2023
New build£322,0008-5.3
Existing resold property£210,000-2.7-0.3

*Figures for the 2 most recent months are not being published because there are not enough new build transactions to give a meaningful result.

UK house prices

UK house prices fell by 2.1% in the year to November 2023, compared with a decrease of 1. 3% in October 2023. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK decreased by 0.8% between October 2023 and November 2023, compared with no change (0.0%) during the same period a year earlier (October and November 2022).

The UK Property Transactions Statistics showed that in November 2023, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the estimated number of transactions of residential properties with a value of £40,000 or greater was 87,640. This is 22.% lower than a year ago (November 2022). Between October and November 2023, UK transactions decreased by 2% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The North East experienced the smallest decrease in its average property value over the last 12 months with a movement of -0.4%. London was the English region with the lowest annual inflation, where prices decreased by 6.0% in the 12 months to November 2023.

See the economic statement.

The UK HPI is based on completed housing transactions. Typically, a house purchase can take 6 to 8 weeks to reach completion. As with other indicators in the housing market, which typically fluctuate from month to month, it is important not to put too much weight on one month's set of house price data.

Access the full UK HPI

Background

  1. We publish the UK House Price Index (HPI) on the second or third Wednesday of each month with Northern Ireland figures updated quarterly. We will publish the December 2023 UK HPI at 9:30am on Wednesday 14 February 2024. See calendar of release dates.
  2. We have made some changes to improve the accuracy of the UK HPI. We are not publishing average price and percentage change for new builds and existing resold property as done previously because there are not currently enough new build transactions to provide a reliable result. This means that in this month's UK HPI reports, new builds and existing resold property are reported in line with the sales volumes currently available.
  3. The UK HPI revision period has been extended to 13 months, following a review of the revision policy (see calculating the UK HPI section 4.4). This ensures the data used is more comprehensive.
  4. Sales volume data is available by property status (new build and existing property) and funding status (cash and mortgage) in our downloadable data tables. Transactions that require us to create a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and require more time to process. Read revisions to the UK HPI data.
  5. Revision tables are available for England and Wales within the downloadable data in CSV format. See about the UK HPI f
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