Post-lockdown mini boom pushes house price growth to highest level in over two years

Post-lockdown mini boom pushes house price growth to highest level in over two years

In this quick article we take a quick look at house price growth since post-lockdown

The latest ONS data shows that UK house prices have increased by 3.4% to £237,834 in the year to June 2020. The mini post lockdown boom pushes house price growth to the highest level since March 2018.
House prices in East Midlands saw the largest annual increase, 4.5% followed by the North West, 4.4% and the South West 4.3%.
The North East saw the smallest annual increase, 1.7%, followed by the South East, 2.1% and the East, 2.6%.

The August sentiment survey by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed a net balance of +22% of agents expecting house prices to increase over the next 3 months and +27% over the next 12 months. Source: Dataloft, UKHPI



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The graphic illustrates the staggering percentage increases in house prices across various regions of the UK over the last 50 years. The data, sourced from Land Registry, Denton House Research and Nationwide, sheds light on how each part of the UK has seen unprecedented growth.

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