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England house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for England, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£293,479
Annual change
+1.1%
Homes sold, May 2026
39,674
England and Wales average
£288,279

The average property in England sold for £293,479 in July 2026, up 1.1% on the year. That is about 2% above the England and Wales average of £288,279. 39,674 homes sold in England in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in England ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £293,479 in July 2026.

£293,479 £289,918
August 2025July 2026

Peak £293,479 in July 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in England at £474,626, 118% above flat or maisonette at £217,362. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 3.5%.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£474,626+1.4%
Semi-detached£292,024+2.7%
Terraced£247,081+2.3%
Flat or maisonette£217,362-3.5%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in England paid £111,981 less than people who already owned, a gap of 46%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£245,515+1.1%
Former owner-occupier£357,496+1.3%

By funding status

Cash buyers in England paid 7% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 25% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£279,238+0.8%4,633
Mortgage£299,312+1.2%14,051

By property status

New builds in England sold for 38% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£398,175+7.7%
Existing property£288,307+2.2%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
July 2026£293,479+1.1%n/a
June 2026£291,581+1.2%n/a
May 2026£292,724+2.5%39,674
April 2026£292,181+4.2%39,037
March 2026£290,496Broadly flat49,882
February 2026£291,643+1.3%46,295
January 2026£290,511+1.1%42,488
December 2025£289,918+1%54,700
November 2025£292,537+2%61,513
October 2025£291,159+1.2%75,536
September 2025£290,866+1.1%66,164
August 2025£292,512+1.8%69,715
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HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.