Average price
£273,037
August 2026
12 months
+0.9%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
+0.3%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
55,159
June 2026, the latest month published
HM Land Registry's average price for the United Kingdom was £273,037 in August 2026, up 0.9% on the year. 55,159 sales in the United Kingdom have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.
HM Land Registry's average price for the United Kingdom from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type and property status.
Price trend
Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in the United Kingdom rose 0.9%, peaking at £273,037 in August 2026.
Peak £273,037 in August 2026.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in the United Kingdom at £443,846, 129% above flat or maisonette at £194,148. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 1.6%.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £443,846 | +0.7% | |
| £278,675 | +2.1% | |
| £232,505 | +1.8% | |
| £194,148 | −1.6% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £273,037 | +0.3% | +0.9% | – | |
| £272,146 | +0.5% | +1.2% | – | |
| £270,690 | −0.6% | +1.5% | 55,159 | |
| £272,221 | +0.5% | +3.1% | 56,366 | |
| £270,966 | +0.9% | +4.2% | 55,854 | |
| £268,631 | −0.3% | Broadly flat | 63,828 | |
| £269,423 | +0.2% | +1.8% | 57,444 | |
| £268,814 | +0.3% | +1.5% | 55,159 | |
| £268,002 | −0.9% | +1.5% | 74,305 | |
| £270,472 | +0.2% | +2.3% | 81,207 | |
| £269,819 | +0.1% | +1.7% | 93,895 | |
| £269,556 | −0.4% | +1.8% | 81,614 | |
| £270,575 | +0.6% | +2.1% | 86,102 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in the United Kingdom was 28% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £341,829 | +0.8% | |
| £267,217 | +1.5% |
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The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.