March Market Trend Data from Land Registry
- March house prices down 0.4 per cent since February 2014
- March house prices up 5.6 per cent since March 2013
- Average house price in England and Wales now £169,124 compared with the peak of £181,618 in November 2007
- 979 repossessions in England & Wales during January 2014
- South East tops the table of regional applications with 312,038 in March
- Over 72,300 residential properties in England and Wales lodged for registration in March ranging from £10,000 to £19.5m
The March data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase of 5.6 per cent which takes the average property value in England and Wales to £169,124. The monthly change from February to March shows a decrease of 0.4 per cent. Repossession volumes decreased by 31 per cent in January 2014 to 979 compared with 1,420 in January 2013.
- The region in England and Wales which experienced the greatest increase in its average property value over the last 12 months is London with a movement of 12.4 per cent.
- Both East and North East regions experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 1.1 per cent.
- Wales experienced the only annual price fall of 1.6 per cent.
- Wales also saw the most significant monthly price fall with a movement of -4.2 per cent.
- The most up-to-date figures available show that during January 2014 the number of completed house sales in England & Wales increased by 46 per cent to 63,123 compared with 43,373 in January 2013.
- The number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million in January 2014 increased by 61 per cent to 1,011 from 628 in January 2013.
- The region with the greatest fall in repossession sales in January 2014 was the North East.
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| Region | Monthly change (since Febuary 2014) | Annual change (since March 2013) | Average price (March 2014) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 1.1% | 7.1% | £184,980 |
| North East | 1.1% | 3.3% | £99,313 |
| South West | 0.7% | 4.7% | £179,066 |
| London | 0.6% | 12.4% | £414,490 |
| West Midlands | 0.6% | 3.7% | £133,532 |
| England & Wales | -0.4% | 5.6% | £169,124 |
| South-East | -0.7% | 6.1% | £221,189 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | -0.9% | 1.8% | £116,993 |
| East Midlands | -1.0% | 4.6% | £127,384 |
| North West | -1.8% | 2.3% | £109,042 |
| Wales | -4.2% | -1.6% | £113,275 |
Average price by property type
| Average price by property type (England & Wales) | March 2014 | March 2013 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £265,753 | £254,107 | 4.6% |
| Semi-detached | £159,684 | £152,197 | 4.9% |
| Terraced | £126,859 | £120,600 | 5.2% |
| Flat/maisonette | £163,437 | £151,167 | 8.1% |
| All | £169,124 | £160,182 | 5.6% |
Sales volumes 2013-2012
| Month | Sales 2013 (England & Wales) | Sales 2012 (England & Wales) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43,373 | 43,784 | -1% |
| February | 45,228 | 44,870 | 1% |
| March | 54,659 | 61,377 | -11% |
| April | 50,968 | 43,276 | 18% |
| May | 66,246 | 52,555 | 26% |
| June | 65,958 | 59,891 | 10% |
| July | 73,536 | 59,169 | 24% |
| August | 79,224 | 65,039 | 22% |
| September | 69,561 | 52,889 | 32% |
| October | 76,579 | 59,236 | 29% |
| November | 82,217 | 63,979 | 29% |
| December | 77,843 | 56,707 | 37% |
| Total | 785,392 | 662,772 | 19% |
Sales volumes 2014-2013
| Month | Sales 2014 (England & Wales) | Sales 2013 (England & Wales) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63,123 | 43,373 | 46% |
Repossessions by region
| Repossessions by region | January 2014 | January 2013 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | 66 | 101 | -35% |
| East Midlands | 93 | 127 | -27% |
| London | 117 | 194 | -40% |
| North East | 25 | 43 | -42% |
| North West | 237 | 297 | -20% |
| South East | 108 | 170 | -36% |
| South West | 57 | 88 | -35% |
| Wales | 78 | 115 | -32% |
| West Midlands | 61 | 93 | -34% |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 137 | 192 | -29% |
| All | 979 | 1,420 | -31% |
The Price Paid Dataincludes details of over 72,300 residential property sales in England and Wales lodged for registration in March 2014. The most expensive sale in March 2014 was located in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea which sold for £10.3m. The cheapest sale in March 2014 was located in Burnley, Lancashire and sold for £10,000.
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The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed 1,365,223 applications from all its customers in March. This includes 1,316,674 applications by account customers, of which 307,615 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings); 618,365 were applications to obtain an official copy of a register or title plan; 180,684 were searches and 72,982 were transactions for value.
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Transactions for value
| Top three customers | Transactions for value |
|---|---|
| My Home Move Limited LLP | 1,668 |
| Countrywide Property Lawyers | 843 |
| O'Neill Patient | 652 |
Searches
| Top three customers | Searches |
|---|---|
| Enact | 7,462 |
| Optima Legal Services | 5,373 |
| Breeze & Wyles | 3,813 |
Applications by region
| Region | Applications |
|---|---|
| South East | 312,038 |
| Greater London | 263,580 |
| North West | 147,442 |
| South West | 132,922 |
| West Midlands | 116,624 |
| Yorks & Humber | 108,816 |
| East Midlands | 97,445 |
| North | 66,655 |
| Wales | 64,539 |
| East Anglia | 55,044 |
| England & Wales (not assigned) | 74 |
| Isles of Scilly | 44 |
| Total | 1,365,223 |
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Notes to editors
- Market Trend Data is published on the twentieth working day of each month. The April House Price Index (HPI) and Price Paid data set will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 30 May 2014. Access the release calendar up to February 2015.
- Publication of the Transaction Data is being moved forward so that it will be available on the fifteenth working day of the month from May onwards. This means that the April dataset will be published on 22 May 2014 at 11am.
- The HPI uses a sample size that is larger than all other statistical measures available. It is calculated using Land Registry's dataset of all residential property sales completed in England and Wales since January 1995.
- Land Registry's dataset contains details on over 18 million residential transactions. Of these, over 6.5 million are identifiable matched pairs, providing the basis for the repeat sales regression analysis used to complete the index. This technique of quality adjustment ensures an "apples to apples" comparison between properties.
- The adjusted headline statistics for England and Wales on p14 of the monthly HPI report include additional repossession data.
- The repossession data is based on the number of transactions lodged with Land Registry by lenders exercising their power of sale. Once we have identified these transactions, we extract the price paid information from the related register entry.
- Although the HPI goes back to January 1995, we have only been recording repossessions comprehensively since 2006. This means that historic repossession data is not available prior to January 2006.
- HPI background tables are available as Open data in Excel and CSV formats and in machine readable format as linked data.
- Price Paid Data is residential property price data for all the residential property sales in England and Wales that are lodged with us for registration in that month. The following information is available for each property:
- the full address
- the price paid
- the date of transfer
- the property type
- whether it is new build or not
- whether it is freehold or leasehold.
- Price Paid Data can be downloaded in csv format and in a machine readable format as linked data at price paid data. It is available for anyone to examine or reuse free of charge under the OGL.
- The monthly Transaction Data shows how many applications for first registrations, leases, transfers of part, dealings, official copies and searches lodged by Land Registry account customers were completed. See an explanation of the terms used in the Transaction data.
- Transactions for value include freehold and leasehold sales.
- Most searches carried out by a solicitor or conveyancer are to protect the purchase and/or mortgage. For example, a search will give the buyer priority for an application to Land Registry to register the purchase of the property. Find out more about the different types of search.
- As a government department established in 1862, executive agency and trading fund responsible to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Land Registry keeps and maintains the Land Register for England and Wales. The Land Register has been an open document since 1990.
- With the largest transactional database of its kind detailing almost 24 million titles, Land Registry underpins the economy by safeguarding ownership of many billions of pounds worth of property.
- For further information about Land Registry, visit www.landregistry.gov.uk. Follow us on Twitter @LandRegGov. Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and our blog.
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