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What is happening to house prices: the Home guide
Follow the Home Asking Price Index and understand what asking and sold prices tell you about the housing market.
In this guide
October 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, October 2026: the average rises, the market stalls
Average asking prices in England and Wales rose 1.63% over the year to £398,910, while typical time on market almost doubled to 57 days.
September 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, September 2026: London falls further, Scotland still climbing
Average asking prices in England and Wales fell 0.49% over the year to £394,824, while turnover dropped 26% and typical time to sell rose to 61 days.
August 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, August 2026: prices slip, time on market reaches 59 days
Average asking prices in England and Wales edged down 0.05% annually to £395,845, while turnover fell 26% and typical time to sell rose to 59 days.
July 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, July 2026: asking prices flat, real prices falling
Asking prices in England and Wales were flat over the year at £397,044 while turnover fell 30% and typical time to sell rose to 53 days.
June 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, June 2026: regional gains broaden as London steadies
England and Wales asking prices rose 0.4% over the month to £366,398, with all eleven regions posting gains and London's annual rate flattening to 0.0%.
April 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, April 2026: sales stock surge while London prices slide
Unsold stock jumped by 31,569 properties in March while London asking prices fell 0.4%, even as annual price growth across England and Wales stayed weak at 0.5%.
March 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, March 2026: spring optimism lifts prices
England and Wales asking prices rose 0.6% in February, though annual growth stayed weak while unsold stock and marketing times both eased slightly.
February 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, February 2026: high stock and weak demand make poor start to 2026
England and Wales asking prices rose just 0.5% year on year while unsold stock hit its highest February level since 2013.
January 2026
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Home Asking Price Index, January 2026: supply rebound portends a buyer's market in 2026
New property listings rose twenty per cent year on year in December, and unsold stock hit its highest January level since 2015, with prices up just 0.5%.
December 2025
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Home Asking Price Index, December 2025: prices slide and supply plummets as vendors wait and see
Asking prices fell 0.5% in November while new instructions dropped 29% year-on-year, reflecting vendor hesitancy ahead of the budget and Bank of England rate decision.
November 2025
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Home Asking Price Index, November 2025: sales market cools rapidly and prices retreat
England and Wales asking prices fell 0.4% in October, with annualised growth slowing to just 0.4% amid a glut of unsold stock.
October 2025
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Home Asking Price Index, October 2025: oversupply weighs heavy on Southern prices
Asking prices in England and Wales rose just 0.1% in September, leaving annual growth at only 0.6% amid record unsold stock and falling rents.