February Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry

This month’s Price Paid Data includes details of more than 82,000 sales of land and property in England and Wales that HM Land Registry received for registration in February 2019.

In the dataset you can find the date of sale for each property, its full address and sale price, its category (residential or commercial) and type (detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat or maisonette and other), whether it is new build or not and whether it is freehold or leasehold.

The number of sales received for registration by property type and month

Property type February 2019 January 2019 December 2018
Detached 18,468 22,677 20,320
Semi-detached 21,205 25,330 23,512
Terraced 20,899 25,483 23,890
Flat/maisonette 16,121 19,328 15,573
Other  5,575 6,554 5,490
Total 82,268 99,372 88,785

Of the 82,268 sales received for registration in February 2019:

  • 60,910 were freehold, a 0.5% decrease on February 2018; and
  • 16,157 were newly built, a 0.1% increase on February 2018.

There is a time difference between the sale of a property and its registration at HM Land Registry.

Of the 82,268 sales received for registration 23,674 took place in February 2019 of which:

  • 366 were of residential properties in England and Wales for £1 million and over;
  • 199 were of residential properties in Greater London for £1 million and over;
  • 3 were of residential properties in West Midlands for more than £1 million;
  • 2 were of residential properties in Greater Manchester for more than £1 million; and
  • 3 were of residential properties in Wales for more than £1 million.

The most expensive residential sale taking place in February 2019 was of a flat in Kensington and Chelsea for £9,813,370. The cheapest residential sale in February 2019 was of a terrace property in Hartlepool for £19,000.

The most expensive commercial sale taking place in February 2019 was in Woking for £23,397,951. The cheapest commercial sale in February 2019 was in Kensington and Chelsea for £125.00.

 

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