House Price Index March – Land Registry
April 28, 2016
Latest monthly House Price Index March for England and Wales released today by the Land Registry.
The March data shows a monthly price decrease of 0.5 per cent.
The annual price change now stands at 6.7 per cent, bringing the average house price in England and Wales to £189,901.
The number of property transactions has increased over the last year. From October 2014 to January 2015 there was an average of 73,744 sales per month. In the same months a year later, the figure was 74,374.
To read the full report on the Gov.UK website click here
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