March Price Paid Data from HM Land Registry

This month’s Price Paid Data includes details of more than 88,500 sales of land and property in England and Wales that HM Land Registry received for registration in March 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 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019
Detached

19,119

18,468

22,677

Semi-detached

22,815

21,205

25,330

Terraced

23,435

16,121

25,483

Flat/maisonette

16,832

20,899

19,328

Other

 6,330

 5,575

6,554

Total

88,531

82,268

99,372

Of the 88,531 sales received for registration in March 2019:

  • 65,821 were freehold, a 0.4% increase on March 2018; and
  • 13,129 were newly built, a 19.7% decrease on March 2018.

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

Of the 88,531 sales received for registration 28,871 took place in March 2019 of which:

  • 451 were of residential properties in England and Wales for £1 million and over;
  • 251 were of residential properties in Greater London for £1 million and over;
  • 1 was of a residential property in West Midlands for more than £1 million;
  • 7 were of residential properties in Greater Manchester for more than £1 million; and
  • There were 0 residential properties in Wales for more than £1 million.

The most expensive residential sale taking place in March 2019 was of a detached property in Camden for £38,500,000.  The cheapest residential sale in March 2019 was of a terraced property in Ferryhill, County Durham for £17,250.

The most expensive commercial sale taking place in March 2019 was in Camden for £95,000,000. The cheapest commercial sale in March 2019 was in Brighton for £100.

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