House Price Resources and External Links

Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide publish mix-adjusted UK and regional house price index that tracks a representative house (and close to the ODPM/LR median) over time and going back to 1952. It's based on a sample of mortgage lending data at the post survey approval stage. The index is seasonally adjusted using an X12 methodology.

House Prices Home | Methodology | Historic Data | Latest Review

Monthly reports in PDF format:
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2005   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Quarterly Reviews in PDF format:
2008   Q1 | Q2 | Q3
2007   Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4
2006   Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4
2005   Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4

Halifax Bank of Scotland HBOS plc

Halifax publish a mix-adjusted UK and regional house price index that tracks the typically transacted house (again similar to Halifax and close to the ODPM/LR median) going back to 1983. The mix-adjustment is based on hedonic regression of  near-complete set sampling of the the Halifax mortgage data at the approval stage. The index is seasonally adjusted using an X12 methodology.

House Price Index | Methodology | Historic Data

Monthly Reports in PDF format:
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Rightmove.co.uk

Rightmove's house price index is compiled from initial asking prices of property placed on Rightmove each month by estate agents and represents about 50% of the total market. The index is particularly useful as it’s large sample size reduces volatility and as it measures asking prices during the previous month it provides a good insight into current trends. However it is not seasonally corrected.

Rightmove House Price Index, Latest Press Release and Archive

Monthly Reports in PDF format:
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2005   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Department for Communities and Local Government DCLG (formerly ODPM)

DCLG is the successor department to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) with a remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government.

Note: The CLG are in the process of rearranging their website and have moved everything around. This section will be updated when they've finally sorted themselves out.

The DCLG (formerly ODPM) publish several house price indices (simple average, new mix-adjusted, median) based on either Land Registry data collected at the sale registration stage or on mortgage data at the sale completion stage. The LR based indices, although eventually authorative because they are based on a near complete sample, have a limited predictive value because of lags in the data collection process and publication dates.

DCLG Home | Live Tables on Housing Market and Prices

Monthly DCLG House Price Statistical Release. Index Page
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | and in new locations Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2005   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Quarterly House Price Focus - Short articles which focus each quarter on a specific aspect of the housing market.

Housing Market Reports - Latest briefing published monthly on the private housing market in PDF format:
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar appear to be discontinued
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Land Registry

The Land registry records title to land in England & Wales and dealings (for example, sales and mortgages) with registered land.

Land Registry | Land Register Online | House Price Index

Land Registry House Price Index (new RSR, reports published monthly from October 2006 in PDF format, one month in arrears, so that Jan data would be contained in the Feb report):
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Oct | Nov | Dec

Residential Property Price Reports in PDF format Index Page
2006   Jan-Mar 2006 | Apr-Jun 2006 | Jul-Sep 2006 | Nov-Dec 2006
2005   Jan-Mar 2005 | Apr-Jun 2005 | Jul-Sep 2005 | Oct-Dec 2005

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS

RICS publishes monthly economic briefs and housing market surveys compiled from data provided by Chartered Surveyors.

RICS | UK Economic Brief | Housing Market Survey

UK Housing Market Survey, monthly reports in PDF format
2008   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct
2007   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
2006   Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

European Housing Review, annual reports in PDF format index page
2005 | 2006 | 2007

National Land Information Service NLIS

The National Land (and Property) Information Service NLIS provides electronic access to all the official sources of land and property information across the whole of England and Wales, from a single entry point.

NLIS Home | Home Information Packs HIPS

Council of Mortgage Lenders CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is the trade association for the mortgage lending industry, and its members account for around 98% of UK residential mortgage lending.

CML Home | Calendar - Key Dates | Statistics - Arrears and Possessions, Gross Mortgage Lending

HM Revenue & Customs

Survey of property transactions in England and Wales - number of monthly transactions.

Department for Constitutional Affairs DCA

The Department of Constitutional Affairs is responsible in government for upholding justice, rights and democracy.

DCA Home | Statistics - Mortgage arrears, actions, orders, possessions.

National Statistics

Offical governmental website providing a wide range of statistics on Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level. Summaries and detailed data releases are published free of charge.

Home of Official UK Statistics | Neighbourhood Statistcs NeSS
Labour Market Review 2006 | Social Trends 2007 edition

House Price Discussion Forums

David Smith's Economics UK Economics UK | Discussion Forum
Personal website of David Smith, Economics Editor of The Sunday Times, which aims to stimulate knowledgeable discussion about trends in the UK economy and economics in general.

GlobalHousePriceCrash.com Global House Price Crash Forum GHPC
A website and forum that allows visitors to discuss the question of a possible house price bubble from an international perspective.

HousePriceCrash.co.uk House Price Crash Forum HPC
A website offering a lively forum and resource collection that allows like-minded people to discuss the possibility of a house price crash and examine the evidence. The site has an economics element and a strong UK focus.

HousePriceChat.com (SeriousTopics.com) Serious Topics Forum
A website offering discussion of various political and economic topics including the UK property market and house prices.

Bulle-Immobiliere.org  Bulle Immobiliere | Bulle Immobiliere Forum
A website and discussion forum that highlights the house price bubble in France.

GreenEnergyInvestors.com Green Energy Investors Forum GEI | Global Property Markets - GEI
Although primarily a website devoted to Green Energy investments and sustainable technology, GEI also carries discussion on the UK (and wider) property market.