Nationwide HPI News - Reports

UK house price growth picks up in March

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 Z

UK annual house price growth picked up to 2.2% in March, from 1.0% in February
Northern Ireland best performing area in Q1 2026, with prices up 9.5% year-on-year
Outer South East weakest performing region, with prices down 0.7% compared with Q1 2025

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:20:00 Z

Inverclyde, Burnley and Hartlepool amongst most affordable areas in Britain
Kensington and Chelsea, Oxford and Cambridge least affordable
North has smallest gap between least and most affordable areas in the region while London has largest
Around 70% of local authorities have seen an improvement in affordability over the last year, with Islington seeing biggest improvement
10% deposit on a first-time buyer property is between £10,000 and £25,000 in over half of local authorities

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 Z

Annual house price growth unchanged at 1.0%
House prices were up 0.3% month on month
Continued improvement in affordability helped drive first-time buyer activity in 2025

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 Z

Slight rise in annual house price growth to 1.0%
House prices were up 0.3% month on month
Continued improvement in affordability helped drive first-time buyer activity in 2025

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:39:00 Z

Continued improvement in affordability helped support first-time buyer activity over 2025
Considerable variation in affordability remains across occupational groups, with affordability most challenging for people working in sales & customer service, but easier for those in managerial and professional roles
Affordability most stretched in London and South of England, while North and Scotland are the most affordable
10% deposit on typical UK first-time buyer property around £23k – this would take nearly six years to save

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:00:00 Z

UK house price growth slowed to 0.6% in December, from 1.8% in November
Northern Ireland best performing area for third year running, with prices up 9.7% in 2025
East Anglia weakest performing region, with prices down 0.8% over the year

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:00:00 Z

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:00 Z

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 Z

Slight increase in annual house price growth to 2.4%
House prices were up 0.3% month on month
Kitchen and bathroom renovations most popular amongst homeowners in last five years
Analysis based on Nationwide’s HPI data shows extensions or loft conversions with a bedroom can increase house value by up to 24%

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:35:00 Z

Latest research from Nationwide reveals how home improvements can boost property prices in 2025
Analysis based on Nationwide’s HPI data shows extensions or loft conversions with a bedroom can increase value by up to 24%
But kitchen and bathroom renovations most popular improvements amongst homeowners in last five years
34% made green improvements, such as adding solar panels or insulation
Only 4% of those surveyed regretted having work done