Nationwide HPI News - Reports

Annual house price growth edges higher in June

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:00 Z

UK annual house price growth picked up to 2.2% in June, from 1.7% in May
Northern Ireland remained best performing region, with prices up 8.6% year on year in Q2 2026
Outer South East weakest performing region, with 0.1% annual rise

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:07:00 Z

1.6% house price premium for an owner-occupied property rated A or B compared to a D-rated home
Around three quarters (78%) of homeowners would expect buyers to pay more for an energy efficient home
49% of younger buyers (those aged 25-34) said energy efficiency ‘very important’ in choosing a property to buy
Property rated A, B or C could save around £400 per year on energy costs versus a D-rated property
Adding solar panels most popular measure amongst homeowners who have made green improvements
Upfront cost biggest barrier for those who have not made any green improvements
Nationwide offers 0% Green Additional Borrowing to help existing customers finance improvements

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 Z

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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