National HPI
UK house price growth ends 2025 on a softer note
- 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
Nationwide House Price Review and Outlook for 2026: Slight easing in affordability pressures helps underpin buyer demand
- Housing market activity remained resilient in 2025
- House price growth expected to be in the 2% to 4% range in 2026
Annual house price growth slows in November
- Annual house price growth softens slightly to 1.8%
- House prices were up 0.3% month on month
Annual house price growth edges higher in October
- 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%
Annual house price growth steady in September
- Annual rate of house price growth of 2.2% in September, similar to 2.1% seen in August
- Northern Ireland remained the top performing area with annual house price growth of 9.6%
- Outer South East weakest performing region, with 0.3% year-on-year rise
Annual house price growth softens in August
- Annual house price growth softened to 2.1% in August
- House prices were down 0.1% month on month
- Over half of properties in the owner occupier sector are classified as ‘underoccupied’
Annual house price growth edges higher in July
- Annual rate of house price growth increased modestly in July to 2.4%, from 2.1% in June
- House prices were up 0.6% month on month
- UK house price to earnings ratio at lowest level in over a decade at c.5.75
Annual house price growth softens in June
- Annual rate of house price growth slowed to 2.1% in June, from 3.5% in May
- Northern Ireland remained the top performing area, with annual house price growth of 9.7%
- East Anglia weakest performing region, with 1.1% year-on-year rise
Annual house price growth edged higher in May
- Annual rate of house price growth increased marginally in May to 3.5%, compared to 3.4% in April
- House prices were up 0.5% month on month
- House prices in predominantly rural areas have risen by 23% over the last five years, compared to 18% in more urban areas
Annual house price growth slows slightly in April
- Annual rate of house price growth slowed to 3.4% in April, from 3.9% in March
- House prices down 0.6% month-on-month
Annual house price growth steady in March
- Annual rate of house price growth remained stable in March at 3.9%, unchanged from February
- Northern Ireland remained the top performing area, with annual price growth accelerating to 13.5%
- London weakest performing region, with 1.9% year-on-year rise
House price growth remains solid in February
- Annual rate of house price growth remained broadly stable in February at 3.9%, compared with 4.1% in January
- House prices up 0.4% month on month
- Recovery in housing market transactions in 2024
