House prices rise by £15,000 in a year

17th February 2017

House prices rose by £15,000 on average last year, according to a report produced jointly by the Office for National Statistics with other agencies. The main contribution to the increase in UK house price growth came from England, where house prices rose by 7.7% over the year to December, taking the average price in England to £236,000. Wales saw house prices increase by 4.7% over the year to stand at £148,000.. In Scotland, the average price increased by 3.5% over the year to stand at £142,000, while in Northern Ireland the average house price was £125,000, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year. The typical UK property value was £220,000 in December, said the report

The Independent (14/02/2017)