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House Prices - Summary

HOUSE PRICES IN JULY 2010

House prices increased by 0.6% in July.  This modest rise offset the 0.6% fall in June.

 

House prices in July were 4.9% higher on an annual basis as measured by the average for the latest three months against the same period a year earlier.   This was below the 6.3% increase in June and compares with a recent high of 6.9% in May.

 

Prices in July were marginally (0.8%) lower than at the end of 2009 but are 8.3% above their April 2009 trough. The average house price is now £167,425; 16% below its August 2007 peak.

 

Housing market activity broadly stable.  Bank of England industry-wide figures show that the number of mortgages approved to finance house purchase in the three months to June – a leading indicator of completed house sales – were modestly (2%) higher than in the previous quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis.  Activity remains significantly lower than a few years ago with approvals 56% lower in 2010 Quarter 2 compared with 2007 Quarter 2. 

 

Low mortgage rates have reduced the burden of servicing mortgage debt. Nationally, typical mortgage payments for a new borrower have fallen from a peak of 48% of average disposable earnings in 2007 Quarter 3 to 30% in 2010 Quarter 2.  This key measure of affordability is at a more favourable level than the long-term average over the past 25 years (37%) and is a key factor supporting housing demand.

 

In separate research to be released later this week, Halifax has found that the total value of privately owned housing stock in the UK more than doubled over the past decade. There was a 118% increase from £1,719 billion in 1999 to an estimated £3,755 billion in 2009. During the same period, the retail price index rose by 29%. However, since 2007 the value of housing stock in the UK has declined by 8%. This reflects the reduction in house prices between mid 2007 and early 2009. The improvement in house prices in 2009 saw housing value grow by an estimated 2% during the year.


 

Month Average Price Monthly Change Annual Change Index
 
July £167,425 0.6% 4.9% 541.9
June £166,203 -0.6% 6.3% 537.9
May £167,570 -0.4% 6.9% 542.3
April £168,212 -0.1% 6.6% 544.4
March £168,521 1.1% 5.2% 545.4
February £166,857 -1.5% 4.5% 540.0
January £169,777 0.6% 3.6% 549.5

Index Seasonally Adjusted. Based on Index 1983 = 100
Source: Halifax and
Nationwide

House Prices in 2009

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