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The market, 1995 to now
Every residential sale in England and Wales, by year, with what share were new dwellings and what tenure they were sold on. The current year is always partial — sales reach the register months after completion — so it is shown but never used for a comparison.
2002Busiest year1,350,686 sales
2025Last full year926,214 sales
£54,950 → £285,000Median then vs now1995 to 2025
23.5%Leasehold share7,370,540 sales
By year
| Year | Sales | Median | New dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 partial | 251,315 | £275,000 | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 926,214 | £285,000 | 5.3% |
| 2024 | 922,098 | £280,000 | 9.5% |
| 2023 | 854,141 | £275,000 | 11.4% |
| 2022 | 1,068,046 | £280,000 | 12.4% |
| 2021 | 1,271,440 | £269,000 | 10.6% |
| 2020 | 889,966 | £249,995 | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 1,003,094 | £232,000 | 13.1% |
| 2018 | 1,027,919 | £230,000 | 12.7% |
| 2017 | 1,057,277 | £225,000 | 11.7% |
| 2016 | 1,040,065 | £215,000 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 1,008,803 | £204,000 | 10.7% |
| 2014 | 982,599 | £190,000 | 9.3% |
| 2013 | 809,904 | £184,950 | 9.6% |
| 2012 | 668,364 | £180,000 | 9.8% |
| 2011 | 660,564 | £176,000 | 9.1% |
| 2010 | 662,604 | £182,000 | 9% |
| 2009 | 624,856 | £168,500 | 10.6% |
| 2008 | 648,972 | £170,000 | 11.7% |
| 2007 | 1,271,350 | £175,000 | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 1,325,195 | £166,000 | 10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,060,932 | £157,500 | 11.6% |
| 2004 | 1,231,121 | £150,000 | 10% |
| 2003 | 1,234,417 | £130,000 | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 1,350,686 | £110,000 | 9.4% |
| 2001 | 1,244,924 | £90,000 | 9.5% |
| 2000 | 1,128,639 | £80,000 | 10.4% |
| 1999 | 1,194,295 | £72,950 | 10.1% |
| 1998 | 1,049,891 | £65,000 | 10.7% |
| 1997 | 1,093,724 | £60,000 | 11.3% |
| 1996 | 964,364 | £57,000 | 12.1% |
| 1995 | 796,244 | £54,950 | 13.5% |
By county
| County | Sales | Median | New dwellings |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER LONDON | 3,950,161 | £260,000 | 9.3% |
| GREATER MANCHESTER | 1,424,331 | £120,000 | 10.8% |
| WEST MIDLANDS | 1,218,975 | £126,000 | 8.8% |
| WEST YORKSHIRE | 1,214,289 | £116,500 | 10.3% |
| KENT | 869,754 | £192,000 | 10.6% |
| ESSEX | 867,590 | £195,000 | 10.7% |
| HAMPSHIRE | 807,676 | £210,000 | 10.5% |
| SURREY | 701,187 | £275,000 | 8.2% |
| LANCASHIRE | 700,054 | £112,000 | 9.9% |
| HERTFORDSHIRE | 672,541 | £235,000 | 10% |
| MERSEYSIDE | 669,968 | £110,000 | 10.7% |
| SOUTH YORKSHIRE | 651,374 | £107,000 | 11.1% |
| TYNE AND WEAR | 575,233 | £107,000 | 10.6% |
| NORFOLK | 550,641 | £155,000 | 10.6% |
| WEST SUSSEX | 535,911 | £215,000 | 9.6% |
| DEVON | 492,028 | £184,237 | 10.6% |
| NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 484,282 | £125,000 | 11.3% |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 470,984 | £150,000 | 14.5% |
| LINCOLNSHIRE | 469,876 | £131,000 | 12.9% |
| SUFFOLK | 445,573 | £161,000 | 10.8% |
| STAFFORDSHIRE | 440,701 | £139,000 | 12.3% |
| DERBYSHIRE | 415,730 | £129,000 | 11% |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 383,958 | £179,950 | 10.9% |
| OXFORDSHIRE | 365,961 | £235,000 | 13.5% |
| CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 365,047 | £185,000 | 15.8% |
| LEICESTERSHIRE | 362,172 | £159,950 | 14.9% |
| EAST SUSSEX | 360,729 | £180,000 | 6.5% |
| WARWICKSHIRE | 346,198 | £175,000 | 14.1% |
| CORNWALL | 342,279 | £170,000 | 9.7% |
| SOMERSET | 330,786 | £165,000 | 11.5% |
| NORTH YORKSHIRE | 327,406 | £162,950 | 10.3% |
| WORCESTERSHIRE | 313,733 | £164,000 | 10.7% |
| CUMBRIA | 298,289 | £120,000 | 8.7% |
| DORSET | 282,170 | £205,000 | 9.3% |
| WILTSHIRE | 280,846 | £190,000 | 13.3% |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | 275,375 | £249,995 | 10.6% |
| CITY OF BRISTOL | 232,079 | £178,000 | 8% |
| COUNTY DURHAM | 226,032 | £82,500 | 12.5% |
| EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE | 221,403 | £133,000 | 13% |
| CHESHIRE EAST | 217,382 | £165,000 | 12.7% |
| CARDIFF | 192,100 | £150,000 | 11.2% |
| BRIGHTON AND HOVE | 185,869 | £205,000 | 3.2% |
| SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 176,885 | £174,000 | 13% |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | 174,729 | £120,000 | 12.7% |
| SHROPSHIRE | 173,580 | £163,500 | 11.6% |
| LEICESTER | 170,789 | £125,000 | 9.2% |
| MILTON KEYNES | 170,240 | £173,500 | 18.2% |
| MEDWAY | 161,575 | £155,000 | 8.2% |
| CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER | 159,191 | £150,000 | 12.9% |
| CITY OF PLYMOUTH | 153,537 | £132,950 | 7.4% |
| CITY OF DERBY | 147,719 | £123,000 | 11.6% |
| SWINDON | 144,361 | £151,000 | 15.3% |
| NORTH SOMERSET | 142,635 | £175,750 | 12% |
| BOURNEMOUTH | 139,380 | £170,000 | 6.8% |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 136,772 | £149,950 | 8.4% |
| CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL | 134,779 | £78,500 | 9.7% |
| STOKE-ON-TRENT | 132,836 | £79,950 | 7.7% |
| YORK | 124,283 | £171,000 | 10.2% |
| SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | 121,945 | £163,000 | 4.4% |
| SWANSEA | 119,026 | £114,000 | 9.2% |
Bulk transfers and nominal consideration are excluded throughout. Medians are of the sales that happened, not mix-adjusted — for a like-for-like series see the house price index.