The rise or fall in the value of housing across the United Kingdom is a great interest to millions of people. The first table below shows the changes to the average House price in both actual and percentage terms. The small arrows indicate the direction of the change compared to the previous month.
The figures give you the opportunity to consider some of the detail behind the House Price Index calculated each month by The Halifax Group, who are the UK's biggest mortgage lender. The Halifax Group have been calculating the monthly House Price index since 1984. It is widely used by government departments, the media and business as an authoritative indicator of house price movements.
The figures in the second table show the percentage change in the Average House Price over the previous twelve-month period ending in the month shown. (For example the figure to January 2009 shows the percentage change during the 12 months from January 2008.)
