19/08/2014

UK House Prices Increase By 10.2%

UK house prices rose by 10.2% in the year to June 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

House price annual inflation was 10.7% in England, 3.5% in Wales, 6.0% in Scotland and 4.9% in Northern Ireland.

House prices are increasing strongly across most parts of the UK, with prices in London again showing the highest growth.

Annual house price increases in England were driven by an annual increase in London of 19.3% and to a lesser extent increases in the South East (9.7%) and the East (7.9%).

(CD/JP)

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