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Housing

House prices, rents, affordability, housebuilding, social housing and homelessness.

• Census 2021 tenure by country of birthPublished as breakdowns only; no headline series
• Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupPublished as breakdowns only; no headline series
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 3.7% on a year earlier£1,393
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.4 points on a year earlier3.7%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 2.0% on a year earlier£272,188
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · down 0.8 points on a year earlier2%
• New social housing lettingsYear ending March 2025 · up 0.9% on a year earlier262,944lettings