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Past price cycles in Burnley

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 15 times since 1995. The deepest began in August 2007.

Deepest fall
−34.6%
Recovery from the low
94 months

Prices in Burnley and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Burnley
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodBurnleyUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026468.9534.7
Jul 2026466.0532.9
Jun 2026464.8530.1
May 2026448.9533.1
Apr 2026450.7530.6
Mar 2026451.0526.0
Feb 2026449.6527.6
Jan 2026451.5526.4
Dec 2025451.3524.8
Nov 2025452.6529.6
Oct 2025454.4528.4
Sep 2025444.3527.8
Aug 2025442.6529.8
Jul 2025426.3526.5
Jun 2025419.9522.4
May 2025426.6517.1
Apr 2025433.2509.5
Mar 2025429.6524.8
Feb 2025421.6518.5
Jan 2025423.3518.8
Dec 2024430.7517.0
Nov 2024420.1518.0
Oct 2024417.1519.4
Sep 2024409.5518.4
Aug 2024418.2519.1
Jul 2024404.1514.0
Jun 2024402.7508.3
May 2024398.6506.3
Apr 2024396.0502.2
Mar 2024385.8499.5
Feb 2024380.4498.6
Jan 2024382.9501.2
Dec 2023396.8501.6
Nov 2023396.0505.9
Oct 2023387.7509.4
Sep 2023381.8511.7
Aug 2023378.3514.2
Jul 2023394.6511.4
Jun 2023393.4505.8
May 2023388.7503.9
Apr 2023383.4502.2
Mar 2023387.4501.1
Feb 2023398.2506.8
Jan 2023405.6511.0
Dec 2022411.8515.4
Nov 2022416.7519.5
Oct 2022411.9520.3
Sep 2022415.0520.3
Aug 2022415.2519.2
Jul 2022412.3514.8
Jun 2022402.3505.4
May 2022389.8499.4
Apr 2022388.8493.8
Mar 2022387.4488.0
Feb 2022391.2486.2
Jan 2022384.4485.7
Dec 2021376.4480.1
Nov 2021372.1477.7
Oct 2021369.0468.5
Sep 2021369.2480.5
Aug 2021370.6466.8
Jul 2021367.6453.1
Jun 2021366.0475.4
May 2021348.8451.4
Apr 2021351.9448.4
Mar 2021343.0455.2
Feb 2021342.7448.6
Jan 2021338.5447.3
Dec 2020342.2447.3
Nov 2020333.8443.9
Oct 2020323.5439.4
Sep 2020312.4435.7
Aug 2020318.8431.1
Jul 2020314.0426.9
Jun 2020321.5423.4
May 2020313.3417.6
Apr 2020307.5415.5
Mar 2020303.5419.7
Feb 2020303.6416.0
Jan 2020313.5418.4
Dec 2019307.3418.1
Nov 2019301.6418.7
Oct 2019300.7420.2
Sep 2019296.9421.3
Aug 2019299.8421.0
Jul 2019295.4419.6
Jun 2019299.8415.0
May 2019299.8413.2
Apr 2019293.7412.6
Mar 2019287.0409.7
Feb 2019281.9410.8
Jan 2019279.8411.8
Dec 2018290.9414.4
Nov 2018289.0415.3
Oct 2018295.6417.1
Sep 2018287.6417.5
Aug 2018294.4418.3
Jul 2018285.7417.0
Jun 2018283.0411.9
May 2018274.3409.2
Apr 2018277.0407.5
Mar 2018268.1403.7
Feb 2018275.0406.1
Jan 2018268.7405.0
Dec 2017276.6406.5
Nov 2017279.9404.9
Oct 2017284.9406.0
Sep 2017289.9405.7
Aug 2017283.9407.2
Jul 2017286.7405.4
Jun 2017279.5400.2
May 2017273.9396.8
Apr 2017270.4394.4
Mar 2017270.7388.3
Feb 2017269.3389.1
Jan 2017266.3388.3
Dec 2016259.5388.7
Nov 2016267.2388.0
Oct 2016271.0386.2
Sep 2016280.7387.5
Aug 2016273.0388.1
Jul 2016265.0388.1
Jun 2016252.4384.0
May 2016249.9380.4
Apr 2016247.0376.0
Mar 2016251.0374.6
Feb 2016248.0370.8
Jan 2016252.6370.6
Dec 2015254.8369.6
Nov 2015254.5368.4
Oct 2015243.9365.6
Sep 2015241.9365.1
Aug 2015242.9364.3
Jul 2015261.0361.0
Jun 2015255.6355.0
May 2015256.2352.3
Apr 2015243.9348.5
Mar 2015251.5345.5
Feb 2015256.8344.2
Jan 2015254.3343.9
Dec 2014251.3345.7
Nov 2014247.5344.9
Oct 2014255.2346.1
Sep 2014259.5346.6
Aug 2014262.1346.2
Jul 2014259.7342.2
Jun 2014245.5337.5
May 2014237.1334.6
Apr 2014234.3331.1
Mar 2014241.2323.9
Feb 2014239.2322.7
Jan 2014244.6321.4
Dec 2013233.4321.0
Nov 2013239.4318.1
Oct 2013235.8316.4
Sep 2013243.5317.7
Aug 2013239.5317.4
Jul 2013229.2314.9
Jun 2013236.4311.4
May 2013228.6308.9
Apr 2013235.6307.3
Mar 2013220.9304.3
Feb 2013218.4302.5
Jan 2013224.5302.5
Dec 2012252.8304.6
Nov 2012268.5305.3
Oct 2012268.2305.0
Sep 2012242.3307.2
Aug 2012251.0308.3
Jul 2012234.9307.9
Jun 2012235.3306.7
May 2012224.3303.8
Apr 2012241.7302.8
Mar 2012242.3299.3
Feb 2012247.1298.5
Jan 2012227.9299.3
Dec 2011251.0301.3
Nov 2011251.3302.6
Oct 2011268.5302.5
Sep 2011256.7305.8
Aug 2011252.1306.6
Jul 2011247.0306.4
Jun 2011258.8302.6
May 2011253.4302.1
Apr 2011263.8303.4
Mar 2011248.7298.8
Feb 2011265.6300.2
Jan 2011249.5301.8
Dec 2010254.4304.3
Nov 2010251.4304.9
Oct 2010262.3308.5
Sep 2010262.0312.0
Aug 2010266.1312.8
Jul 2010270.3312.8
Jun 2010277.6309.7
May 2010270.5308.2
Apr 2010279.0306.7
Mar 2010276.9302.8
Feb 2010279.2302.8
Jan 2010276.2302.1
Dec 2009280.0303.2
Nov 2009274.9301.2
Oct 2009269.0300.2
Sep 2009271.1298.2
Aug 2009270.9295.9
Jul 2009273.4293.0
Jun 2009269.1287.8
May 2009265.7285.0
Apr 2009247.6281.1
Mar 2009245.9278.6
Feb 2009263.8280.3
Jan 2009289.1283.6
Dec 2008298.0290.3
Nov 2008290.7294.8
Oct 2008284.2303.4
Sep 2008297.8309.6
Aug 2008307.1317.6
Jul 2008323.7324.4
Jun 2008316.9328.0
May 2008310.4332.4
Apr 2008299.2330.4
Mar 2008292.6329.8
Feb 2008301.5332.2
Jan 2008320.2335.1
Dec 2007324.5341.3
Nov 2007327.1341.8
Oct 2007329.1342.0
Sep 2007328.9342.8
Aug 2007334.1342.3
Jul 2007325.6340.4
Jun 2007321.9336.1
May 2007312.2332.5
Apr 2007300.5328.7
Mar 2007299.2322.2
Feb 2007305.8319.8
Jan 2007307.7318.8
Dec 2006311.2319.0
Nov 2006301.0315.0
Oct 2006296.5313.4
Sep 2006284.6311.6
Aug 2006282.7310.3
Jul 2006276.8307.7
Jun 2006270.0303.4
May 2006256.1300.5
Apr 2006254.5297.7
Mar 2006245.0291.4
Feb 2006253.2289.0
Jan 2006248.7288.6
Dec 2005256.5289.0
Nov 2005254.3287.4
Oct 2005248.6286.6
Sep 2005242.3287.1
Aug 2005240.8287.6
Jul 2005239.4286.4
Jun 2005236.0282.8
May 2005211.0280.6
Apr 2005200.8277.6
Mar 2005203.9273.7
Feb 2005208.0271.5
Jan 2005213.9271.7
Dec 2004204.7271.9
Nov 2004208.3273.9
Oct 2004206.7274.3
Sep 2004206.5272.3
Aug 2004201.1272.8
Jul 2004197.9269.7
Jun 2004187.8264.1
May 2004183.0259.5
Apr 2004173.3256.4
Mar 2004162.7245.3
Feb 2004151.4244.7
Jan 2004144.8247.1
Dec 2003151.5245.6
Nov 2003150.6240.9
Oct 2003151.8243.6
Sep 2003145.2239.4
Aug 2003150.5240.2
Jul 2003150.0236.0
Jun 2003149.9231.9
May 2003141.1231.4
Apr 2003126.2233.0
Mar 2003119.7227.6
Feb 2003116.0222.8
Jan 2003120.5225.2
Dec 2002120.5226.8
Nov 2002118.4219.5
Oct 2002114.7217.3
Sep 2002111.9215.7
Aug 2002110.8210.6
Jul 2002119.7206.0
Jun 2002122.9204.4
May 2002125.4196.4
Apr 2002117.3191.4
Mar 2002118.3188.9
Feb 2002118.5182.5
Jan 2002116.2176.1
Dec 2001111.9176.7
Nov 2001113.5176.7
Oct 2001118.7176.7
Sep 2001120.6180.3
Aug 2001122.2180.3
Jul 2001117.6180.3
Jun 2001111.7174.1
May 2001103.7174.1
Apr 2001103.8174.1
Mar 2001106.9168.0
Feb 2001107.5168.0
Jan 2001106.1168.0
Dec 2000106.7168.9
Nov 2000109.3168.9
Oct 2000111.1168.9
Sep 2000111.4164.0
Aug 2000110.6164.0
Jul 2000113.7164.0
Jun 2000114.2161.0
May 2000118.4161.0
Apr 2000114.2161.0
Mar 2000111.8152.6
Feb 2000106.3152.6
Jan 2000108.8152.6
Dec 1999112.6148.8
Nov 1999115.7148.8
Oct 1999112.3148.8
Sep 1999109.4145.1
Aug 1999105.5145.1
Jul 1999108.5145.1
Jun 1999112.1137.1
May 1999109.2137.1
Apr 1999105.1137.1
Mar 199996.4131.5
Feb 1999103.6131.5
Jan 1999106.5131.5
Dec 1998110.2130.7
Nov 1998111.9130.7
Oct 1998111.2130.7
Sep 1998113.9131.3
Aug 1998107.7131.3
Jul 1998108.9131.3
Jun 1998106.1125.8
May 1998104.0125.8
Apr 199897.9125.8
Mar 199898.7119.5
Feb 1998104.4119.5
Jan 1998107.7119.5
Dec 1997106.4116.5
Nov 1997102.4116.5
Oct 1997101.9116.5
Sep 199799.6117.4
Aug 1997100.7117.4
Jul 1997101.8117.4
Jun 1997107.6111.7
May 1997101.9111.7
Apr 199799.9111.7
Mar 199790.9109.5
Feb 199793.0109.5
Jan 199794.5109.5
Dec 199698.8108.0
Nov 1996103.5108.0
Oct 1996106.6108.0
Sep 1996107.9106.2
Aug 1996104.8106.2
Jul 199698.5106.2
Jun 199698.9102.2
May 199698.2102.2
Apr 199697.0102.2
Mar 199693.7102.1
Feb 199693.5102.1
Jan 199696.3102.1
Dec 199597.7100.6
Nov 1995100.0100.6
Oct 1995103.7100.6
Sep 1995106.9102.0
Aug 1995108.1102.0
Jul 1995102.2102.0
Jun 199599.8101.1
May 199598.2101.1
Apr 1995102.9101.1
Mar 1995102.8100.0
Feb 1995103.3100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
February 1995May 1995−4.9%33
August 1995March 1997−15.9%1916
September 1998March 1999−15.4%68
November 1999February 2000−8.2%33
May 2000May 2001−12.4%123
August 2001December 2001−8.4%45
May 2002August 2002−11.7%38
August 2003September 2003−3.5%11
October 2003January 2004−4.6%32
January 2005April 2005−6.1%32
December 2005March 2006−4.5%33
December 2006March 2007−3.9%32
August 2007February 2013−34.6%6694
November 2022August 2023−9.2%912
April 2025June 2025−3.1%22

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Burnley

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £137,749 and £158,567 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£148,158
Chance of a rise
92%

At the average sale price, a home costs £136,703. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £631 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
23%

Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£633
Owning per month
£644

16.5% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
120
Per 1,000 residents
1.2

Figures for United Kingdom: Burnley has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 1,745 while 160 homes were finished: 10.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
10.9
Population change, 2025
+1,745

4.9% of the 41,955 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.9%
Empty homes
2,045

In 2025, 3% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
3%