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City of London · report

Past price cycles in City of London

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 19 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2000.

Deepest fall
−41.3%
Recovery from the low
8 months

Prices in City of London and the UK, indexed

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

  • City of London
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodCity of LondonUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026804.3534.7
Jul 2026799.5532.9
Jun 2026843.3530.1
May 2026795.0533.1
Apr 2026813.0530.6
Mar 2026759.5526.0
Feb 2026766.4527.6
Jan 2026790.4526.4
Dec 2025816.1524.8
Nov 2025815.8529.6
Oct 2025848.1528.4
Sep 2025887.8527.8
Aug 2025941.6529.8
Jul 2025952.5526.5
Jun 2025991.4522.4
May 2025965.0517.1
Apr 2025905.3509.5
Mar 2025825.7524.8
Feb 2025869.6518.5
Jan 2025903.0518.8
Dec 2024882.6517.0
Nov 2024814.6518.0
Oct 2024820.9519.4
Sep 2024862.8518.4
Aug 2024863.7519.1
Jul 2024882.9514.0
Jun 2024932.1508.3
May 20241,006.1506.3
Apr 2024997.4502.2
Mar 20241,002.2499.5
Feb 2024947.7498.6
Jan 2024914.7501.2
Dec 2023881.6501.6
Nov 2023943.7505.9
Oct 2023958.9509.4
Sep 2023992.4511.7
Aug 20231,052.3514.2
Jul 20231,106.1511.4
Jun 20231,074.1505.8
May 2023998.1503.9
Apr 2023917.9502.2
Mar 2023955.2501.1
Feb 2023889.1506.8
Jan 2023966.7511.0
Dec 2022981.7515.4
Nov 20221,014.9519.5
Oct 20221,006.6520.3
Sep 2022995.5520.3
Aug 20221,006.9519.2
Jul 2022961.8514.8
Jun 2022968.2505.4
May 2022973.1499.4
Apr 2022999.0493.8
Mar 2022972.2488.0
Feb 20221,053.0486.2
Jan 20221,130.7485.7
Dec 20211,100.9480.1
Nov 2021978.5477.7
Oct 2021872.8468.5
Sep 2021995.4480.5
Aug 20211,009.5466.8
Jul 2021971.0453.1
Jun 2021823.6475.4
May 2021800.1451.4
Apr 2021789.1448.4
Mar 2021769.6455.2
Feb 2021779.9448.6
Jan 2021824.8447.3
Dec 2020872.6447.3
Nov 2020843.3443.9
Oct 2020901.6439.4
Sep 2020875.6435.7
Aug 2020905.5431.1
Jul 2020860.4426.9
Jun 2020952.8423.4
May 20201,003.7417.6
Apr 20201,004.1415.5
Mar 2020926.5419.7
Feb 2020874.4416.0
Jan 2020846.3418.4
Dec 2019829.0418.1
Nov 2019844.5418.7
Oct 2019896.9420.2
Sep 2019878.8421.3
Aug 2019888.9421.0
Jul 2019826.3419.6
Jun 2019832.6415.0
May 2019787.1413.2
Apr 2019808.2412.6
Mar 2019933.3409.7
Feb 2019978.2410.8
Jan 2019946.6411.8
Dec 2018888.5414.4
Nov 2018836.2415.3
Oct 2018878.5417.1
Sep 2018875.8417.5
Aug 2018857.5418.3
Jul 2018885.4417.0
Jun 2018863.1411.9
May 2018870.9409.2
Apr 2018800.8407.5
Mar 2018810.1403.7
Feb 2018856.5406.1
Jan 2018877.1405.0
Dec 2017850.8406.5
Nov 2017864.0404.9
Oct 2017895.0406.0
Sep 2017914.9405.7
Aug 2017926.7407.2
Jul 2017934.7405.4
Jun 20171,017.8400.2
May 20171,027.7396.8
Apr 2017990.7394.4
Mar 2017933.7388.3
Feb 2017897.4389.1
Jan 2017897.0388.3
Dec 2016887.7388.7
Nov 2016895.2388.0
Oct 2016866.8386.2
Sep 2016853.5387.5
Aug 2016927.6388.1
Jul 2016997.1388.1
Jun 2016992.9384.0
May 2016924.7380.4
Apr 2016880.6376.0
Mar 2016869.1374.6
Feb 2016837.2370.8
Jan 2016805.7370.6
Dec 2015779.9369.6
Nov 2015811.1368.4
Oct 2015854.4365.6
Sep 2015839.2365.1
Aug 2015831.3364.3
Jul 2015852.0361.0
Jun 2015849.1355.0
May 2015834.1352.3
Apr 2015797.3348.5
Mar 2015838.9345.5
Feb 2015831.7344.2
Jan 2015856.9343.9
Dec 2014846.1345.7
Nov 2014834.1344.9
Oct 2014834.8346.1
Sep 2014824.2346.6
Aug 2014832.8346.2
Jul 2014792.0342.2
Jun 2014762.5337.5
May 2014746.5334.6
Apr 2014727.5331.1
Mar 2014715.8323.9
Feb 2014709.0322.7
Jan 2014683.4321.4
Dec 2013672.9321.0
Nov 2013597.9318.1
Oct 2013576.7316.4
Sep 2013579.1317.7
Aug 2013706.2317.4
Jul 2013712.0314.9
Jun 2013724.7311.4
May 2013632.1308.9
Apr 2013645.9307.3
Mar 2013577.2304.3
Feb 2013545.9302.5
Jan 2013509.0302.5
Dec 2012537.5304.6
Nov 2012570.2305.3
Oct 2012570.6305.0
Sep 2012575.2307.2
Aug 2012542.6308.3
Jul 2012593.8307.9
Jun 2012593.2306.7
May 2012627.2303.8
Apr 2012573.3302.8
Mar 2012576.7299.3
Feb 2012558.3298.5
Jan 2012574.9299.3
Dec 2011542.7301.3
Nov 2011523.6302.6
Oct 2011492.1302.5
Sep 2011476.8305.8
Aug 2011460.9306.6
Jul 2011459.8306.4
Jun 2011510.1302.6
May 2011502.4302.1
Apr 2011564.6303.4
Mar 2011519.8298.8
Feb 2011551.1300.2
Jan 2011483.8301.8
Dec 2010486.6304.3
Nov 2010470.5304.9
Oct 2010498.7308.5
Sep 2010497.9312.0
Aug 2010484.0312.8
Jul 2010459.5312.8
Jun 2010468.2309.7
May 2010497.5308.2
Apr 2010501.1306.7
Mar 2010544.8302.8
Feb 2010536.4302.8
Jan 2010507.9302.1
Dec 2009450.5303.2
Nov 2009435.1301.2
Oct 2009437.3300.2
Sep 2009427.7298.2
Aug 2009394.3295.9
Jul 2009414.6293.0
Jun 2009381.4287.8
May 2009408.4285.0
Apr 2009377.6281.1
Mar 2009436.6278.6
Feb 2009430.1280.3
Jan 2009437.8283.6
Dec 2008423.4290.3
Nov 2008433.2294.8
Oct 2008481.2303.4
Sep 2008509.7309.6
Aug 2008516.6317.6
Jul 2008483.7324.4
Jun 2008460.0328.0
May 2008426.2332.4
Apr 2008418.3330.4
Mar 2008442.7329.8
Feb 2008496.1332.2
Jan 2008516.0335.1
Dec 2007507.7341.3
Nov 2007493.0341.8
Oct 2007499.1342.0
Sep 2007506.9342.8
Aug 2007518.2342.3
Jul 2007511.1340.4
Jun 2007476.9336.1
May 2007449.6332.5
Apr 2007458.2328.7
Mar 2007440.8322.2
Feb 2007436.8319.8
Jan 2007394.7318.8
Dec 2006400.0319.0
Nov 2006387.6315.0
Oct 2006399.3313.4
Sep 2006412.8311.6
Aug 2006392.0310.3
Jul 2006369.9307.7
Jun 2006333.5303.4
May 2006342.4300.5
Apr 2006349.5297.7
Mar 2006355.5291.4
Feb 2006353.9289.0
Jan 2006345.7288.6
Dec 2005371.4289.0
Nov 2005357.9287.4
Oct 2005370.5286.6
Sep 2005340.0287.1
Aug 2005333.9287.6
Jul 2005310.2286.4
Jun 2005309.3282.8
May 2005340.6280.6
Apr 2005347.1277.6
Mar 2005333.4273.7
Feb 2005315.9271.5
Jan 2005361.3271.7
Dec 2004362.1271.9
Nov 2004364.2273.9
Oct 2004317.0274.3
Sep 2004333.7272.3
Aug 2004335.8272.8
Jul 2004326.2269.7
Jun 2004325.2264.1
May 2004306.3259.5
Apr 2004294.7256.4
Mar 2004298.2245.3
Feb 2004329.2244.7
Jan 2004357.5247.1
Dec 2003334.1245.6
Nov 2003303.5240.9
Oct 2003276.6243.6
Sep 2003265.9239.4
Aug 2003268.4240.2
Jul 2003284.5236.0
Jun 2003292.2231.9
May 2003311.5231.4
Apr 2003322.8233.0
Mar 2003319.3227.6
Feb 2003288.7222.8
Jan 2003286.1225.2
Dec 2002286.7226.8
Nov 2002306.5219.5
Oct 2002297.4217.3
Sep 2002303.0215.7
Aug 2002299.6210.6
Jul 2002287.0206.0
Jun 2002276.8204.4
May 2002248.5196.4
Apr 2002268.3191.4
Mar 2002277.4188.9
Feb 2002310.6182.5
Jan 2002376.4176.1
Dec 2001396.1176.7
Nov 2001378.9176.7
Oct 2001288.6176.7
Sep 2001251.3180.3
Aug 2001253.3180.3
Jul 2001252.3180.3
Jun 2001265.1174.1
May 2001244.4174.1
Apr 2001224.7174.1
Mar 2001206.7168.0
Feb 2001216.7168.0
Jan 2001310.8168.0
Dec 2000344.2168.9
Nov 2000351.9168.9
Oct 2000268.0168.9
Sep 2000244.0164.0
Aug 2000242.7164.0
Jul 2000234.9164.0
Jun 2000216.7161.0
May 2000191.4161.0
Apr 2000200.2161.0
Mar 2000195.0152.6
Feb 2000190.4152.6
Jan 2000190.0152.6
Dec 1999185.1148.8
Nov 1999191.5148.8
Oct 1999178.8148.8
Sep 1999181.7145.1
Aug 1999176.0145.1
Jul 1999179.4145.1
Jun 1999203.4137.1
May 1999208.9137.1
Apr 1999209.0137.1
Mar 1999190.9131.5
Feb 1999179.9131.5
Jan 1999163.1131.5
Dec 1998170.4130.7
Nov 1998166.6130.7
Oct 1998177.2130.7
Sep 1998167.1131.3
Aug 1998162.9131.3
Jul 1998153.5131.3
Jun 1998144.6125.8
May 1998157.1125.8
Apr 1998178.7125.8
Mar 1998171.1119.5
Feb 1998157.3119.5
Jan 1998136.0119.5
Dec 1997142.2116.5
Nov 1997143.3116.5
Oct 1997132.6116.5
Sep 1997125.9117.4
Aug 1997124.2117.4
Jul 1997128.0117.4
Jun 1997129.4111.7
May 1997126.2111.7
Apr 1997118.6111.7
Mar 1997117.5109.5
Feb 1997121.5109.5
Jan 1997127.2109.5
Dec 1996116.4108.0
Nov 1996109.0108.0
Oct 1996108.2108.0
Sep 1996118.3106.2
Aug 1996124.9106.2
Jul 1996106.7106.2
Jun 1996124.9102.2
May 1996122.5102.2
Apr 1996131.8102.2
Mar 1996102.5102.1
Feb 1996102.1102.1
Jan 1996119.2102.1
Dec 1995139.1100.6
Nov 1995128.6100.6
Oct 1995118.1100.6
Sep 1995114.2102.0
Aug 1995122.8102.0
Jul 1995120.4102.0
Jun 1995103.8101.1
May 199592.3101.1
Apr 199584.3101.1
Mar 199586.5100.0
Feb 199589.9100.0
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
January 1995April 1995−15.7%32
August 1995September 1995−7.0%12
December 1995February 1996−26.6%221
November 1997January 1998−5.1%21
April 1998June 1998−19.1%28
April 1999August 1999−15.8%410
November 2000March 2001−41.3%48
December 2001May 2002−37.3%552
September 2006November 2006−6.1%23
August 2007April 2009−27.1%2010
March 2010July 2010−15.7%47
February 2011March 2011−5.7%11
April 2011July 2011−18.6%36
May 2012January 2013−18.8%83
June 2013October 2013−20.4%46
January 2015December 2015−9.0%113
July 2016September 2016−14.4%28
May 2017March 2021−25.1%469
January 2022March 2026−32.8%50Not yet

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 City of London

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £603,941 and £936,673 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£770,307
Chance of a rise
63%

Figures for London: City of London has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average sale price, a home costs £726,633. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £3,353 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
43%
Payment, one income
87%

Figures for London: City of London has no reliable figures of its own.

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. 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
£2,338
Owning per month
£2,610

21.3% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
60
Per 1,000 residents
3.8

Figures for United Kingdom: City of London 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 134 while 10 homes were finished: 13.4 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
13.4
Population change, 2025
+134

26.2% of the 7,323 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
26.2%
Empty homes
1,915

In 2025, 56% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
56%