United Kingdom house prices in gold
Where house prices rose and where they fell, by region and nation and by local authority, in gold and in US dollars.
From Q2 2021 to Q2 2026, none of the 12 regions and nations with a figure got more expensive in gold; Northern Ireland fell least (−46.7 %) and London most (−59.8 %).
Change of the house price index in gold. No region rose in this period. Pale is the smallest fall, full color the largest.
United Kingdom overall
United Kingdom · UK HPIQ2 2021 to Q2 2026
▼ −55.4 %in gold
The published national series. Housing index in gold.
- In gold−55.4 %
- In US dollars+11.2 %
Whole history in grey · Selected period in color
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Prices and methodology
- Latest Average price (Q2 2026)
- £271,292
Start of selected period = 100. UK House Price Index (all property types, not seasonally adjusted), each quarter the mean of its three monthly values. Gold: the index divided by the quarter’s average gold price in pounds per gram (GC=F × GBP=X); US dollars: multiplied by the quarter’s average dollars per pound.
UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, ONS, Registers of Scotland, LPS) · snapshot 2026-10-24
Regions and nations
UK House Price Index, quarterly, Q2 2021 to Q2 2026.
Rose most
No region rose; these fell least
Fell most
12 regions and nations fell
Local authorities across the UK
UK House Price Index, quarterly, Q2 2021 to Q2 2026: 360 of 360 local authorities have a figure. The regions and nations above are ranked on their own; the two lists are not compared.
Fell least
None rose; these fell least
Fell most
360 local authorities fell
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| Region | In gold | In US dollars | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| −46.7 % | +33.1 % | £146,044 → £202,487 | |
| −52.7 % | +18.0 % | £177,637 → £218,383 | |
| −53.4 % | +16.3 % | £176,673 → £213,921 | |
| −53.5 % | +16.1 % | £160,638 → £194,280 | |
| −54.2 % | +14.3 % | £137,615 → £163,785 | |
| −54.2 % | +14.2 % | £174,897 → £208,107 | |
| −54.6 % | +13.4 % | £211,367 → £249,617 | |
| −55.3 % | +11.7 % | £207,180 → £241,003 | |
| −56.8 % | +7.7 % | £270,145 → £303,064 | |
| −57.3 % | +6.7 % | £303,577 → £337,243 | |
| −57.6 % | +5.8 % | £344,738 → £379,917 | |
| −59.8 % | +0.3 % | £528,098 → £551,779 |
In numbers
The map shows 12 regions and nations: the 9 English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The selectable history runs from Q1 2004 to Q2 2026: 90 complete quarters. For the default five-year selection, 12 regions and nations have a figure in gold and 0 have none.
All 12 regions and nations and 360 of 361 local authority districts have a UK HPI series; the Isles of Scilly, which the index does not cover, are hatched.
Questions about house prices in the United Kingdom
Which region or nation had the strongest price change in gold?
Northern Ireland fell 46.7 % in gold from Q2 2021 to Q2 2026, while London fell 59.8 %.
How many regions and nations have a figure?
12 of 12 regions and nations have a figure for Q2 2021 to Q2 2026. 360 of 361 local authority districts have a series; the Isles of Scilly are not covered by the index.
How did UK house prices change in gold overall?
The UK House Price Index fell 55.4 % in gold and rose 11.2 % in US dollars from Q2 2021 to Q2 2026. Start of selected period = 100. UK House Price Index (all property types, not seasonally adjusted), each quarter the mean of its three monthly values. Gold: the index divided by the quarter’s average gold price in pounds per gram (GC=F × GBP=X); US dollars: multiplied by the quarter’s average dollars per pound.
Source and method
All 12 regions and nations and 360 of 361 local authority districts have a UK HPI series; the Isles of Scilly, which the index does not cover, are hatched.
Snapshot of the UK HPI of 2026-08, retrieved 2026-10-24; latest complete quarter Q2 2026. The page does not estimate a missing value.
- The source
- The source is the UK House Price Index of HM Land Registry, the Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and LPS Northern Ireland: a hedonic, mix-adjusted index for all property types, not seasonally adjusted, for the UK, 12 regions and nations and 360 local authorities.
- What the figures are
- Start of selected period = 100. UK House Price Index (all property types, not seasonally adjusted), each quarter the mean of its three monthly values. Gold: the index divided by the quarter’s average gold price in pounds per gram (GC=F × GBP=X); US dollars: multiplied by the quarter’s average dollars per pound.
- Quarters and revisions
- A quarter is the mean of its three monthly index values and appears once its third month is published. The local authorities’ values are smoothed by the publisher, and Northern Ireland’s local authority values change quarterly. The publisher revises the latest twelve months with each publication (for Northern Ireland’s local authorities the latest four quarters), and changes are computed from the published index, which has one decimal.
- Local authorities
- Selecting a region or nation opens its local authorities in place, colored by the same index over the same quarters and on the scale of that unit’s own authorities. The Isles of Scilly are not covered by the index and are drawn hatched. The local authorities across the UK are ranked apart from the regions and nations.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Shapes: ONS Local Authority Districts (May 2026) boundaries, generalised by ONS (BUC) and rounded for the page; the regions and nations are the unions of their local authorities, and Shetland is an inset moved from the far north.