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London property prices and sales are falling

The Real estate property prices and sales are falling in London since its peak in 2015, according to the UK property index report released by Home office statistics.

  • The property sales in London have declined by 39% from its 2015 peak levels
  • The average property prices in London have also fallen by 18% from its 2015 peak

The Average property prices  in England £247,430 England house prices grew by 2.6% in the year to November 2018. In London, average house prices decreased by 0.7% in the year to November 2018.

The Brexit vote happened in June 2016 and UK is scheduled to leave EU on March 29, 2019.  Brexit uncertainty and falling value of pound are putting the London property market under pressure. The property prices are expected to fall further with no brexit deal on sights.

In November 2018, the most expensive area to live in was Kensington and Chelsea, where the cost of an average house was £1.3 million. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Burnley, where an average house cost £83,000.

London house price index
Annual price change for England and London over the past 5 years

In London, the most expensive borough to live in was Kensington and Chelsea, where the cost of an average house was £1.3 million. In contrast, the cheapest borough to purchase a property was Barking and Dagenham, where an average house cost £297,000.

Property Sales volumes in London
Property Sales volumes in London from 2015 to 2018
Average property prices
Average price by local authority for England in Thousands of pounds

Property prices by London borough

London borough November 2018
Barking and Dagenham £297,180
Barnet £545,726
Bexley £341,293
Brent £460,054
Bromley £437,796
Camden £807,240
City of London £745,429
City of Westminster £1,003,744
Croydon £372,981
Ealing £478,089
Enfield £394,355
Greenwich £391,559
Hackney £553,128
Hammersmith and Fulham £719,237
Haringey £550,589
Harrow £457,966
Havering £363,874
Hillingdon £417,556
Hounslow £399,317
Islington £650,155
Kensington and Chelsea £1,289,453
Kingston upon Thames £483,673
Lambeth £507,730
Lewisham £418,211
Merton £516,189
Newham £355,346
Redbridge £434,699
Richmond upon Thames £645,348
Southwark £502,563
Sutton £375,296
Tower Hamlets £452,912
Waltham Forest £433,340
Wandsworth £586,888

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Prabhu Balakrishnan
Prabhu Balakrishnan
Founder of Citizenship by Investment Journal. Chief Editor with over 15 years experience in PR and News publishing. He Loves writing about citizenship, residency and wealth migration. CIP Journal is a Leading publication founded in 2017 bringing latest news from CBI/RBI market.

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