Average UK house prices increased by 3.8%, to £270,000, in the 12 months to April 2026, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The provisional annual growth rate is up from 0% in the 12 months to March 2026.
The ONS said the rise in annual UK house price inflation between March and April 2026 is caused by prices rising between March and April 2026, while decreasing sharply in the same period a year ago, following Stamp Duty changes in England and Northern Ireland on 1 April 2025.
The average house price for England was £291,000 in April 2026, up 3.9% (£10,000) from a year earlier.
This annual inflation rate was higher than in the 12 months to March 2026 (negative 0.7%).
The average house price for England rose by a modest 0.6% between March and April 2026.
The average house price for Wales was £212,000 in April 2026, up 3.5% (£7,000) from a year earlier. This annual rise was higher than in the 12 months to March 2026 (2.8%).
The average house price for Scotland was £192,000 in April 2026, up 2.8% (£5,000) from a year earlier. This annual rise was higher than in the 12 months to March 2026 (1.7%).
The average house price for Northern Ireland was £198,000 in Q1 (January to March) 2026, up 7.4% (£14,000) from Q1 2025.
The North East was the English region with the highest house price inflation, at 9.9%, in the 12 months to April 2026.
This was up from a fall of 0.9% in the 12 months to March 2026.
Annual house price inflation was lowest in London. The 2025 Stamp Duty changes had minimal impact on areas such as London where average prices are higher.
Prices fell by 2.1% in the 12 months to April 2026, unchanged from the 12 months to March 2026. This is the ninth consecutive month in which London has seen an annual fall in house prices.
