UK House Prices Up 3.7% On Back Of High Demand – ONS (20/08/25) (Forbes)

Average UK house prices increased 3.7% in the 12 months to June 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), writes Bethany Garner. 

This rise takes the average price to £269,000 – a £9,000 increase compared with 12 months ago. Prices were up 1.4% in June.

The ONS figures, based on completed sales, show that prices increased more in Scotland than in other UK nations in the last 12 months, with average prices jumping 5.9%. The average Scottish property is now valued at £192,000 – £11,000 more than a year earlier.  

English house prices saw an annual rise of 3.3% (£9,000), while prices in Wales are up 2.6% (£6,000).