The price of existing dwellings in the UK increased significantly between 1990 and 2024. Existing housing reached a value of 335,000 British pounds in 2024. That was slightly higher than the previous year, when house prices were 331,000 pounds, but a substantial increase since 2019 when prices started to rise rapidly. Overall, flats or maisonettes in converted houses were the most affordable housing type in the UK in 2024.

Terraced houses were the most affordable type of housing in England and Wales in 2024. Buying a terraced house cost approximately 291,000 British pounds—almost half of the average price of a detached house. House prices have risen steadily since 1986, with growth accelerating between 2019 and 2024. In just 10 years, home prices have more than doubled. Overall, newly built housing was more affordable than existing housing in the UK in 2024.

Summary of UK House Price Index (HPI) price statistics covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Full UK HPI data are available on GOV.UK.

The price of existing dwelling units in England increased in 2024 after declining slightly in 2023. In 2024, the simple average price amounted to ******* British pounds, up from ******* British pounds a year ago.

House price index in the United Kingdom, June, 2025 The most recent value is 169.24 index points as of Q2 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 170.24 index points. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from Q1 1990 to Q2 2025 is 90.73 index points. The minimum of 31.77 index points was recorded in Q4 1992, while the maximum of 170.24 index points was reached in Q1 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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The simple average house price for terraced houses in London declined in 2023 after soaring for three years straight. In 2024, the average price increased again, reaching 725,000 British pounds. Additionally, purchasing a terraced house in London was about 400,000 British pounds more expensive than the national average.

Real residential property prices Y-on-Y, percent change in the United Kingdom, June, 2025 The most recent value is -0.64 percent as of Q2 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 1.85 percent. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from Q1 1990 to Q2 2025 is 2 percent. The minimum of -17.86 percent was recorded in Q1 2009, while the maximum of 23.37 percent was reached in Q4 2002. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The price of existing housing units in Wales generally increased between 1990 and 2023. Existing dwellings cost on average ******* British pounds in 2023. That was ***** British pounds below the average price a year ago, but ****** British pounds higher than the average price in 2018.

The price of existing dwelling units in Northern Ireland rose for six years straight, reaching ******* British pounds in 2024. That was ****** British pounds less than in 2007 when the average price peaked.

Since 2004, the median value of a mortgage advance for a home purchase in the UK has more than doubled. In 2024, the average mortgage advance stood at ******* British pounds. The increase has been a direct result of the overall rise of house prices in the UK.

In 2024, the average cost of building a new rental house in the Netherlands reached *** euros per cubic meter. Building owner-occupied property was slightly cheaper to construct, with an average cost of *** euros per cubic meter. The source mentions that the numbers concern an average on granted building permits for newly to be constructed homes with a total construction cost of more than 50,000 euros (excluding taxes over the last 12 months). Permits which combine living areas with holiday homes and/or offices were not counted. Note that no numbers were provided on renovation. What is the market size of the construction industry in the Netherlands? As of 2022, the Netherlands had over ******* active construction companies. These companies were either active in the construction of buildings or development of building projects, civil engineering or were involved in specialized construction activities. One of the more internationally well-known Dutch construction firms is BAM, which is also active in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany with project deliveries in Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The revenue of the Royal BAM Group reached a value of *** billion euros in 2023. How much do you pay for a house in the Netherlands? Utrecht was one of the provinces in the Netherlands with the highest price for a single-family house. It is also important to look at the different prices in Dutch cities, as they can vary significantly. Residential property in Amsterdam, cities surrounding the Dutch capital (such as Haarlem) or Utrecht sold for much higher prices than a house in, for example, Rotterdam.

Private companies were responsible for most of the new homes built in the United Kingdom (UK), amounting to ******* units in 2024. Housing completions in the UK decreased for three years in a row between 2007 and 2010. This was followed by several years of fluctuation and a gradual increase from 2013 to 2019. The number of homes completed in England remained relatively stable in 2022 and 2023, after reaching a low point in the second quarter of 2020 due to the restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Construction starts and completions Comparing the number of starts and completions in London side-by-side shows that whenever there is a significant growth or fall in the number of projects started, that peak or valley tends to be reflected in the number of buildings completed a couple of years later. Nevertheless, disruptions, delays, and other obstacles may affect that correlation. Still, observing how many home construction projects started in the UK can provide some insight into the level of activity that construction companies may have in the near future. Given that the number of housing starts is forecast to fall in 2024, there might be slightly less work to be carried out the following year. Nevertheless, housing starts are expected to pick up again by 2025 and 2026. Housing associations in the UK Housing associations are not-for-profit organizations created to develop and rent homes for a lower price than in the private market. They have acquired certain relevance in the UK, although this type of organization also exists in other countries. On several occasions during the past decade, over a fifth of housing starts in London were developed by housing associations. Meanwhile, the number of new homes completed in Scotland by housing associations has increased a lot throughout the years, with several thousand units constructed every year during the past decades.

The share of United Kingdom households that own a home computer reached a plateau of 88 percent, starting in 2015/16. It wasn’t until 2002/03 that home computers could be found in a majority of households in the United Kingdom, when the rate of ownership jumped from 49 percent to 55 percent.

Changing face of the home computer

Although most households contain a computer, the actual device used is likely to have changed considerably in recent years. In 2010 the majority of households still reported owning a desktop PC or iMac computer, with 52 percent of people owning such a device. By 2018, this rate fell to just 28 percent. Laptops, conversely, have been on the rise, with the penetration rate increasing from 47 percent in 2009, to 63 percent in 2018.

Laptop sales

According to the most recent figures from the United Kingdom (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS), the sales value of laptops, notebooks and palm-top organizers reached 58.79 billion British pounds in 2017. In that same year, 46 percent of respondents to a Statista survey reported buying a laptop every 3-5 years.

Worldwide, total laptop sales are expected to reach 171 million units in 2023, up from 166 million units in 2019. Desktop sales are expected to contract, from 88.4 million units in 2019, to 79.5 million units by 2023.