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North West · report

Past price cycles in North West

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.

Deepest fall
−18.3%
Recovery from the low
52 months

Prices in North West and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • North West
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodNorth WestUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026538.8534.7
Jul 2026538.8532.9
Jun 2026536.0530.1
May 2026535.8533.1
Apr 2026529.8530.6
Mar 2026527.4526.0
Feb 2026528.4527.6
Jan 2026526.3526.4
Dec 2025526.9524.8
Nov 2025531.6529.6
Oct 2025523.4528.4
Sep 2025522.4527.8
Aug 2025527.0529.8
Jul 2025518.6526.5
Jun 2025513.5522.4
May 2025507.4517.1
Apr 2025493.1509.5
Mar 2025529.1524.8
Feb 2025511.3518.5
Jan 2025508.4518.8
Dec 2024508.4517.0
Nov 2024509.2518.0
Oct 2024508.1519.4
Sep 2024508.3518.4
Aug 2024507.0519.1
Jul 2024497.7514.0
Jun 2024493.8508.3
May 2024495.6506.3
Apr 2024485.3502.2
Mar 2024484.9499.5
Feb 2024479.9498.6
Jan 2024481.1501.2
Dec 2023489.5501.6
Nov 2023487.8505.9
Oct 2023491.2509.4
Sep 2023490.5511.7
Aug 2023489.9514.2
Jul 2023486.5511.4
Jun 2023483.7505.8
May 2023480.2503.9
Apr 2023475.2502.2
Mar 2023475.4501.1
Feb 2023480.4506.8
Jan 2023482.9511.0
Dec 2022490.9515.4
Nov 2022495.9519.5
Oct 2022493.8520.3
Sep 2022496.1520.3
Aug 2022491.0519.2
Jul 2022487.3514.8
Jun 2022475.3505.4
May 2022471.7499.4
Apr 2022467.0493.8
Mar 2022459.5488.0
Feb 2022457.3486.2
Jan 2022456.4485.7
Dec 2021453.6480.1
Nov 2021446.7477.7
Oct 2021433.1468.5
Sep 2021457.8480.5
Aug 2021436.3466.8
Jul 2021420.1453.1
Jun 2021457.9475.4
May 2021422.9451.4
Apr 2021421.9448.4
Mar 2021430.2455.2
Feb 2021423.2448.6
Jan 2021416.9447.3
Dec 2020413.3447.3
Nov 2020406.3443.9
Oct 2020404.5439.4
Sep 2020396.6435.7
Aug 2020394.3431.1
Jul 2020389.7426.9
Jun 2020383.9423.4
May 2020373.7417.6
Apr 2020372.9415.5
Mar 2020379.0419.7
Feb 2020374.8416.0
Jan 2020374.4418.4
Dec 2019375.7418.1
Nov 2019377.8418.7
Oct 2019379.4420.2
Sep 2019379.9421.3
Aug 2019381.5421.0
Jul 2019377.9419.6
Jun 2019372.7415.0
May 2019373.1413.2
Apr 2019369.1412.6
Mar 2019365.5409.7
Feb 2019368.7410.8
Jan 2019367.2411.8
Dec 2018370.3414.4
Nov 2018371.2415.3
Oct 2018372.7417.1
Sep 2018371.0417.5
Aug 2018371.0418.3
Jul 2018369.3417.0
Jun 2018364.7411.9
May 2018361.3409.2
Apr 2018358.9407.5
Mar 2018354.0403.7
Feb 2018358.3406.1
Jan 2018354.0405.0
Dec 2017361.4406.5
Nov 2017359.0404.9
Oct 2017357.8406.0
Sep 2017358.9405.7
Aug 2017360.0407.2
Jul 2017356.6405.4
Jun 2017352.7400.2
May 2017348.3396.8
Apr 2017346.3394.4
Mar 2017340.4388.3
Feb 2017343.4389.1
Jan 2017339.8388.3
Dec 2016340.2388.7
Nov 2016340.6388.0
Oct 2016337.4386.2
Sep 2016341.3387.5
Aug 2016341.6388.1
Jul 2016342.0388.1
Jun 2016337.1384.0
May 2016336.1380.4
Apr 2016333.7376.0
Mar 2016321.8374.6
Feb 2016325.3370.8
Jan 2016325.6370.6
Dec 2015325.0369.6
Nov 2015324.9368.4
Oct 2015323.2365.6
Sep 2015324.8365.1
Aug 2015324.1364.3
Jul 2015321.9361.0
Jun 2015316.5355.0
May 2015317.7352.3
Apr 2015312.2348.5
Mar 2015307.7345.5
Feb 2015312.0344.2
Jan 2015309.5343.9
Dec 2014311.0345.7
Nov 2014311.4344.9
Oct 2014312.5346.1
Sep 2014314.0346.6
Aug 2014314.5346.2
Jul 2014310.8342.2
Jun 2014309.1337.5
May 2014305.1334.6
Apr 2014304.0331.1
Mar 2014295.9323.9
Feb 2014298.9322.7
Jan 2014295.3321.4
Dec 2013298.8321.0
Nov 2013295.8318.1
Oct 2013293.7316.4
Sep 2013298.9317.7
Aug 2013299.2317.4
Jul 2013295.1314.9
Jun 2013294.8311.4
May 2013291.4308.9
Apr 2013290.1307.3
Mar 2013288.8304.3
Feb 2013289.1302.5
Jan 2013283.4302.5
Dec 2012290.9304.6
Nov 2012293.3305.3
Oct 2012288.9305.0
Sep 2012295.7307.2
Aug 2012296.0308.3
Jul 2012293.5307.9
Jun 2012295.3306.7
May 2012290.0303.8
Apr 2012291.8302.8
Mar 2012290.8299.3
Feb 2012289.6298.5
Jan 2012286.1299.3
Dec 2011291.3301.3
Nov 2011289.7302.6
Oct 2011295.0302.5
Sep 2011296.8305.8
Aug 2011298.8306.6
Jul 2011296.4306.4
Jun 2011292.3302.6
May 2011292.9302.1
Apr 2011294.6303.4
Mar 2011290.7298.8
Feb 2011293.4300.2
Jan 2011295.5301.8
Dec 2010298.8304.3
Nov 2010298.5304.9
Oct 2010302.9308.5
Sep 2010305.6312.0
Aug 2010308.8312.8
Jul 2010304.8312.8
Jun 2010306.5309.7
May 2010305.5308.2
Apr 2010305.2306.7
Mar 2010298.7302.8
Feb 2010302.8302.8
Jan 2010298.1302.1
Dec 2009308.8303.2
Nov 2009304.1301.2
Oct 2009303.1300.2
Sep 2009301.1298.2
Aug 2009299.7295.9
Jul 2009297.6293.0
Jun 2009293.1287.8
May 2009291.7285.0
Apr 2009290.7281.1
Mar 2009283.6278.6
Feb 2009288.8280.3
Jan 2009290.0283.6
Dec 2008299.2290.3
Nov 2008302.3294.8
Oct 2008310.5303.4
Sep 2008313.7309.6
Aug 2008323.6317.6
Jul 2008327.2324.4
Jun 2008332.4328.0
May 2008333.7332.4
Apr 2008335.3330.4
Mar 2008329.8329.8
Feb 2008334.0332.2
Jan 2008337.3335.1
Dec 2007346.8341.3
Nov 2007342.9341.8
Oct 2007344.3342.0
Sep 2007343.7342.8
Aug 2007344.7342.3
Jul 2007342.1340.4
Jun 2007341.1336.1
May 2007336.2332.5
Apr 2007333.4328.7
Mar 2007327.4322.2
Feb 2007326.7319.8
Jan 2007324.8318.8
Dec 2006327.2319.0
Nov 2006323.7315.0
Oct 2006321.0313.4
Sep 2006321.5311.6
Aug 2006318.6310.3
Jul 2006317.6307.7
Jun 2006314.9303.4
May 2006310.1300.5
Apr 2006308.9297.7
Mar 2006298.3291.4
Feb 2006299.4289.0
Jan 2006296.1288.6
Dec 2005301.5289.0
Nov 2005296.4287.4
Oct 2005295.5286.6
Sep 2005296.4287.1
Aug 2005296.3287.6
Jul 2005293.4286.4
Jun 2005290.2282.8
May 2005286.1280.6
Apr 2005280.1277.6
Mar 2005275.1273.7
Feb 2005267.6271.5
Jan 2005270.6271.7
Dec 2004273.4271.9
Nov 2004272.9273.9
Oct 2004269.6274.3
Sep 2004267.9272.3
Aug 2004266.5272.8
Jul 2004263.6269.7
Jun 2004253.3264.1
May 2004245.8259.5
Apr 2004237.5256.4
Mar 2004224.1245.3
Feb 2004220.4244.7
Jan 2004217.6247.1
Dec 2003218.9245.6
Nov 2003212.5240.9
Oct 2003208.6243.6
Sep 2003203.9239.4
Aug 2003203.5240.2
Jul 2003198.3236.0
Jun 2003191.6231.9
May 2003188.5231.4
Apr 2003183.6233.0
Mar 2003175.1227.6
Feb 2003172.8222.8
Jan 2003173.0225.2
Dec 2002171.9226.8
Nov 2002170.1219.5
Oct 2002165.1217.3
Sep 2002163.3215.7
Aug 2002163.3210.6
Jul 2002161.0206.0
Jun 2002155.8204.4
May 2002153.2196.4
Apr 2002147.0191.4
Mar 2002144.8188.9
Feb 2002140.1182.5
Jan 2002140.8176.1
Dec 2001141.8176.7
Nov 2001139.9176.7
Oct 2001139.1176.7
Sep 2001139.4180.3
Aug 2001138.1180.3
Jul 2001136.7180.3
Jun 2001134.8174.1
May 2001131.2174.1
Apr 2001130.8174.1
Mar 2001126.7168.0
Feb 2001126.0168.0
Jan 2001127.2168.0
Dec 2000127.6168.9
Nov 2000126.1168.9
Oct 2000125.7168.9
Sep 2000124.9164.0
Aug 2000125.1164.0
Jul 2000123.5164.0
Jun 2000121.6161.0
May 2000121.9161.0
Apr 2000122.0161.0
Mar 2000119.2152.6
Feb 2000116.0152.6
Jan 2000116.4152.6
Dec 1999118.4148.8
Nov 1999117.8148.8
Oct 1999117.0148.8
Sep 1999117.3145.1
Aug 1999116.8145.1
Jul 1999115.7145.1
Jun 1999114.2137.1
May 1999113.8137.1
Apr 1999112.4137.1
Mar 1999109.4131.5
Feb 1999108.0131.5
Jan 1999108.3131.5
Dec 1998110.1130.7
Nov 1998109.4130.7
Oct 1998109.4130.7
Sep 1998109.9131.3
Aug 1998109.5131.3
Jul 1998110.2131.3
Jun 1998109.3125.8
May 1998110.1125.8
Apr 1998108.4125.8
Mar 1998105.4119.5
Feb 1998104.3119.5
Jan 1998105.3119.5
Dec 1997105.3116.5
Nov 1997106.3116.5
Oct 1997105.8116.5
Sep 1997106.8117.4
Aug 1997106.6117.4
Jul 1997105.2117.4
Jun 1997105.7111.7
May 1997104.0111.7
Apr 1997102.2111.7
Mar 1997102.5109.5
Feb 1997101.7109.5
Jan 1997100.3109.5
Dec 1996101.6108.0
Nov 1996101.1108.0
Oct 1996101.2108.0
Sep 1996101.5106.2
Aug 1996101.4106.2
Jul 1996100.8106.2
Jun 199699.8102.2
May 199699.9102.2
Apr 199698.7102.2
Mar 199698.2102.1
Feb 199698.0102.1
Jan 199696.9102.1
Dec 199598.7100.6
Nov 199598.6100.6
Oct 199598.1100.6
Sep 1995100.3102.0
Aug 1995100.5102.0
Jul 1995100.3102.0
Jun 1995100.4101.1
May 1995100.6101.1
Apr 1995100.7101.1
Mar 1995101.1100.0
Feb 199599.9100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
March 1995January 1996−4.1%107
December 2007January 2013−18.3%6152
June 2021July 2021−8.3%18
September 2022April 2023−4.2%715
March 2025April 2025−6.8%17

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for North West

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £210,216 and £248,447 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£229,332
Chance of a rise
73%

At the average sale price, a home costs £220,393. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,017 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
16%
Payment, one income
33%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£975
Owning per month
£1,038

8.9% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
16,580
Per 1,000 residents
2.1

Figures for United Kingdom: North West has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 56,470 while 15,670 homes were finished: 3.6 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
3.6
Population change, 2025
+56,470

5.7% of the 3,358,812 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
5.7%
Empty homes
190,965

In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
6%