Here’s the average price for detached, flats, and terraced homes in the UK right now
Property group Zoopla has published its House Price Index for May 2025, which shows the average sale price of properties around the UK right now.
The data shows that the number of sales agreed per estate agent at this time of year is running at the fastest rate for four years, since the pandemic boom of 2021. This is due to a high number of homes for sale and improvements in mortgage rates and availability, the group said.
There are 13% more homes for sale than a year ago. The average estate agent office has 35 unsold homes.
“Most of these home sellers are also buyers, which means plenty of interest for well-priced homes. More mortgage products with sub-4% rates, together with changes to how mortgage affordability is calculated, are encouraging buyers to make offers, supporting a 6% growth in sales agreed,” Zoopla said.
Average house price
The data shows that the average UK house price is 1.6% higher than a year ago at £268,250 – an increase of £4,330 over the year.
Notably, the average home sale is currently being agreed at 3% (or £16,000) below the average asking price, a level that has been stable over recent months, Zoopla said.
- The average price for a detached property is now £450,600
- The average price for a semi-detached property is now £276,000
- The average price for a terraced property is now £237,900
- The average price for a flat is now £192,100
Looking below the regional level, house price inflation varies widely at a city level – from small price falls in Aberdeen, Brighton and Bournemouth to prices increasing by over 5% in Blackburn and Belfast. The fastest-growing markets tend to be outside southern England.
Cities across the North West are registering the highest rates of price growth, as rising employment boosts demand and prices. Higher home values and rents in large cities like Manchester are pushing demand into adjacent and accessible areas, boosting house prices.
By comparison, the number of homes for sale has grown most quickly across southern regions of England, boosting choice. There are 21% more homes for sale in the South West compared to a year ago, with 17% more in London and 15% more in the South East.
Slower growth in sales and more homes for sale explain why house price growth is less than 1% across all regions of southern England, ranging from 0.5% in the South East to 0.9% in the South West.
“Price increases remain subdued in southern cities of England, where affordability remains a constraint on how much prices can rise,” Zoopla said.
“Aberdeen is under-performing the Scottish market because of weaker economic conditions due to low investment in the oil and gas industry. We expect this variation in price inflation to continue over the rest of the year as home values rise in more affordable areas.”
