United Kingdom property investment guide
Prices, price growth and rental yields, region by region
Home prices in United Kingdom rose 3.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 28th fastest of 35 European countries. Renting out on 12-month lets earned a gross yield of 5.6% of the price a year. A square metre cost €2,912 in 2025.
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Regions of United Kingdom
| Northern Ireland | +5.7% | 5.3% | €2,066 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West (England) | +5.0% | 5.0% | €2,308 | 20 |
| Wales | +4.8% | 4.4% | €2,275 | 12 |
| West Midlands (England) | +4.5% | 4.3% | €2,671 | 14 |
| East Midlands (England) | +4.5% | 4.1% | €2,589 | 11 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | +4.3% | 4.8% | €2,213 | 11 |
| Scotland | +3.7% | 6.0% | €2,062 | 23 |
| South West (England) | +3.6% | 4.3% | €3,275 | 12 |
| East of England | +3.5% | 4.0% | €3,640 | 16 |
| North East (England) | +3.3% | 5.3% | €1,727 | 7 |
| South East (England) | +3.1% | 3.9% | €4,136 | 21 |
| London | +2.1% | 4.1% | €6,128 | 21 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
All 191 areas in United Kingdom
Each with its own prices, growth and yields
London
- Camden and City of London
- Westminster
- Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Wandsworth
- Hackney and Newham
- Tower Hamlets
- Haringey and Islington
- Lewisham and Southwark
- Lambeth
- Bexley and Greenwich
- Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- Redbridge and Waltham Forest
- Enfield
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Barnet
- Brent
- Ealing
- Harrow and Hillingdon
- Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
North West (England)
- Blackpool
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Mid Lancashire
- East Lancashire
- Chorley and West Lancashire
- Warrington
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- East Merseyside
- Liverpool
- Sefton
- Wirral
- West Cumbria
- East Cumbria
- Manchester
- Greater Manchester South West
- Greater Manchester South East
- Greater Manchester North West
- Greater Manchester North East
- Blackburn with Darwen
Scotland
- West Lothian
- East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond
- Glasgow City
- Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)
- Clackmannanshire and Fife
- Shetland Islands
- Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Scottish Borders
- Dumfries & Galloway
- East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
- Orkney Islands
- Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
- Angus and Dundee City
- Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
- East Lothian and Midlothian
- Edinburgh, City of
- Falkirk
- Perth & Kinross and Stirling
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How United Kingdom compares
Median of 35 countries with a price index, 2016–2025.
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in United Kingdom?
€2,912 per m² in 2025, from Deloitte. It ranges from €1,727 in North East (England) to €6,128 in London.
How much have property prices risen in United Kingdom?
+3.9% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +1.8% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in United Kingdom?
5.6% of the price a year on average for 12-month lets in 2016–2025, and 6.0% in 2025. These are gross figures, before costs, fees, empty months and tax.
Which region of United Kingdom had the highest price growth?
Northern Ireland, at +5.7% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of North West (England) at +5.0%.
Sources
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