Northern Ireland leads all UK regions with 7.1% annual house price growth, reaching an average of £193,000 in Q3 2025.

Jackson-Stops estimates that prices will go up as the housing market shifts from subdued to steady.

The gap between UK asking prices and sold prices hit its smallest level since Benham and Reeves began tracking the metric in 2017, sitting at 26.7% in Q3 2025.

Northern Ireland led all UK regions with annual property price inflation of 8.9%, while Greater London saw the largest decline at 1.0%.

Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, looks back at the housing market in 2025 and what we can expect in 2026.

Average new seller asking prices fell by 1.8%, or £6,695, this month to £358,138, ending 2025 at 0.6% lower than a year ago.

House prices and nursery fees are forcing families back together, according to newly released data.

Average house prices in England and Wales remained stable at £352,500 in November.

Hamptons has forecast that house prices in Great Britain are set to rise by 2.5% in Q4 2026.

London’s City of London saw the largest local decline at -15%.