The Halifax House Price Index showed UK house price rose 0.7% from a month earlier in January 2026, more than the expected 0.1% growth, and reversing a 0.5% fall in December. House Price Index MoM in the United Kingdom averaged 0.48 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.10 percent in July of 1988 and a record low of -2.60 percent in May of 2008. source: Halifax and Bank of Scotland



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:00 AM
Halifax House Price Index MoM
Dec -0.6% -0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
2026-02-06 07:00 AM
Halifax House Price Index MoM
Jan 0.7% -0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
2026-03-07 07:00 AM
Halifax House Price Index MoM
Feb 0.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 300077.00 297938.00 GBP Jan 2026
Construction Orders YoY 28.60 30.50 percent Dec 2025
Construction Output YoY -0.30 -0.30 percent Dec 2025
Mortgage Lending 4601.00 4593.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Home Ownership Rate 64.50 64.70 percent Dec 2023
Halifax House Price Index MoM 0.70 -0.50 percent Jan 2026
Halifax House Price Index YoY 1.00 0.40 percent Jan 2026
Housing Index 517.50 513.80 points Jan 2026
Housing Starts 29620.00 29650.00 units Sep 2025
Mortgage Approvals 61.01 64.07 Thousand Dec 2025
BBA Mortgage Rate 6.62 6.77 percent Jan 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices 540.40 540.80 points Jan 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices MoM 0.30 -0.40 percent Jan 2026
Nationwide Housing Prices YoY 1.00 0.60 percent Jan 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 111.46 111.34 Sep 2025
Private Rental Prices YoY 4.00 4.40 percent Dec 2025
Residential Property Prices 2.96 2.83 Percent Sep 2025
RICS House Price Balance -10.00 -13.00 percent Jan 2026


United Kingdom House Price Index MoM
The Halifax House Price Index is the UK's longest running monthly house price series with data covering the whole country going back to January 1983. From this data, a "standardized" house price is calculated and property price movements on a like -for-like basis (including seasonal adjustments) are analyzed over time.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.70 -0.50 4.10 -2.60 1983 - 2026 percent Monthly
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