May 2019 Price Paid Data
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data tracks land and property sales in England and Wales submitted to us for registration.

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In May 2019:
- the most expensive property sold was in Kensington and Chelsea for 拢12,115,625
- the cheapest properties sold were in Peterlee and Shildon for 拢18,000
- the most expensive commercial sale was in City of Westminster for 拢74,000,000
- the cheapest commercial sale was in Newport, Isle of Wight for 拢200
- there was a 10% increase in newbuilds compared with May 2018
Of the 85,667 sales received for registration 25,392 took place in May 2019 of which:
- 459 were of residential properties in England and Wales for 拢1 million and over
- 266 were of residential properties in Greater London for 拢1 million and over
- 1 was of a residential property in West Midlands for more than 拢1 million
- 4 were of residential properties in Greater Manchester for more than 拢1 million
- none were of residential properties in Wales for more than 拢1 million
皇冠体育app number of sales received for registration by property type and month
Of the 85,667 sales received for registration in May 2019:
- 64,481 were freehold, a 3.9% increase on May 2018
- 12,423 were newly built, a 10% increase on May 2018
Property type | May 2019 | April 2019 | March 2019 |
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Detached | 18,783 | 16,137 | 19,119 |
Semi-detached | 22,181 | 19,430 | 22,815 |
Terraced | 22,734 | 20,041 | 23,435 |
Flat/maisonette | 15,811 | 13,345 | 16,832 |
Other | 6,158 | 5,730 | 6,330 |
Total | 85,667 | 74,683 | 88,531 |
皇冠体育appre is a time difference between the sale of a property and its registration at HM Land Registry.
In the dataset you can find the date of sale for each property, its full address and sale price, its category (residential or commercial) and type (detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat or maisonette and other), whether or not it is new build and whether it is freehold or leasehold.
Background
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Price Paid Data is published at 11am on the 20th working day of each month. 皇冠体育app next dataset will be published on 26 July 2019.
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Price Paid Data is property price data for all residential and commercial property sales in England and Wales that are lodged with HM Land Registry for registration in that month, subject to exclusions.
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皇冠体育app amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information with HM Land Registry varies. It typically ranges between 2 weeks and 2 months. Data for the 2 most recent months is therefore incomplete and does not give an indication of final monthly volumes. Occasionally the interval between sale and registration is longer than 2 months. 皇冠体育app small number of sales affected cannot be updated for publication until the sales are lodged for registration.
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Price Paid Data categories are either Category A (Standard entries) which includes single residential properties sold for full market value or Category B (Additional entries) for example sales to a company, buy-to-lets where they can be identified by a mortgage and repossessions.
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HM Land Registry has been collecting information on Category A sales from January 1995 and on Category B sales from October 2013.
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Price Paid Data can be downloaded in text, CSV format and in a machine readable format as linked data and is released under . Under the OGL, HM Land Registry permits the use of Price Paid Data for commercial or non-commercial purposes. However, the OGL does not cover the use of third party rights, which HM Land Registry is not authorised to license.
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皇冠体育app allows users to build bespoke reports using the data. Reports can be based on location, estate type, price paid or property type over a defined period of time.
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HM Land Registry鈥檚 mission is to guarantee and protect property rights in England and Wales.
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HM Land Registry is a government department created in 1862. It operates as an executive agency and a trading fund and its running costs are covered by the fees paid by the users of its services. Its ambition is to become the world鈥檚 leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
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HM Land Registry safeguards land and property ownership valued at 拢7 trillion, enabling more than 拢1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales.
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