Historical trend
Trend summary
House price to earnings ratio was 7.1× in 2025, down from 7.2× in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2000–2025), it has ranged from 5.1× in 2000 to 8.1× in 2022.
- The latest reading is above the record average of 7.0×.
Context
- Calculated as UK average house price (ONS/Land Registry) divided by whole-economy average weekly earnings (ONS AWE, seasonally adjusted) multiplied by 52.
- This measure uses gross (pre-tax) earnings; affordability on a take-home-pay or mortgage-payment basis differs.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
OECD comparison
🇩🇪 Germany
6.8 x
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
7.1 x
🇺🇸 United States
7.1 x
🇫🇷 France
9.2 x
🇨🇦 Canada
11 x
🇦🇺 Australia
12 x