For August 2016:

• the average price of a property in the UK was £218,964

• the annual price change for a property in the UK was 8.4% • the monthly price change for a property in the UK was 1.3%

• the monthly index figure for the UK was 114.8 (January 2015 = 100)

Housing market indicators for August suggested a period of relative stability during the month. House prices grew by 8.4% in the year to August, up slightly from 8.0% in July