UK house prices rose by 3.5% in the year to September 2018, up from 3.1% in the year to August 2018. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK were unchanged (0.0%) between August 2018 and September 2018, compared with a fall of 0.4% in average prices during the same period a year earlier (August 2017 and September 2017).

House prices grew fastest in the West Midlands region increasing by 6.1% in the year to September 2018, closely followed by the East Midlands which increased by 6.0% over the year. House prices in London fell by 0.3% in the year to September 2018. London house price have been falling over the year since March 2018.