1996: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 1996, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 1996 all-class prices: 134.5, a +29.5% change from the previous December.
This report shows indices, not property prices or monthly rent amounts. Relative movements can be compared between categories; an index is not a flat's sale price.
Price index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Rental index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Year-end values and coverage
| Series | December 1995 | December 1996 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 103.9 | 134.5 | +29.5% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 106.3 | 132.5 | +24.6% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 102.7 | 135.2 | +31.6% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 102.9 | 136.5 | +32.7% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 99.2 | 139.2 | +40.3% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 94.0 | 140.2 | +49.1% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 115.7 | 122.7 | +6.1% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 110.7 | 116.8 | +5.5% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 115.3 | 125.3 | +8.7% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 123.9 | 130.3 | +5.2% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 117.6 | 124.7 | +6% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 121.1 | 122.8 | +1.4% | 12/12 |
Changes appear only when both December values exist. Provisional or low-transaction markers are retained with the values.
Monthly published records
| Month | All-class prices | Class A (under 40 m²) prices | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | Class E (160 m² or above) prices | All-class rents | Class A (under 40 m²) rents | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | Class E (160 m² or above) rents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1996 | 105.2 | 106.9 | 104.7 | 102.0 | 100.2 | 102.5 | 116.2 | 112.6 | 115.1 | 122.6 | 121.6 | 117.7 |
| February 1996 | 108.5 | 109.1 | 108.6 | 107.2 | 106.4 | 104.5 | 116.9 | 111.8 | 117.7 | 125.5 | 118.9 | 117.2 |
| March 1996 | 112.8 | 112.2 | 114.5 | 109.2 | 107.6 | 109.9 | 116.6 | 114.7 | 115.2 | 121.0 | 120.9 | 117.2 |
| April 1996 | 112.1 | 112.1 | 112.4 | 110.9 | 109.6 | 113.4 | 116.5 | 113.4 | 116.9 | 122.1 | 117.3 | 117.3 |
| May 1996 | 113.5 | 113.3 | 113.5 | 114.2 | 111.7 | 116.8 | 118.1 | 113.7 | 118.1 | 123.8 | 120.1 | 123.0 |
| June 1996 | 115.0 | 114.7 | 114.8 | 117.1 | 114.8 | 116.3 | 117.4 | 115.4 | 117.0 | 122.7 | 117.6 | 118.7 |
| July 1996 | 114.6 | 115.4 | 114.0 | 114.2 | 115.0 | 115.8 | 119.7 | 115.8 | 119.5 | 127.0 | 123.1 | 121.4 |
| August 1996 | 117.4 | 116.8 | 118.5 | 116.4 | 113.9 | 115.6 | 119.1 | 114.5 | 120.0 | 123.6 | 121.6 | 123.2 |
| September 1996 | 118.2 | 119.0 | 117.7 | 117.0 | 118.7 | 116.5 | 121.2 | 116.7 | 121.9 | 126.3 | 123.5 | 124.8 |
| October 1996 | 123.1 | 122.4 | 123.3 | 124.0 | 125.7 | 124.1 | 121.4 | 115.0 | 123.6 | 126.5 | 126.0 | 124.0 |
| November 1996 | 128.0 | 127.1 | 128.2 | 129.1 | 130.0 | 135.7 | 121.8 | 117.2 | 122.2 | 125.5 | 127.3 | 125.9 |
| December 1996 | 134.5 | 132.5 | 135.2 | 136.5 | 139.2 | 140.2 | 122.7 | 116.8 | 125.3 | 130.3 | 124.7 | 122.8 |
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