2003: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2003, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2003 all-class prices: 65.4, a +0.9% 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 2002 | December 2003 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 64.8 | 65.4 | +0.9% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 62.7 | 63.2 | +0.8% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 64.9 | 64.4 | -0.8% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 67.0 | 70.0 | +4.5% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 73.1 | 79.1 | +8.2% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 80.5 | 85.6 | +6.3% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 77.8 | 72.6 | -6.7% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 76.6 | 72.0 | -6% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 76.7 | 71.8 | -6.4% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 76.3 | 72.4 | -5.1% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 83.1 | 75.4 | -9.3% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 87.1 | 78.6 | -9.8% | 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 2003 | 63.6 | 61.5 | 63.4 | 67.2 | 72.6 | 79.9 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 75.8 | 75.5 | 82.3 | 86.1 |
| February 2003 | 63.4 | 61.0 | 63.8 | 66.5 | 70.7 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 75.5 | 75.0 | 81.1 | 85.7 |
| March 2003 | 61.2 | 60.0 | 60.6 | 64.3 | 68.8 | 73.9 | 76.0 | 74.3 | 74.8 | 76.4 | 81.1 | 84.8 |
| April 2003 | 60.5 | 59.4 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 67.7 | 72.6 | 75.3 | 73.5 | 74.1 | 76.1 | 81.2 | 83.6 |
| May 2003 | 59.7 | 58.2 | 59.3 | 63.3 | 67.6 | 71.2 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 72.3 | 72.5 | 77.4 | 81.4 |
| June 2003 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 59.2 | 62.6 | 66.6 | 71.7 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 71.2 | 70.8 | 75.1 | 80.3 |
| July 2003 | 58.4 | 56.6 | 58.3 | 61.1 | 64.9 | 73.4 | 72.2 | 71.8 | 71.5 | 70.6 | 75.1 | 79.3 |
| August 2003 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.8 | 66.2 | 73.7 | 72.1 | 71.7 | 71.6 | 70.4 | 74.9 | 78.1 |
| September 2003 | 60.9 | 59.1 | 60.2 | 65.5 | 70.5 | 75.1 | 71.3 | 70.5 | 70.8 | 69.9 | 73.7 | 78.6 |
| October 2003 | 63.4 | 61.3 | 62.5 | 68.6 | 73.8 | 80.4 | 71.7 | 71.1 | 71.4 | 69.6 | 74.3 | 78.2 |
| November 2003 | 64.3 | 62.1 | 63.6 | 69.5 | 74.3 | 81.7 | 72.3 | 71.5 | 71.9 | 70.7 | 75.0 | 78.7 |
| December 2003 | 65.4 | 63.2 | 64.4 | 70.0 | 79.1 | 85.6 | 72.6 | 72.0 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 75.4 | 78.6 |
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