2005: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2005, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2005 all-class prices: 90.1, a +8.2% 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 2004 | December 2005 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 83.3 | 90.1 | +8.2% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 76.4 | 83.7 | +9.6% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 82.6 | 89.5 | +8.4% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 94.1 | 103.6 | +10.1% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 107.9 | 119.4 | +10.7% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 120.8 | 135.6 | +12.3% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 80.6 | 89.7 | +11.3% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 77.5 | 86.0 | +11% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 79.0 | 87.9 | +11.3% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 82.9 | 94.6 | +14.1% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 87.4 | 99.3 | +13.6% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 92.4 | 104.1 | +12.7% | 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 2005 | 85.7 | 78.6 | 84.5 | 98.9 | 112.7 | 124.0 | 81.9 | 78.4 | 80.5 | 85.5 | 89.8 | 91.2 |
| February 2005 | 89.4 | 81.6 | 89.4 | 102.1 | 110.9 | 127.0 | 82.3 | 78.3 | 80.9 | 85.7 | 91.9 | 92.4 |
| March 2005 | 94.6 | 87.6 | 94.0 | 108.7 | 118.7 | 125.9 | 83.3 | 80.1 | 81.6 | 86.6 | 94.4 | 90.7 |
| April 2005 | 95.4 | 88.5 | 94.5 | 110.2 | 120.7 | 134.8 | 84.6 | 81.1 | 83.2 | 89.4 | 92.2 | 93.3 |
| May 2005 | 95.3 | 87.2 | 95.0 | 112.3 | 119.4 | 132.1 | 85.7 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 95.8 |
| June 2005 | 92.9 | 85.9 | 91.8 | 108.4 | 121.4 | 131.2 | 86.3 | 83.3 | 84.3 | 91.9 | 92.1 | 97.6 |
| July 2005 | 92.8 | 84.9 | 92.2 | 109.3 | 122.4 | 129.0 | 87.5 | 83.3 | 86.6 | 91.6 | 96.5 | 97.9 |
| August 2005 | 93.9 | 86.3 | 93.9 | 106.5 | 122.1 | 131.3 | 87.8 | 84.2 | 86.3 | 91.0 | 96.8 | 101.6 |
| September 2005 | 94.0 | 86.7 | 93.3 | 109.9 | 121.6 | 138.2 | 89.5 | 86.6 | 87.9 | 91.1 | 97.1 | 104.8 |
| October 2005 | 91.8 | 85.8 | 90.5 | 107.1 | 121.6 | 135.9 | 89.9 | 87.2 | 88.3 | 93.9 | 96.2 | 101.9 |
| November 2005 | 88.5 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 102.1 | 118.8 | 130.1 | 90.0 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 93.5 | 98.2 | 102.8 |
| December 2005 | 90.1 | 83.7 | 89.5 | 103.6 | 119.4 | 135.6 | 89.7 | 86.0 | 87.9 | 94.6 | 99.3 | 104.1 |
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