2006: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2006, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2006 all-class prices: 93.8, a +4.1% 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 2005 | December 2006 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 90.1 | 93.8 | +4.1% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 83.7 | 88.4 | +5.6% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 89.5 | 91.6 | +2.3% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 103.6 | 109.8 | +6% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 119.4 | 123.2 | +3.2% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 135.6 | 139.2 | +2.7% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 89.7 | 94.7 | +5.6% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 86.0 | 94.4 | +9.8% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 87.9 | 91.6 | +4.2% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 94.6 | 95.3 | +0.7% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 99.3 | 102.8 | +3.5% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 104.1 | 112.0 | +7.6% | 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 2006 | 90.8 | 84.1 | 90.7 | 105.0 | 117.5 | 136.7 | 89.1 | 85.2 | 87.7 | 93.5 | 99.4 | 102.4 |
| February 2006 | 91.1 | 84.3 | 90.9 | 106.0 | 117.5 | 138.5 | 89.4 | 86.3 | 87.4 | 93.0 | 100.3 | 103.3 |
| March 2006 | 92.6 | 86.6 | 91.8 | 108.3 | 119.0 | 137.3 | 89.3 | 87.7 | 87.1 | 91.5 | 98.6 | 101.1 |
| April 2006 | 93.4 | 86.6 | 92.9 | 109.8 | 121.9 | 138.8 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 89.3 | 95.6 | 100.9 | 103.2 |
| May 2006 | 94.0 | 87.6 | 93.1 | 110.1 | 124.6 | 135.1 | 91.0 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 94.3 | 99.5 | 104.8 |
| June 2006 | 92.3 | 86.0 | 91.4 | 107.8 | 119.7 | 140.3 | 90.7 | 89.3 | 87.8 | 92.8 | 99.6 | 105.2 |
| July 2006 | 91.9 | 85.7 | 91.2 | 106.4 | 117.8 | 133.2 | 91.6 | 90.1 | 88.1 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 108.1 |
| August 2006 | 93.0 | 87.3 | 91.5 | 106.8 | 123.1 | 140.8 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 89.0 | 93.8 | 100.2 | 108.0 |
| September 2006 | 93.3 | 87.6 | 91.8 | 108.1 | 121.5 | 141.8 | 93.0 | 92.4 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 100.6 | 108.2 |
| October 2006 | 93.1 | 87.3 | 91.5 | 108.1 | 123.0 | 135.3 | 93.5 | 92.7 | 90.2 | 94.9 | 103.7 | 109.5 |
| November 2006 | 93.0 | 87.4 | 91.1 | 109.4 | 122.8 | 134.2 | 94.3 | 94.9 | 91.1 | 93.6 | 100.4 | 111.0 |
| December 2006 | 93.8 | 88.4 | 91.6 | 109.8 | 123.2 | 139.2 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 91.6 | 95.3 | 102.8 | 112.0 |
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