2007: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2007, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2007 all-class prices: 117.9, a +25.7% 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 2006 | December 2007 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 93.8 | 117.9 | +25.7% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 88.4 | 112.8 | +27.6% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 91.6 | 113.2 | +23.6% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 109.8 | 138.7 | +26.3% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 123.2 | 159.1 | +29.1% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 139.2 | 188.5 | +35.4% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 94.7 | 110.0 | +16.2% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 94.4 | 107.9 | +14.3% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 91.6 | 107.0 | +16.8% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 95.3 | 111.1 | +16.6% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 102.8 | 123.6 | +20.2% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 112.0 | 130.6 | +16.6% | 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 2007 | 95.2 | 89.4 | 93.4 | 109.3 | 125.5 | 145.3 | 95.4 | 93.9 | 92.8 | 95.5 | 107.6 | 110.5 |
| February 2007 | 96.6 | 91.0 | 94.6 | 111.5 | 127.6 | 144.6 | 95.6 | 94.0 | 92.4 | 97.5 | 108.1 | 112.7 |
| March 2007 | 97.9 | 93.3 | 95.4 | 112.0 | 128.1 | 149.6 | 96.9 | 94.9 | 93.9 | 98.9 | 108.0 | 116.4 |
| April 2007 | 98.7 | 94.1 | 95.8 | 114.1 | 131.2 | 152.5 | 98.4 | 97.5 | 94.3 | 99.8 | 112.1 | 117.3 |
| May 2007 | 100.5 | 95.5 | 97.9 | 116.6 | 131.5 | 153.7 | 99.9 | 99.2 | 95.8 | 100.9 | 114.2 | 117.5 |
| June 2007 | 101.6 | 96.6 | 98.8 | 117.1 | 135.7 | 156.1 | 100.5 | 99.3 | 95.8 | 103.9 | 115.5 | 120.2 |
| July 2007 | 102.8 | 97.6 | 100.2 | 118.8 | 136.1 | 157.2 | 102.5 | 101.6 | 97.9 | 104.4 | 116.0 | 126.4 |
| August 2007 | 104.0 | 98.9 | 101.0 | 120.1 | 140.3 | 164.9 | 103.8 | 102.4 | 99.7 | 105.7 | 117.4 | 126.8 |
| September 2007 | 105.3 | 100.0 | 102.4 | 120.9 | 142.4 | 169.2 | 104.7 | 103.4 | 100.6 | 107.1 | 118.3 | 126.8 |
| October 2007 | 108.5 | 103.6 | 104.9 | 125.0 | 146.0 | 177.2 | 106.2 | 105.1 | 101.9 | 108.0 | 121.4 | 127.9 |
| November 2007 | 113.3 | 108.9 | 108.8 | 131.5 | 152.6 | 178.7 | 108.0 | 106.6 | 104.7 | 108.6 | 121.4 | 127.9 |
| December 2007 | 117.9 | 112.8 | 113.2 | 138.7 | 159.1 | 188.5 | 110.0 | 107.9 | 107.0 | 111.1 | 123.6 | 130.6 |
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