2009: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2009, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2009 all-class prices: 134.7, a +28.5% 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 2008 | December 2009 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 104.8 | 134.7 | +28.5% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 104.0 | 134.2 | +29% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 102.0 | 129.4 | +26.9% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 113.8 | 150.6 | +32.3% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 131.6 | 169.2 | +28.6% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 151.5 | 194.2 | +28.2% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 98.2 | 110.1 | +12.1% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 99.2 | 111.0 | +11.9% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 93.6 | 108.6 | +16% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 97.7 | 107.7 | +10.2% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 114.1 | 112.6 | -1.3% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 119.1 | 121.2 | +1.8% | 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 2009 | 107.1 | 106.1 | 104.0 | 119.1 | 134.2 | 153.2 | 95.4 | 98.3 | 90.3 | 94.2 | 106.0 | 115.9 |
| February 2009 | 107.8 | 106.8 | 104.8 | 118.4 | 136.6 | 157.7 | 94.2 | 97.4 | 89.5 | 91.7 | 104.7 | 113.6 |
| March 2009 | 109.2 | 107.8 | 106.5 | 120.6 | 136.8 | 159.1 | 93.2 | 96.4 | 88.9 | 91.8 | 101.0 | 109.8 |
| April 2009 | 113.4 | 112.7 | 110.0 | 125.4 | 141.1 | 160.7 | 93.9 | 96.5 | 90.9 | 92.0 | 99.7 | 104.8 |
| May 2009 | 116.7 | 115.3 | 113.4 | 130.1 | 144.3 | 170.4 | 95.7 | 99.0 | 92.9 | 92.0 | 99.9 | 106.3 |
| June 2009 | 121.1 | 119.9 | 117.3 | 135.0 | 151.5 | 175.4 | 98.6 | 100.9 | 96.1 | 95.7 | 101.2 | 113.5 |
| July 2009 | 124.1 | 123.3 | 119.8 | 136.4 | 158.2 | 180.8 | 99.4 | 101.4 | 96.6 | 97.5 | 103.5 | 114.2 |
| August 2009 | 127.4 | 126.4 | 122.3 | 143.4 | 163.3 | 189.3 | 102.2 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.4 | 105.4 | 113.9 |
| September 2009 | 129.9 | 128.4 | 125.1 | 145.2 | 168.1 | 197.6 | 105.4 | 105.1 | 104.9 | 102.0 | 108.8 | 116.8 |
| October 2009 | 131.7 | 130.8 | 126.5 | 147.7 | 168.4 | 194.3 | 106.7 | 106.5 | 105.8 | 104.5 | 111.5 | 117.6 |
| November 2009 | 132.3 | 131.5 | 127.0 | 148.8 | 168.8 | 193.0 | 109.6 | 109.6 | 108.5 | 106.6 | 113.6 | 122.9 |
| December 2009 | 134.7 | 134.2 | 129.4 | 150.6 | 169.2 | 194.2 | 110.1 | 111.0 | 108.6 | 107.7 | 112.6 | 121.2 |
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