2011: Residential price and rental indices

The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2011, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.

Reading this year

December 2011 all-class prices: 181.1, a +11.1% 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

160.0170.0180.0190.020102011
Dec 2011All-class prices181.1

Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.

Rental index trend

125.0130.0135.0140.020102011
Dec 2011All-class rents135.8

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

SeriesDecember 2010December 2011December year-on-year changeMonths available in year
All-class prices163.0181.1+11.1%12/12
Class A (under 40 m²) prices167.0186.5+11.7%12/12
Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices155.1172.9+11.5%12/12
Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices177.7191.6+7.8%12/12
Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices196.2208.8+6.4%12/12
Class E (160 m² or above) prices225.7243.8+8%12/12
All-class rents127.4135.8+6.6%12/12
Class A (under 40 m²) rents129.5139.9+8%12/12
Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents126.1133.6+5.9%12/12
Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents121.7128.9+5.9%12/12
Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents128.2135.4+5.6%12/12
Class E (160 m² or above) rents141.1145.3+3%12/12

Changes appear only when both December values exist. Provisional or low-transaction markers are retained with the values.

Monthly published records

MonthAll-class pricesClass A (under 40 m²) pricesClass B (40 to 69.9 m²) pricesClass C (70 to 99.9 m²) pricesClass D (100 to 159.9 m²) pricesClass E (160 m² or above) pricesAll-class rentsClass A (under 40 m²) rentsClass B (40 to 69.9 m²) rentsClass C (70 to 99.9 m²) rentsClass D (100 to 159.9 m²) rentsClass E (160 m² or above) rents
January 2011169.5173.9161.7181.4205.2228.1126.4128.7124.7121.2130.3138.5
February 2011176.4181.4168.3189.7207.0230.2127.6128.7126.6123.2131.9137.8
March 2011179.5185.0171.1191.9210.6234.9129.9131.9128.3125.1133.7141.1
April 2011183.3189.3174.5194.0216.7242.4131.5133.5130.2125.4134.4145.3
May 2011185.9191.1177.4199.3219.8245.3133.3136.1131.5126.4138.8143.1
June 2011188.1193.5179.5200.7220.3257.0136.6138.5135.2131.3139.1148.4
July 2011185.5190.0177.3198.8218.5249.4137.3141.2134.7131.3138.6150.0
August 2011184.5189.8176.4195.1215.4241.0137.5141.2135.0131.2138.3150.6
September 2011185.6190.8177.7196.8212.1245.7137.3141.5134.5130.9137.6150.0
October 2011183.2189.2174.4194.7214.2243.1137.6142.4134.8130.3136.2150.7
November 2011182.0186.9174.4191.8211.1239.2136.9141.1134.6130.3136.6146.3
December 2011181.1186.5172.9191.6208.8243.8135.8139.9133.6128.9135.4145.3

Source: Rating and Valuation Department Property Market Statistics, obtained through DATA.GOV.HK. The Government owns the intellectual property rights in the data; this page is not endorsed by the Government.