2013: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2013, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2013 all-class prices: 245.1, a +7.7% 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 2012 | December 2013 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 227.6 | 245.1 | +7.7% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 242.8 | 263.9 | +8.7% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 216.0 | 232.0 | +7.4% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 223.8 | 233.7 | +4.4% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 240.0 | 242.9 | +1.2% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 268.4 | 264.3 | -1.5% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 151.1 | 156.3 | +3.4% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 158.7 | 167.5 | +5.5% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 150.3 | 155.1 | +3.2% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 139.7 | 141.2 | +1.1% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 143.5 | 141.7 | -1.3% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 150.7 | 142.9 | -5.2% | 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 2013 | 232.5 | 248.8 | 220.6 | 228.2 | 242.5 | 266.9 | 150.5 | 158.2 | 149.8 | 139.5 | 142.7 | 148.4 |
| February 2013 | 240.0 | 257.0 | 228.1 | 234.2 | 250.0 | 270.4 | 152.4 | 160.9 | 151.9 | 140.6 | 142.6 few transactions | 146.2 few transactions |
| March 2013 | 239.9 | 257.0 | 228.1 | 234.0 | 245.2 | 267.6 few transactions | 152.1 | 160.7 | 151.6 | 140.2 | 141.2 | 145.6 |
| April 2013 | 239.4 | 256.6 | 227.4 | 233.4 | 245.8 | 269.2 few transactions | 153.2 | 161.6 | 152.8 | 140.7 | 141.8 | 143.1 few transactions |
| May 2013 | 240.8 | 258.0 | 228.8 | 233.7 | 246.6 | 269.0 | 153.4 | 162.0 | 152.7 | 140.5 | 141.8 | 141.0 |
| June 2013 | 243.3 | 261.5 | 231.6 | 232.1 | 242.3 | 267.4 | 154.0 | 162.6 | 153.0 | 141.2 | 141.8 | 141.7 few transactions |
| July 2013 | 245.1 | 263.5 | 233.1 | 234.4 | 244.6 | 269.4 | 155.2 | 164.2 | 154.5 | 141.0 | 142.1 | 142.4 |
| August 2013 | 246.3 | 265.0 | 233.9 | 235.4 | 246.3 | 269.0 few transactions | 155.9 | 165.2 | 155.2 | 141.2 | 142.6 | 143.5 |
| September 2013 | 245.5 | 264.2 | 232.6 | 236.1 | 245.0 | 266.7 few transactions | 156.3 | 165.9 | 155.7 | 141.4 | 141.9 | 143.7 |
| October 2013 | 245.4 | 264.3 | 232.6 | 233.7 | 244.4 | 265.3 | 157.0 | 167.0 | 156.4 | 141.9 | 142.0 | 143.7 |
| November 2013 | 245.0 | 264.0 | 232.2 | 232.9 | 243.1 | 263.4 | 157.2 | 167.9 | 156.4 | 142.1 | 141.7 | 143.3 |
| December 2013 | 245.1 | 263.9 | 232.0 | 233.7 | 242.9 | 264.3 | 156.3 | 167.5 | 155.1 | 141.2 | 141.7 | 142.9 |
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