2016: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2016, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2016 all-class prices: 307.4, a +7.9% 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 2015 | December 2016 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 285.0 | 307.4 | +7.9% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 314.0 | 338.4 | +7.8% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 271.8 | 293.8 | +8.1% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 258.5 | 275.3 | +6.5% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 258.8 | 276.1 | +6.7% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 271.1 | 293.2 | +8.2% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 171.2 | 173.6 | +1.4% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 187.1 | 190.3 | +1.7% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 169.2 | 172.9 | +2.2% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 153.1 | 151.7 | -0.9% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 148.7 | 147.2 | -1% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 145.6 | 141.5 | -2.8% | 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 2016 | 279.0 | 307.9 | 266.0 | 250.8 | 258.3 | 265.5 | 168.8 | 185.0 | 165.5 | 152.6 | 148.5 | 144.4 |
| February 2016 | 273.7 | 299.9 | 261.4 | 249.3 | 257.6 | 264.1 few transactions | 163.9 | 179.4 | 160.5 | 146.0 | 147.5 | 143.6 |
| March 2016 | 271.4 | 298.1 | 258.4 | 249.3 | 255.7 | 264.0 | 163.5 | 179.4 | 159.9 | 145.8 | 145.6 | 143.1 |
| April 2016 | 273.3 | 300.8 | 259.9 | 251.1 | 256.7 | 266.3 | 163.4 | 179.4 | 159.9 | 145.7 | 145.2 | 141.3 |
| May 2016 | 275.8 | 303.0 | 262.8 | 251.9 | 259.7 | 269.1 | 164.8 | 181.5 | 161.6 | 145.7 | 144.2 | 140.7 |
| June 2016 | 276.4 | 303.5 | 263.1 | 252.1 | 260.6 | 269.9 | 166.1 | 182.9 | 163.2 | 146.5 | 144.2 | 141.1 |
| July 2016 | 281.7 | 310.4 | 268.2 | 254.6 | 262.8 | 271.0 | 167.6 | 184.5 | 165.1 | 146.7 | 146.4 | 141.3 |
| August 2016 | 287.4 | 316.8 | 274.1 | 258.2 | 263.0 | 275.2 | 170.1 | 186.8 | 168.4 | 148.9 | 146.4 | 141.4 |
| September 2016 | 296.2 | 326.2 | 282.8 | 264.7 | 270.8 | 283.2 | 171.8 | 189.0 | 170.3 | 149.5 | 146.7 | 141.4 |
| October 2016 | 304.3 | 335.3 | 290.7 | 272.0 | 275.1 | 288.7 | 172.9 | 189.9 | 171.5 | 151.4 | 147.0 | 141.5 |
| November 2016 | 306.7 | 337.0 | 293.2 | 275.8 | 277.1 | 290.9 | 172.0 | 188.9 | 170.9 | 150.0 | 146.6 | 141.2 |
| December 2016 | 307.4 | 338.4 | 293.8 | 275.3 | 276.1 | 293.2 | 173.6 | 190.3 | 172.9 | 151.7 | 147.2 | 141.5 |
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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.