2020: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2020, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2020 all-class prices: 379.9, a +0.2% 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 2019 | December 2020 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 379.2 | 379.9 | +0.2% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 420.3 | 422.6 | +0.5% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 362.3 | 364.1 | +0.5% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 329.6 | 329.1 | -0.2% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 319.9 | 319.5 | -0.1% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 293.3 few transactions | 313.7 | +7% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 189.7 | 176.6 | -6.9% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 208.6 | 193.3 | -7.3% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 189.7 | 177.9 | -6.2% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 164.3 | 153.2 | -6.8% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 152.9 | 147.8 | -3.3% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 142.8 | 135.7 | -5% | 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 2020 | 379.7 | 422.1 | 362.2 | 325.2 | 323.2 | 301.0 | 185.5 | 203.3 | 185.9 | 159.7 | 152.0 | 142.0 |
| February 2020 | 373.4 | 413.7 | 357.2 | 320.1 | 315.5 | 305.6 few transactions | 185.0 | 203.3 | 185.3 | 158.7 | 151.8 | 140.4 |
| March 2020 | 378.4 | 420.4 | 360.4 | 326.3 | 312.6 | 311.4 | 181.7 | 200.0 | 181.3 | 156.3 | 150.7 | 139.9 |
| April 2020 | 377.5 | 417.5 | 360.3 | 326.1 | 310.5 | 309.6 few transactions | 179.9 | 196.9 | 180.2 | 156.0 | 148.5 | 138.7 |
| May 2020 | 386.1 | 428.9 | 367.6 | 331.2 | 319.2 | 311.3 | 177.6 | 195.2 | 177.4 | 153.6 | 148.4 | 134.7 |
| June 2020 | 386.7 | 429.2 | 368.3 | 332.7 | 326.2 | 317.3 | 180.1 | 199.3 | 180.5 | 154.1 | 146.4 | 134.1 |
| July 2020 | 385.4 | 427.5 | 368.2 | 332.3 | 320.9 | 318.3 | 180.6 | 199.5 | 181.5 | 155.0 | 146.5 | 133.7 |
| August 2020 | 382.0 | 423.9 | 365.6 | 327.2 | 320.6 | 314.3 | 181.2 | 200.2 | 182.4 | 155.1 | 148.2 | 133.4 |
| September 2020 | 383.1 | 425.2 | 367.1 | 330.2 | 316.3 | 305.3 | 178.8 | 196.3 | 180.6 | 153.7 | 147.2 | 132.8 |
| October 2020 | 381.3 | 423.9 | 365.5 | 329.8 | 311.5 | 300.3 | 178.2 | 196.2 | 179.5 | 153.2 | 146.7 | 134.4 |
| November 2020 | 380.6 | 423.0 | 365.4 | 328.2 | 311.6 | 306.4 | 178.5 | 194.9 | 180.2 | 156.0 | 147.4 | 134.4 |
| December 2020 | 379.9 | 422.6 | 364.1 | 329.1 | 319.5 | 313.7 | 176.6 | 193.3 | 177.9 | 153.2 | 147.8 | 135.7 |
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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.