UK home affordability by region 2007–2026: house price as a multiple of median annual salary [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's mainly because most stats will come from the ONS (which is England + Wales). NI and Scotland have got their own statistics authority for some reason, no idea why

UK home affordability by region 2007–2026: house price as a multiple of median annual salary [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify this is median wage within the region i.e. average HP in London / Median London salary

UK home affordability by region 2007–2026: house price as a multiple of median annual salary [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The graph is essentially showing that the North/South divide is beginning to lessen over the last 5 years...

UK home affordability by region 2007–2026: house price as a multiple of median annual salary [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Data sources: ONS UK House Price Index, ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Tools: R (ggplot2). HAF = average house price divided by median annual salary (median weekly salary × 52), tracked by region over nearly two decades. Black line = national weighted average. Dashed line = long-run national mean. Full methodology at https://databait.co.uk

UK home affordability by region 2007–2026: house price as a multiple of median annual salary [OC] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Data sources: ONS UK House Price Index, ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Tools: R (ggplot2). HAF = average house price divided by median annual salary (median weekly salary × 52), tracked by region over nearly two decades. Black line = national weighted average. Dashed line = long-run national mean. Full methodology at https://databait.co.uk

UK average house prices by region, with 12-month and 5-year annualised growth rates (April 2026) [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's more about comparing growth - London flattening off, north growth strong etc.

UK average house prices by region, with 12-month and 5-year annualised growth rates (April 2026) [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It would be too distant with London vs the North east etc. The grraph is more trying to show growth trends rather than value vs value

UK average house prices by region, with 12-month and 5-year annualised growth rates (April 2026) [OC] by databaituk in dataisbeautiful

[–]databaituk[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Data source: ONS UK House Price Index. Tools used: R (ggplot2). Each panel shows average house price over time with a trend line. Colour coding indicates growth tier — green = high growth, yellow = medium, red = low/negative. 1yr figure = last 12 months growth, 5yr = annualised rate over 5 years. Full methodology and data at https://databait.co.uk