Patterns in the register
Notable findings
Surprising patterns across 31 million UK property sales since 1995.
Computed 2026-05-16 09:56:11.080654+00
Most expensive sale on the register
£999,999
Detached in RICHMOND UPON THAMES, sold 23 Dec 2003
Excludes HMLR Category B (additional-type) transactions to filter out non-arms-length deals.
Top 10 streets by transaction count
One street, one local authority: the ten busiest property markets in the country by deal count.
- HIGH STREET, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE4,685 salesmedian £280,000
- MAIN STREET, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE4,480 salesmedian £160,000
- MARSH WALL, TOWER HAMLETS3,705 salesmedian £637,680
- QUEENSTOWN ROAD, WANDSWORTH3,285 salesmedian £437,500
- HIGH STREET, HUNTINGDONSHIRE3,275 salesmedian £200,000
- BARBICAN, CITY OF LONDON2,953 salesmedian £347,500
- UPPER RICHMOND ROAD, WANDSWORTH2,938 salesmedian £305,000
- MAIN STREET, HARBOROUGH2,735 salesmedian £260,000
- CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH2,702 salesmedian £114,000
- HIGH STREET, WILTSHIRE2,699 salesmedian £315,000
Highest median sale price in 2025
Local authorities ranked by median sale price in 2025, with at least 100 transactions.
- KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA1,850 salesmedian £1,075,000
- CITY OF WESTMINSTER2,560 salesmedian £850,000
- CITY OF LONDON201 salesmedian £830,000
- CAMDEN2,155 salesmedian £742,500
- RICHMOND UPON THAMES2,725 salesmedian £682,500
- HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM2,359 salesmedian £675,000
- ELMBRIDGE2,180 salesmedian £640,000
- ISLINGTON2,092 salesmedian £635,000
The national property-type mix
Across every sale on the register, this is how the UK's residential market splits by property type — with median price for each.
- Terraced8,788,560median £121,000
29.9%
- Semi-detached8,280,739median £149,000
28.1%
- Detached7,072,814median £245,000
24.0%
- Flat / maisonette5,286,952median £146,950
18.0%
The single biggest transfer day
31 Mar 2016
32,416 residential property transactions completed in a single day.
Sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Methodology. Last refreshed monthly.