When did average house prices in Central reach their peak? January 2026

Average house prices in Central peaked at £459,889 in January 2026, the highest monthly average since January 1995. Across the 12 months to August 2026, the average is £249,927.

Peak average
£459,889
Latest 12-month average
£249,927
Data up to
August 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in Central

What was the average house price in Central each year?

Average sold price in each calendar year, newest first. 2026 had the highest yearly average of the past 10 years.

Average house price in Central by year
YearAverage price
2026 (to August)Highest£268,562
2025£217,832
2024£232,899
2023£219,328
2022£238,203
2021£220,340
2020£190,391
2019£192,418
2018£178,172
2017£184,038

How have house prices in Central changed over time?

Monthly or yearly average sold price. Choose a time range to explore.

What else do people ask about Central?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in Central.

Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Central dataset covers 543 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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