How many properties are being sold in England? 635,538
635,538 homes were sold in England in the 12 months to August 2026. That is 215,883 fewer than the 12 months before, a fall of 25.4%.
- 1 year change
- −25.4%
- 12 months before
- 851,421
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sales registered with HM Land Registry. The latest months usually rise as late sales are registered. How we calculate this
All house prices in EnglandHow many homes have sold in England each year?
839,235 homes sold in England in 2025, the latest full year.
| Year | Homes sold |
|---|---|
| 2026 (to August) | 353,084 |
| 2025 | 839,235 |
| 2024 | 789,867 |
| 2023 | 744,885 |
| 2022 | 964,010 |
| 2021 | 1,151,811 |
| 2020 | 800,583 |
| 2019 | 893,973 |
| 2018 | 914,378 |
| 2017 | 938,512 |
How have monthly sales in England changed over time?
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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.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 20:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The England dataset covers 2,235,964 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.