{
  "title": "Biggest house price moves by postcode district (England & Wales)",
  "period_now": "2026-02 to 2026-07",
  "period_then": "2025-02 to 2025-07",
  "latest_month_in_data": "2026-08",
  "districts_compared": 1969,
  "min_sales_each_period": 30,
  "method": "Median sold price per postcode district, standard price-paid sales (category A), latest 6 complete months vs the same 6 months a year earlier. Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat big moves in small districts with care.",
  "risers": [
    {
      "outcode": "RG25",
      "area": "Basingstoke, Hampshire",
      "median_then": 430000,
      "median_now": 600000,
      "change_pct": 39.5,
      "sales_then": 51,
      "sales_now": 34
    },
    {
      "outcode": "GU18",
      "area": "Lightwater, Surrey",
      "median_then": 445000,
      "median_now": 573000,
      "change_pct": 28.8,
      "sales_then": 55,
      "sales_now": 31
    },
    {
      "outcode": "GU32",
      "area": "Petersfield, Hampshire",
      "median_then": 376250,
      "median_now": 482500,
      "change_pct": 28.2,
      "sales_then": 78,
      "sales_now": 57
    },
    {
      "outcode": "TS13",
      "area": "Saltburn-By-The-Sea, Redcar And Cleveland",
      "median_then": 118000,
      "median_now": 150000,
      "change_pct": 27.1,
      "sales_then": 61,
      "sales_now": 37
    },
    {
      "outcode": "HX1",
      "area": "Halifax, West Yorkshire",
      "median_then": 103000,
      "median_now": 130000,
      "change_pct": 26.2,
      "sales_then": 93,
      "sales_now": 83
    },
    {
      "outcode": "CA4",
      "area": "Carlisle, Cumberland",
      "median_then": 266000,
      "median_now": 335000,
      "change_pct": 25.9,
      "sales_then": 86,
      "sales_now": 75
    },
    {
      "outcode": "RH7",
      "area": "Lingfield, Surrey",
      "median_then": 455000,
      "median_now": 572500,
      "change_pct": 25.8,
      "sales_then": 37,
      "sales_now": 38
    },
    {
      "outcode": "HP4",
      "area": "Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire",
      "median_then": 575000,
      "median_now": 723000,
      "change_pct": 25.7,
      "sales_then": 176,
      "sales_now": 118
    },
    {
      "outcode": "TN18",
      "area": "Cranbrook, Kent",
      "median_then": 375000,
      "median_now": 470000,
      "change_pct": 25.3,
      "sales_then": 48,
      "sales_now": 31
    },
    {
      "outcode": "CF43",
      "area": "Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff",
      "median_then": 89500,
      "median_now": 112000,
      "change_pct": 25.1,
      "sales_then": 66,
      "sales_now": 51
    }
  ],
  "fallers": [
    {
      "outcode": "E1W",
      "area": "London, Greater London",
      "median_then": 810795,
      "median_now": 495000,
      "change_pct": -38.9,
      "sales_then": 207,
      "sales_now": 67
    },
    {
      "outcode": "SW3",
      "area": "London, Greater London",
      "median_then": 1567500,
      "median_now": 1025000,
      "change_pct": -34.6,
      "sales_then": 172,
      "sales_now": 77
    },
    {
      "outcode": "W8",
      "area": "London, Greater London",
      "median_then": 1747500,
      "median_now": 1165000,
      "change_pct": -33.3,
      "sales_then": 148,
      "sales_now": 56
    },
    {
      "outcode": "B1",
      "area": "Birmingham, West Midlands",
      "median_then": 243000,
      "median_now": 163750,
      "change_pct": -32.6,
      "sales_then": 102,
      "sales_now": 30
    },
    {
      "outcode": "TS28",
      "area": "Wingate, County Durham",
      "median_then": 179446,
      "median_now": 124250,
      "change_pct": -30.8,
      "sales_then": 69,
      "sales_now": 30
    },
    {
      "outcode": "S1",
      "area": "Sheffield, South Yorkshire",
      "median_then": 151410,
      "median_now": 105500,
      "change_pct": -30.3,
      "sales_then": 33,
      "sales_now": 30
    },
    {
      "outcode": "DH4",
      "area": "Houghton Le Spring, Tyne And Wear",
      "median_then": 193498,
      "median_now": 138500,
      "change_pct": -28.4,
      "sales_then": 300,
      "sales_now": 168
    },
    {
      "outcode": "SW10",
      "area": "London, Greater London",
      "median_then": 1075000,
      "median_now": 785000,
      "change_pct": -27,
      "sales_then": 104,
      "sales_now": 74
    },
    {
      "outcode": "LA18",
      "area": "Millom, Cumberland",
      "median_then": 139000,
      "median_now": 102000,
      "change_pct": -26.6,
      "sales_then": 63,
      "sales_now": 40
    },
    {
      "outcode": "SE11",
      "area": "London, Greater London",
      "median_then": 630200,
      "median_now": 470000,
      "change_pct": -25.4,
      "sales_then": 163,
      "sales_now": 56
    }
  ],
  "paid_pack": {
    "name": "Land Registry sold prices / area comps pack",
    "price": "£0.49 one-time (or $0.60 USDC via x402)",
    "url": "https://uk-lr-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/",
    "how": "POST https://uk-lr-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/v1/packs/area-comps {\"area\":\"RG25\"}"
  },
  "links": {
    "json": "https://uk-lr-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/drops/price-moves",
    "text": "https://uk-lr-mcp.donniertf.workers.dev/drops/price-moves?format=text"
  },
  "source": "Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data",
  "licence": "Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.",
  "data_built": "2026-10-28",
  "note": "Information only, not valuation or investment advice."
}