House Prices vs Wages

This chart compares average UK house prices with average weekly earnings using official data.

House Prices vs Wages

This chart compares average UK house prices with average weekly earnings using official data.

What this chart shows

This chart shows how average house prices and average weekly earnings have moved over time. Both series are rebased to a common starting point (=100) so you can compare their relative growth on the same scale.

What this cannot prove

This chart shows movements over time, but it does not prove a single cause for changes in house prices or earnings, and it is not a mortgage-affordability or deposit calculation. Rebasing changes the visual scale, not the underlying data.

This chart is rebased: each series is set to 100 at a common starting point so their relative growth can be compared on one axis. Rebasing changes the display scale only — the underlying source values are unchanged.

Sources & update schedule

Data from HM Land Registry / UK House Price Index and Office for National Statistics.

Average UK House Price

Source: HM Land Registry / UK House Price Index

Unit: £

Updated monthly

Average Weekly Earnings

Source: Office for National Statistics

Unit: Index, 2015=100

Updated monthly

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