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House price to income index

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The UK's value for House price to income index in 2024: 105.9, unit index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country), against an EU27 median of 107.8. Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD), DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES, snapshot of 6 November 2026.

OECD index of house prices relative to household income. Higher values mean homes cost more relative to income than in the country's base year.

Caveat. OECD index, 2015 = 100: shows change in affordability since 2015 within each country; not comparable across countries in levels.

The UK

House price to income index

105.9index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)(2024)

Not ranked: shown for context
EU27 median
107.8 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)
UK minus EU27 median
−1.9 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)

Values by country

Values in index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country). Sorted by value, highest first. Not ranked.

House price to income index, 2024: values by country, not ranked
Portugal147.32024via DBnomics
Netherlands130.52024via DBnomics
Luxembourg121.52024via DBnomics
Czechia121.22024via DBnomics
Slovenia121.02024via DBnomics
Ireland117.42024via DBnomics
Greece116.02024via DBnomics
Spain115.72024via DBnomics
Austria114.72024via DBnomics
Hungary114.02024via DBnomics
Lithuania113.12024via DBnomics
Estonia109.92024via DBnomics
Germany107.82024via DBnomics
Latvia107.52024via DBnomics
United KingdomUK105.92024via DBnomics
Slovakia103.72024via DBnomics
Denmark103.22024via DBnomics
Poland101.62024via DBnomics
Croatia97.72024via DBnomics
Belgium96.72024via DBnomics
Sweden94.42024via DBnomics
France93.62024via DBnomics
Bulgaria90.62024via DBnomics
Italy87.02024via DBnomics
Finland81.12024via DBnomics
Romania55.82024via DBnomics
Cyprus––
Malta––

Trend, 2000 to 2024

House price to income index, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)75100125150200020052010201520202025123Canada131United States127Spain125Switzerland125Australia119Japan114Germany108United Kingdom104Norway104France94Italy88House price to income index, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)75100125150200020102020123CanadaUnited StatesSpainSwitzerlandAustraliaJapanGermanyUnited KingdomNorwayFranceItaly
  • Heavy ink line: United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Thin grey lines, reference countries (not the big four): Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, United States
  • Shaded: 2008–09 financial crisis
  • Shaded: 2020–21 Covid-19 pandemic
  • Shaded: 2022–23 energy price shock
  • Marker 1: EU referendum (23 June 2016)
  • Marker 2: UK leaves the EU (31 January 2020)
  • Marker 3: Transition period ends; Trade and Cooperation Agreement in force (1 January 2021)
Trends show what happened, not why; Covid, energy prices and policy changes overlap the same years. Dotted lines are projections and are not ranked.

Sources and method

OECD index of house prices relative to household income. Higher values mean homes cost more relative to income than in the country's base year.

Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · series DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES· vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06

OECD, via DBnomics (dataflows DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES; DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V; DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV; PISA-2022-database; vintages 2026-04-07; 2026-06-16; pisa_2022); accessed 2026-11-06. Adapted by UK EU Ranked; not an official OECD product.

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