UK Housing cost inflation: latest figures and trend
Are housing costs still rising?
Yes. In September 2026, housing costs in the UK were 3.6% higher than a year earlier. That is a bigger rise than 3.3% in August 2026.
The latest housing cost inflation for UK is 3.6% (2026-09), according to Office for National Statistics (UK). The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value3.6% Reference period: 2026-09
Previous (2026-08): 3.3% · +0.3 percentage points
Office for National Statistics (UK) · Sources · Last checked with the source
Next official release: Consumer price inflation, UK: October 2026 — UK time (confirmed date) · Add to Google Calendar · Subscribe to release dates (.ics)
About this indicator
- Official series
- CPIH inflation, including owner occupiers' housing costs (12-month change)
- Unit
- %
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Sources
- Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
- We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected.
- We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.