Housing Affordability — Price-to-Earnings Ratios by Region

Data: 3 months ago

Showing top 8 least-affordable regions. Additional regions are available in the full dataset.

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House price to workplace-based earnings ratio by region (England and Wales) and year. Showing the top 8 least-affordable regions (the same regions plotted). Source: ONS Housing Affordability.
RegionYearPrice-to-earnings ratio
London19974
London19984.34
London19994.94
London20005.54
London20015.95
London20026.57
London20037.1
London20047.55
London20057.66
London20067.91
London20077.94
London20088.08
London20097.42
London20108.24
London20118.52
London20128.53
London20138.96
London201410.08
London201511.05
London201612.03
London201712.38
London201812.26
London201912.05
London202011.83
London202112.86
London202212.38
London202311.77
London202411.17
London202510.61
South East19974.17
South East19984.43
South East19994.75
South East20005.35
South East20015.88
South East20026.38
South East20037.22
South East20047.62
South East20057.84
South East20068.02
South East20078.4
South East20088.22
South East20097.28
South East20108.11
South East20118.07
South East20127.99
South East20138.26
South East20148.56
South East20159.13
South East20169.76
South East201710.25
South East201810.37
South East201910.05
South East202010.01
South East202111.12
South East202210.87
South East202310.54
South East20249.73
South East20259.58
East of England19973.68
East of England19983.85
East of England19994.11
East of England20004.42
East of England20014.78
East of England20025.78
East of England20036.51
East of England20047.19
East of England20057.39
East of England20067.44
East of England20077.77
East of England20087.62
East of England20096.86
East of England20107.45
East of England20117.32
East of England20127.27
East of England20137.43
East of England20147.83
East of England20158.42
East of England20168.96
East of England20179.66
East of England20189.78
East of England20199.47
East of England20209.51
East of England202110.57
East of England202210.27
East of England202310.04
East of England20249.2
East of England20259.02
South West19973.78
South West19983.96
South West19994.24
South West20004.59
South West20015.04
South West20025.98
South West20037
South West20047.73
South West20057.99
South West20068.02
South West20078.29
South West20088.03
South West20097.24
South West20107.76
South West20117.61
South West20127.6
South West20137.53
South West20147.78
South West20158.17
South West20168.53
South West20178.85
South West20188.92
South West20198.77
South West20208.74
South West202110
South West20229.56
South West20239.37
South West20248.63
South West20258.33
East Midlands19973.17
East Midlands19983.26
East Midlands19993.42
East Midlands20003.46
East Midlands20013.72
East Midlands20024.18
East Midlands20035.04
East Midlands20045.94
East Midlands20056.07
East Midlands20066.15
East Midlands20076.43
East Midlands20086.1
East Midlands20095.42
East Midlands20105.8
East Midlands20115.71
East Midlands20125.58
East Midlands20135.62
East Midlands20145.94
East Midlands20156.28
East Midlands20166.49
East Midlands20176.84
East Midlands20186.96
East Midlands20196.86
East Midlands20206.89
East Midlands20218.04
East Midlands20227.81
East Midlands20237.83
East Midlands20247.23
East Midlands20257.02
West Midlands19973.4
West Midlands19983.35
West Midlands19993.53
West Midlands20003.68
West Midlands20013.92
West Midlands20024.42
West Midlands20035.21
West Midlands20046.02
West Midlands20056.2
West Midlands20066.36
West Midlands20076.48
West Midlands20086.08
West Midlands20095.84
West Midlands20106.19
West Midlands20115.93
West Midlands20125.9
West Midlands20135.84
West Midlands20146.21
West Midlands20156.27
West Midlands20166.38
West Midlands20176.63
West Midlands20186.79
West Midlands20196.83
West Midlands20206.85
West Midlands20217.69
West Midlands20227.39
West Midlands20237.35
West Midlands20247.01
West Midlands20256.8
Yorkshire and The Humber19973.12
Yorkshire and The Humber19983.05
Yorkshire and The Humber19993.15
Yorkshire and The Humber20003.14
Yorkshire and The Humber20013.23
Yorkshire and The Humber20023.55
Yorkshire and The Humber20034.2
Yorkshire and The Humber20045.14
Yorkshire and The Humber20055.5
Yorkshire and The Humber20065.77
Yorkshire and The Humber20076.04
Yorkshire and The Humber20085.74
Yorkshire and The Humber20095.29
Yorkshire and The Humber20105.66
Yorkshire and The Humber20115.39
Yorkshire and The Humber20125.35
Yorkshire and The Humber20135.29
Yorkshire and The Humber20145.54
Yorkshire and The Humber20155.68
Yorkshire and The Humber20165.78
Yorkshire and The Humber20175.89
Yorkshire and The Humber20185.95
Yorkshire and The Humber20195.92
Yorkshire and The Humber20205.92
Yorkshire and The Humber20216.61
Yorkshire and The Humber20226.26
Yorkshire and The Humber20236.42
Yorkshire and The Humber20246.01
Yorkshire and The Humber20256.03
Wales19973
Wales19983.04
Wales19993.16
Wales20003.26
Wales20013.33
Wales20023.71
Wales20034.31
Wales20045.43
Wales20056.01
Wales20066.25
Wales20076.59
Wales20086.32
Wales20095.7
Wales20105.82
Wales20115.6
Wales20125.63
Wales20135.54
Wales20145.64
Wales20155.74
Wales20165.82
Wales20175.76
Wales20185.92
Wales20195.83
Wales20205.88
Wales20216.57
Wales20226.43
Wales20236.24
Wales20246.13
Wales20255.95

Source: ONS Housing Affordability (opens in new tab), accessed 2026-05-14