How can you find out what a house sold for?
HM Land Registry publishes the price paid for homes sold for value in England and Wales since January 1995. You can search it free on GOV.UK, or use our free check, which shows the recorded sales for an address.
A sale is usually registered 2 weeks to 2 months after it completes, and then appears in the next monthly update. Some sales, such as gifts, are never included.
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Where to look
The GOV.UK service Search sold property prices lets you search HM Land Registry's records by address. It covers England and Wales.
Our free check shows the same records for one home, alongside its energy certificate, flood risk and whether it is in a coal mining area.
To see every sale recorded at a postcode, use the sold prices tool. District pages, such as BS6 in Bristol, compare prices across a wider area.
How recent the records are
HM Land Registry says the gap between a sale and its registration typically ranges from 2 weeks to 2 months. That means the latest two months are always incomplete.
The records are refreshed monthly, and each update can add, change or remove earlier entries. The most recent sales in our copy are from September 2026.
Sales that are not in the records
The Price Paid Data includes homes that were sold for value and lodged for registration. Some transfers are left out on purpose.
| Not included | Example |
|---|---|
| Sales not made for value | A home given to a family member |
| Right to Buy sales at a discount | A council tenant buying their home |
| Transfers of a share of a home | One partner transferring a share on divorce |
| Transfers under a court order or compulsory purchase | Land taken for a road scheme |
| Sales not yet lodged for registration | A sale completed in the last few weeks |
Source: HM Land Registry, About the Price Paid Data.
If a home you know was sold does not appear, it may have changed hands in one of these ways, or it may not be registered yet.
Standard and additional sales
Since October 2013, HM Land Registry has marked some sales as additional, or category B. These include repossessions, some buy-to-let purchases and transfers to companies and other organisations.
Of the 1,709,454 sales recorded between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2026, 17% were additional. When you compare prices, the standard sales are usually the better guide to what a buyer like you would pay.
Reading a sale history
A home's earlier sales tell you what the current owner paid and when. We looked at the standard sales recorded between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2026 and found the previous sale of the same address.
| Finding | Figure |
|---|---|
| Standard sales with an earlier sale on record | 73% |
| Median time since the previous sale | 9.2 years |
| Median change in price since the previous sale | +40% |
| Sold for less than the previous sale | 7% |
| Sold within 2 years of the previous sale | 5% |
Worked out by UK Property Check from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. We matched sales by postcode and address, so homes whose address changed are missed. Price changes are not adjusted for inflation or for work done.
Selling for more than the owner paid is normal. A resale within two years, or a price lower than last time, is less common and worth asking about.
A quick resale can mean the owner renovated, or that their plans changed. A lower price can reflect the market, the condition or a rushed sale. The record does not say which.
To see how prices moved locally over the same years, our council pages give the median sale price for each of the last ten years.
What a sale price cannot tell you
The record shows the price, the date, the property type, the tenure and whether the home was new, a clue to when it was built. It does not show the condition, the size or what was included in the sale.
To compare homes of different sizes, use the floor area on the energy certificate. See how to tell if a house is overpriced and how much to offer.
Ask the agent
- When did the current owner buy, and what work have they done since?
- Why is the home being sold so soon after the last sale?
- Has the asking price changed since it was first listed?
- What is included in the sale price?
Related questions
Can I find out what a house sold for before 1995?
Not from the Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry started collecting it in January 1995, so earlier sales are not included.
Why does a sale show a different price from the advert?
The record shows the price paid, which is often different from the asking price. It also does not show what was included in the sale, such as furniture.
Does the record show whether a home was new?
Yes. Each sale is marked as a new build or not, along with the property type (detached, semi-detached, terraced, flat or other) and whether it was freehold or leasehold.