UK house price growth, as measured by the Nationwide House Price Index, accelerated on an annual basis in March 2026, signaling renewed momentum in the housing market. The year-over-year rate rose to 2.2% in March, up from 1.0% in February 2026.
The figures, updated on 31 March 2026, show that March’s reading compares the change in prices to March a year earlier, while February’s figure reflected the change relative to the same month a year before. The pickup from 1.0% to 2.2% suggests a strengthening in buyer demand or tightening supply conditions, as the market moves further away from the more subdued growth registered earlier in the year.
Analysts and investors will now be watching closely to see whether this acceleration in the Nationwide HPI establishes a new upward trend in UK house prices or proves to be a temporary rebound within a still-fragile housing landscape.
