ONS house price data for June

The ONS house price data for June 2016 has the UK average house price growth at an annual rate of  8.7% (up from last month's 8.5%  ).

The average UK house price is now £214,000 according to the ONS new HPI data, £17,000 up on June 2015 a monthly increase of £2,100.

UK #houseprices rise 8.7% in the year to June 2016 (0.2 percentage points higher than May 2016): https://t.co/Xujd7gudnl

— ONS (@ONS) August 16, 2016

Average UK house price rose £17,000 in year to June. Yep, they're still way out of reach for average earners: https://t.co/QLmXXpa9vV 📈

— Shelter (@Shelter) August 16, 2016

House prices rose in run-up to EU referendum despite uncertainty https://t.co/SXFZJdmmLM

— Telegraph Property (@TeleProperty) August 16, 2016

House prices climb £2.1k in June with East of England property surging despite Brexit uncertainty https://t.co/V5ydPHGsrm

— This is Money (@thisismoney) August 16, 2016

Average house price up, but not in Aberdeen:https://t.co/pd5qJS9kxS

— Douglas Fraser (@BBCDouglasF) August 16, 2016

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