Hammersmith and Fulham house prices dropped more than London average in August

House prices dropped by 2.9% – more than the average for London – in Hammersmith and Fulham in August, new figures show.

The drop contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area suffer a 4.6% annual decline.

The average Hammersmith and Fulham house price in August was £779,274, Land Registry figures show – a 2.9% decrease on July.

Over the month, the picture was different to that across London, where prices decreased 0.1%, and Hammersmith and Fulham was lower than the 0.3% rise for the UK as a whole.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Hammersmith and Fulham fell by £38,000 – putting the area 30th among London’s 33 local authorities with price data for annual growth.

The highest annual growth in the region was in Haringey, where property prices increased on average by 5.8%, to £630,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Kensington and Chelsea lost 10.4% of their value, giving an average price of £1,359,000.

First steps on the property ladder

First-time buyers in Hammersmith and Fulham spent an average of £676,000 on their property – £33,000 less than a year ago, but £26,000 more than in August 2018.

By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £866,000 on average in August – 28.1% more than first-time buyers.

Property types

Owners of flats saw the biggest fall in property prices in Hammersmith and Fulham in August – they dropped 3.2% in price, to £659,591 on average. Over the last year, prices dropped by 4.7%.

Among other types of property:

• Detached: down 2.9% monthly; down 3.4% annually; £1,465,521 average
• Semi-detached: down 1.9% monthly; down 3.7% annually; £1,377,166 average
• Terraced: down 2.5% monthly; down 4.7% annually; £1,146,203 average

How do property prices in Hammersmith and Fulham compare?

Buyers paid 45.5% more than the average price in London (£536,000) in August for a property in Hammersmith and Fulham. Across London, property prices are high compared to those across the UK, where the average cost is £291,000.

The most expensive properties in London were in Kensington and Chelsea – £1.4 million on average, and 1.7 times the price as in Hammersmith and Fulham. Kensington and Chelsea properties cost 3.9 times the price as homes in Barking and Dagenham (£349,000 average), at the other end of the scale.

The highest property prices across the UK were in Kensington and Chelsea (£1.4 million).

Factfile

Average property price in August

• Hammersmith and Fulham: £779,274
• London:£535,597
• UK: £291,044

Annual change to August

• Hammersmith and Fulham: -4.6%
• London: -1.4%
• UK: +0.2%

Highest and lowest annual growth in London

• Haringey: +5.8%
• Kensington and Chelsea: -10.4%