Open Market Sales Statistics 1995 - 2009

Once again this year we are providing you with sales statistics to give you an idea how the market has fared over the years.

To put the figures into some context it might help to know that;

45 to 60 sales would suggest a year affected by strong outside influences e.g. the economic downturn seen in the last 18 months or so
85 to 95 sales would indicate a fairly average year
100 would be considered slightly on the high side
110+ would be exceptional.

Less Open Market houses were sold in both 2008 and 2009, occasioned by the world economic climate.

 
In the first of those years the average price actually rose because of the large number of expensive houses sold during the period including a sprinkling of record breaking prices between £5m - £7m. 

Although in 2009 a fair number of expensive houses were also sold, some achieving prices in excess of £1m with a fair number selling for between £2m and £3m.the average price dropped because of two factors, the lack of record breaking prices and the number of relatively inexpensive houses which were conveyed. 

The lower graph should therefore be viewed in that context.

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