Average prices in England and Wales now over £290,000, latest index shows

Home values in England and Wales rose by 0.2% in January taking the average house price above £290,000, the latest price index shows. ss England and Wales. Last June, average prices crossed the £280,000 marker, but we have to go back to August 2014 for the crossing of the £270,000 threshold’ said Adrian Gill, director of Reeds Rains and Your Move estate agents. ‘We’re now passing these milestones in quicker and quicker succession, as prices pick up pace. This hastening is good news for ...