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London home value priced in BND

How many BND units equal the average home value in London government office region? The housing and asset observations cover the same calendar month.

The London average home value rose from £298,476 to £550,037. In BND terms, it moved from 7,893 units to 10,130 units—a 28% increase.
  • Average house price (UK HPI standard average)
  • London government office region
  • monthly
  • 13 assets
Latest readingmonthly
BND units per average home
10,130BND
Through 2026-07
Since 2007
+28.3%
Cost in BND
Home value
+84.3%
Full history
BND price
+43.6%
Full history
London home value in BND
Data through July 2026
4,0006,0008,00010,00012,000Apr 2007Feb 2011Dec 2014Nov 2018Sep 2022Jul 2026
BND units per average home
London home value in BND: summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
BND units per average home7,89310,1304,91310,580
Asset source
BND
Housing value
£550,037
BND month average
£54
Data through
2026-07-31

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence terms.

Compare London home growth with BND
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How this is calculated

Formula
Home value in GBP ÷ BND month average in GBP

Housing value as published for the calendar month; asset and FX prices are arithmetic means of their available daily closes in the same calendar month.

Use split-adjusted close for literal share counts; exclude cash-distribution adjustments.

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Measure definition

Housingaverage-house-priceAll residential property typesLondon government office region · Average house price (UK HPI standard average)
AssetBNDUS aggregate bond ETF (BND)one share of BND · USD
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Frequently asked questions

12 answers
What does London home value priced in BND mean?

It is the published home-value measure for London government office region divided by the aligned BND price. The result is the number of BND units equal to that home value.

Why can the BND units required fall while the home value rises?

The unit count falls when BND appreciates faster than the local home-value measure. The two local-currency values can both rise while their ratio declines.

How are the housing and asset observations aligned?

Both inputs use the same calendar month. A page includes only periods with both a housing observation and a valid asset price.

Does the BND series include reinvested income?

No. The calculation uses the documented price series for literal asset units and excludes dividend-reinvested total returns.

Where do the London housing and BND data come from?

UK House Price Index (UK HPI) supplies the housing series for London government office region. The BND series uses BND from the asset source linked beside the chart. Both inputs are converted to GBP where required before the ratio is calculated.

How many observations are included?

232 aligned observations are shown from 2007-04-30 through 2026-07-31. All are marked complete.

Can the latest reading change after publication?

Yes. The previous 12 months are revised monthly as additional registered transactions arrive. Ad hoc revisions may update the full history for methodology, source-data, or processing changes. The page was derived from housing data fetched on 2026-09-18, and later source revisions can change the result.

What should I conclude from a falling asset-unit cost?

It means BND appreciated faster than the published London home-value measure over that interval. It is a relative-price observation, not a claim about affordability, transaction costs, causality, or future performance.

How do currency moves affect the BND comparison?

BND is quoted in USD and converted into GBP for each observation. The resulting home-in-BND ratio can therefore reflect both the asset-price move and the exchange-rate move.

Why might the housing observation lag or look smoother than the market price?

UK House Price Index (UK HPI) publishes a monthly housing measure based on its own collection and revision process. BND market prices update more frequently, so the aligned chart can still show a smoother or slower-moving housing series.

Can this ratio be used as a portfolio performance benchmark?

Not on its own. It is a descriptive relative-price series, not a total-return or risk-adjusted benchmark. It excludes income, costs, financing, liquidity, volatility, and investability constraints.

How should I cite this observation?

Cite the PIER20 page and access date, then identify UK House Price Index (UK HPI) as the housing source and BND as the asset series. State that the comparison runs through 2026-07-31 and uses monthly aligned observations.

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