Wages have failed to keep up with the increase in house prices

UK house price to earnings ratio

10x average wage

8

6

4

Aug 2022

Price of an average

house is 9.45 times

average wage

2

0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

UK house price to earnings ratio

10x average wage

8

6

Aug 2022

Price of an average

house is 9.45 times

average wage

4

2

0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020