Londoners’ mortgage payments will rise by about 12% of disposable income

Average increase in mortgage

payments by region

£0

100

200

300

400

500

London (+12.1% increase as a

proportion of disposable income)

South-east (+9.5)

East of England (+9.1)

South-west (+9.0)

West Midlands (+6.8)

Scotland (+6.6)

East Midlands (+7.0)

North-west (+6.5)

Yorkshire and Humber (+6.6)

Wales (+6.3)

North-east (+6.6)

Northern Ireland (+5.3)

Average increase in mortgage payments by region

£0

100

200

300

400

500

London (+12.1% increase as a proportion of disposable income)

South-east (+9.5)

East of England (+9.1)

South-west (+9.0)

West Midlands (+6.8)

Scotland (+6.6)

East Midlands (+7.0)

North-west (+6.5)

Yorkshire and the Humber (+6.6)

Wales (+6.3)

North-east (+6.6)

Northern Ireland (+5.3)

Guardian graphic. Source: Family Resources Survey, 2019–20. Note: Impact of an increase in mortgage rates of 3.74 percentage points, compared to March 2022. Sample is comprised only of heads of households and their spouses.