The price of money

Twenty-six years of Bank Rate, under every house price in this atlas.

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SeriesPeriod or categoryValueUnit
Value2018-030.5%
Value2018-040.5%
Value2018-050.5%
Value2018-060.5%
Value2018-070.5%
Value2018-080.74%
Value2018-090.75%
Value2018-100.75%
Value2018-110.75%
Value2018-120.75%
Value2019-010.75%
Value2019-020.75%
Value2019-030.75%
Value2019-040.75%
Value2019-050.75%
Value2019-060.75%
Value2019-070.75%
Value2019-080.75%
Value2019-090.75%
Value2019-100.75%
Value2019-110.75%
Value2019-120.75%
Value2020-010.75%
Value2020-020.75%
Value2020-030.35%
Value2020-040.1%
Value2020-050.1%
Value2020-060.1%
Value2020-070.1%
Value2020-080.1%
Value2020-090.1%
Value2020-100.1%
Value2020-110.1%
Value2020-120.1%
Value2021-010.1%
Value2021-020.1%
Value2021-030.1%
Value2021-040.1%
Value2021-050.1%
Value2021-060.1%
Value2021-070.1%
Value2021-080.1%
Value2021-090.1%
Value2021-100.1%
Value2021-110.1%
Value2021-120.17%
Value2022-010.25%
Value2022-020.47%
Value2022-030.62%
Value2022-040.75%
Value2022-050.98%
Value2022-061.14%
Value2022-071.25%
Value2022-081.68%
Value2022-091.92%
Value2022-102.25%
Value2022-112.93%
Value2022-123.25%
Value2023-013.5%
Value2023-023.98%
Value2023-034.08%
Value2023-044.25%
Value2023-054.42%
Value2023-064.66%
Value2023-075%
Value2023-085.23%
Value2023-095.25%
Value2023-105.25%
Value2023-115.25%
Value2023-125.25%
Value2024-015.25%
Value2024-025.25%
Value2024-035.25%
Value2024-045.25%
Value2024-055.25%
Value2024-065.25%
Value2024-075.25%
Value2024-085%
Value2024-095%
Value2024-105%
Value2024-114.8%
Value2024-124.75%
Value2025-014.75%
Value2025-024.54%
Value2025-034.5%
Value2025-044.5%
Value2025-054.3%
Value2025-064.25%
Value2025-074.25%
Value2025-084.05%
Value2025-094%
Value2025-104%
Value2025-114%
Value2025-123.9%
Value2026-013.75%
Value2026-023.75%
Value2026-033.75%
Value2026-043.75%
Value2026-053.75%
Value2026-063.75%

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Methodology

The official Bank Rate, monthly average, from the Bank of England's statistical database. Price and rate are the same story told twice: a rate rise does not change what a home costs, it changes what the mortgage on it costs, and the second decides whether anyone can buy.

Provenance

Cadence
monthly
Engine
timeline
Licence
Bank of England terms of use

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