About this data

Source: ONS, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, March 2026

• The ratio is median house price divided by the median annual gross earnings of full-time employees who work in the area (workplace-based). A ratio of 8 means a typical home costs eight times a typical full-time salary.
• Covers England and Wales only. House prices are for the year to September; earnings are from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
• Some local authorities created in 2023 (such as Cumberland and North Yorkshire) only have figures for recent years.

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