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I've uploaded the latest house price data to the website. On an annualised basis, prices are basically flat across the country, with low sales volumes

I've uploaded the latest property sales data from the Land Registry. Not much changes, a low number of sales with prices still increasing on annual basis but drifting lower every month. The annual change chart over the last few years looks like a patient having a cardiac arrest as each change to Stamp Duty drives prices up or down

The latest property sales data is up on the site. It's a continuation of previous months with low sales volumes and flat lining prices

It's almost the end of the year so I thought I'd take a look at how the energy transition is going in the UK. You can find the data here. 

For the second year, wind is our biggest source of electricity, rising slightly from an average of 9.4GW to 9.8GW. I expect wind will continue to be our biggest source for the foreseeable future, unless a new clean, cheap energy source appears. 

Solar is still a small part of our energy mix, but increased from 1.6GW to 2.1GW. That's actually a big increase compared to previous years and I suspect solar could become a much bigger part of our electricity supply, since it produces lots of power in the summer whilst wind excels in the winter.

Other good news was coal producing no power at all for the first year since electricity generation began in 1882.

The bad news was there was also an increase in electricity production from gas and also a small increase in the carbon intensity of electricity generation. I suspect this is due to electricity demand starting to increase and the build out of renewables not keeping up.

Yesterday, UK wind generation hit a new milestone of 23GW for the first time ever, a year to the day since we hit 22GW and smashing the record set a few weeks ago, maxing out at 23.8GW.

UK electricity generation on 5 Dec 2025

I've uploaded the latest station usage data to the site. Overall usage has finally passed its pre-pandemic level. London Liverpool Street retains its title as the busiest station in the country, Elton and Orston is now the least used station

I've uploaded the latest house price data for England and Wales to the website. Prices continue to be in positive territory, although I'd guess in the next month or two, they'll be going down. The number of sales continue to fall

The latest postcode data from the ONS is now available on the site. Everything looks in order but let me know if you find anything amiss

The latest house price data from the Land Registry is now on the site. More of the same, low sales, prices up annually but moving downwards

It's that time of the month again when the Land Registry release their house sales data for England and Wales. The website has been updated and the data shows prices still increasing slightly on an annual basis but looking to be going down over a shorter time frame. Sales are still in the doldrums.

Things are more interesting at the regional level. Most of the areas with falling prices are in the South and the ones with rising prices are mostly in the North. This is the first time I can remember this being the case.