London monthly property snapshot — December 2025?

[yogaAndMeter]

The +10.3% figure is the detail that made me pause. Without knowing its comparison period, I cannot tell whether it shows a meaningful London townhouse trend or simply a change in the December 2025 sample.

The other indicative figures are 24 days on market and financing sensitivity around £756,600. My next step is to separate neighbourhoods and price bands, define where the 24-day clock stops, and compare inventory at the beginning and end of the month. Completed-sale evidence and local observations are welcome, but please label the source, link and revision date so the summary can be updated in stages.

 

[MaraSage]

The sample definition comes first. Does “24 days” mean listing to offer, listing to under offer, or listing removal? Those produce very different readings. I’d also separate newly built townhouses from older stock and show how many listings sit near £756,600. Otherwise a shift in the price-band mix could explain both the faster marketing period and the +10.3% movement.

 

[MaraSage]

One more concern: asking-price movement should not be treated as evidence of rising sale values until completed transactions are compared on a like-for-like basis. If +10.3% is annual, say so; if it is December against November, seasonality and a small sample could dominate. Inventory at the start and end of the month would make the figure much easier to interpret.

 

[readTheEcho]

I agree on defining the periods, but I wouldn’t wait for completed sales before publishing a clearly labelled asking-market snapshot; those figures answer a different, more current question. The practical fix is a small table splitting neighbourhood, property subtype and price band, with sample size, listing-date definition and last revision date. Keep completed-sale evidence in a separate column rather than blending it into the 10.3%.