Nationwide Building Society House Price Index October 2025

[Martin@AS Financial]

• Slight increase in annual house price growth to 2.4%
• House prices were up 0.3% month on month
• Kitchen and bathroom renovations most popular amongst homeowners in last five years
• Analysis based on Nationwide’s HPI data shows extensions or loft conversions with a bedroom can increase house value by up to 24%

Full report here:

https://www.nationwide.co.uk/media/h...nload/oct-2025

[northernladuk]

Adding an EV charger isn't really a green improvement to your home though is it? You'll be using MORE electricity than before you installed it so technically it's a negative change not a green improvement surely? Being pedantic yes the but paragraph starts 'Of those undertaking work, around a third (34%) made green improvements to their property,' so it's kinda there in the title.

[ladymuck]

Ah yes but "everyone" says that electricity is green!

[Martin@AS Financial]

Adding an EV charger isn't really a green improvement to your home though is it? You'll be using MORE electricity than before you installed it so technically it's a negative change not a green improvement surely? Being pedantic yes the but paragraph starts 'Of those undertaking work, around a third (34%) made green improvements to their property,' so it's kinda there in the title.

It's a fair point - maybe this has been calculated as offsetting the use of a petrol car possibly. Banks are keen to show their green credentials and have marginally lower rates or arrangement fees when a property has an a or b energy perfomance certifcate. This is the link I use to check:

https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate