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Chart of UK house prices against the cost of living, both set to 100 in 1987, from 1987 to 2025.
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Bricks beat inflation, mostly

Since 1987 UK house prices have risen 6.6 times while the cost of living rose 4 times. But not always. After the early-90s crash, prices fell behind inflation for years.

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