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GOV.UK UK House Price Index Access Skill

Fetch UK House Price Index data from GOV.UK, including collection pages, statistical data download pages, and direct CSV files from the Land Registry data portal.

Overview

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) is published monthly by HM Land Registry. This skill provides access to:

1. Collection pages - Listings of monthly reports and data download pages
2. Statistical data sets pages - Pages containing direct CSV download links
3. CSV files - Direct download from the Land Registry data portal

URL Patterns

GOV.UK uses predictable URL patterns for UK HPI data:

• Main collection: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-house-price-index-reports
• Year collection: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-house-price-index-reports-{year}
• Data downloads: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/uk-house-price-index-data-downloads-{month}-{year}
• Statistics report: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-for-{month}-{year}
• CSV files: https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/{filename}.csv

Functions

get_collection_items

Parse a GOV.UK collection page and extract document listings.

Parameters:

• url (required): Full URL of the collection page

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_collection_items",
    "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-house-price-index-reports"
})

Returns:

• statistics: List of statistics report items
• data_downloads: List of data download page items
• collections: List of sub-collection items (year archives)
• publications: List of publication items
• Each item has title, url, date, and type

get_data_downloads

Get CSV download links from a statistical data sets page.

Parameters:

• url (required): Full URL of the data download page

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_data_downloads",
    "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/uk-house-price-index-data-downloads-february-2026"
})

Returns:

• csv_downloads: List of CSV files with name, url, and filename
• xlsx_downloads: List of Excel files (if any)
• page_title: Title of the page
• description: Meta description

download_csv

Download a CSV file from the Land Registry data portal.

Parameters:

• url (required): Full URL of the CSV file
• max_bytes (optional): Maximum file size in bytes (default: 100MB)
• include_data (optional): Include raw CSV data (default: true)

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "download_csv",
    "url": "https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-02.csv",
    "include_data": false  # Get metadata only
})

Returns:

• success: Boolean
• size_bytes: File size
• row_count: Number of data rows
• headers: Column headers
• data: Full CSV text (if include_data=true)
• preview: First 10 lines preview

search_hpi_data

Search for UK HPI data by year and/or month.

Parameters:

• year (optional): Year to search (e.g., 2024)
• month (optional): Month number (1-12) or name ("january", etc.)
• data_type (optional): "downloads", "statistics", or "all" (default)

Example:

# Search for February 2026 data
result = await execute({
    "function": "search_hpi_data",
    "year": 2026,
    "month": "february",
    "data_type": "downloads"
})

# Search for all 2024 releases
result = await execute({
    "function": "search_hpi_data",
    "year": 2024
})

Returns:

• urls: Constructed URLs for the search
• validated: Validation results with page status and content
• For collections: includes list of items found
• For data downloads: includes list of CSV files available

get_latest_hpi_release

Get the most recent UK HPI release information.

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_latest_hpi_release"
})

Returns:

• latest_statistics: Most recent statistics report item
• latest_data_downloads: Most recent data download page item
• available_csvs: CSV files from the latest data download page
• all_statistics: Last 12 statistics reports
• all_data_downloads: Last 12 data download pages

Available CSV Files

The UK HPI data download pages typically include these CSV files:

1. UK-HPI-full-file-{YY-MM}.csv - Complete dataset
2. Average-prices-{YY-MM}.csv - Average prices by region
3. Average-prices-Property-Type-{YY-MM}.csv - Average prices by property type
4. Sales-{YY-MM}.csv - Sales volumes
5. Cash-mortgage-sales-{YY-MM}.csv - Sales by cash/mortgage
6. First-Time-Buyer-Former-Owner-Occupied-{YY-MM}.csv - Buyer type breakdown
7. New-and-Old-{YY-MM}.csv - New vs existing properties
8. Indices-{YY-MM}.csv - Price indices
9. Indices-seasonally-adjusted-{YY-MM}.csv - Seasonally adjusted indices
10. Average-price-seasonally-adjusted-{YY-MM}.csv - Seasonally adjusted prices
11. Repossession-{YY-MM}.csv - Repossession data

Data Structure

CSV files typically contain:

• Date (monthly, starting from 1968 for some series)
• Region identifiers (nation, county, local authority)
• Price data (average prices, indices, changes)
• Volume data (sales counts)

Notes

• All HTTP requests are made directly without browser automation
• UTM tracking parameters are automatically removed from URLs
• The Land Registry data portal allows direct CSV downloads without authentication
• Data files can be large (several MB for full datasets)
• Monthly data is typically published around the 3rd week of the following month