A comparison of median property prices between the United Kingdom, and the extremes of Two Capital Cities of Australia.
During the six years between 2003 and 2009 Darwin has had the greatest property value rises, whilst Sydney has had the lowest. In comparison, in the UK, Northern Ireland had the greatest rise, with East Midlands of England having the lowest rise.
Australia has a larger differential though, with the increases varying between 1.5% and 128.6%, compared to the UK’s 13.13% to 70.55%.
| Period | UK average | Sydney | Darwin |
| Q3 2003 | £157,953 | $480,000 | $214,000 |
| Q4 2003 | £161,166 | $520,000 | $226,000 |
| Q3 2009 | £197,277 | $500,000 | $490,000 |
| Q4 2009 | £199,626 | $514,796 | $516,047 |
| Increase | 24.4% | 1.5% | 128.6% |
The increases shown on this page, show the total increase over a SIX year period, and is calculated from the average of the two quarters shown for 2003 and 2009.
These original figures were from:
- UK: Lloyds Bank Group
- Australia: www.abs.gov.au 6416.0 House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities Tables 7 and 8
A UK median price breakdown by area is:
| Period | UK | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
| 2003 Q3 | £157,953 | £168,254 | £106,842 | £95,441 | £102,928 |
| 2003 Q4 | £161,166 | £171,280 | £112,603 | £100,127 | £103,822 |
| 2009 Q3 | £197,277 | £203,134 | £148,583 | £161,390 | £178,110 |
| 2009 Q4 | £199,626 | £205,841 | £149,971 | £161,363 | £174,508 |
| 6 year Change | 24.37% | 20.45% | 36.05% | 65.03% | 70.55% |
| Period | North East | Yorks & Humber | West Midlands | London |
South West |
| 2003 Q3 | £98,066 | £109,573 | £135,745 | £243,509 | £171,661 |
| 2003 Q4 | £102,712 | £115,285 | £139,467 | £243,924 | £173,694 |
| 2009 Q3 | £134,302 | £149,065 | £161,817 | £307,731 | £203,898 |
| 2009 Q4 | £137,398 | £151,147 | £162,239 | £314,543 | £205,208 |
| 6 year Change | 35.32% | 33.51% | 17.75% | 27.66% | 18.46% |
| Period | North West | East Midlands | East | South East |
UK excl London |
| 2003 Q3 | £112,024 | £134,068 | £181,375 | £214,055 | £145,317 |
| 2003 Q4 | £117,346 | £138,996 | £183,691 | £215,669 | £148,944 |
| 2009 Q3 | £149,056 | £154,052 | £210,923 | £245,381 | £181,004 |
| 2009 Q4 | £150,201 | £154,856 | £213,567 | £249,018 | £182,695 |
| 6 year Change | 30.47% | 13.13% | 16.28% | 15.05% | 23.60% |