Sold prices versus asking prices in the UK: why they diverge

Sold prices are historic facts from completed transactions in many datasets. Asking prices are forward-looking seller ambitions. Mixing the two causes bad decisions.

Lags and mix

Indices move with composition: more flats sold one quarter shifts averages. Local micro-markets differ from national headlines.

How to read a property record

Use sold evidence for calibration and asking for intent. Your Property Passport view is a briefing layer, not a valuation instruction.

General information only.

Property Passport UK

Use Property Passport UK to organise Documents, Media, Tasks, Events, and Flags for a Property, and to share a Public Passport when you want buyers or permitted Stakeholders to see selected facts without exposing private Documents.