The Latest Breaking News from Office for National Statistics

If you’re a woman in your 20s or 30s, particularly if you’re in a long-term relationship, you’ve probably been asked when you’re going to have children. In the UK and many other countries, there is a clear societal expectation that women will eventually become mothers.

Polling by Savanta shows 19% were not able to go to work as they were waiting for a GP appointment

Economists said the figures painted ‘a distinctly glum autumnal picture’

Births to older mothers have increased in recent years alongside average ages for childbirth and IVF treatment

Volumes drop 2.7% year on year in October as high interest rates and poor weather drive away shoppers

Retail sales volumes across Great Britain in October fell to their lowest level since February 2021, amid cost of living squeeze and wet weather

ONS says average price dropped 0.1% year on year in September, with those in London decreasing 1.1%

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics

The average London house price fell to £537,000 in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.

More than half of owner-occupied London properties have no outstanding debt, putting the housing market at risk of stagnation