Research

In progress2026

Do machine learning models outperform a hedonic regression baseline in predicting house prices in England and Wales, when tested out of sample on sales after 2020?

The question

Do machine learning models outperform a hedonic regression baseline in predicting house prices in England and Wales, when tested out of sample on sales after 2020?

Approach

The paper compares machine learning models against a hedonic regression baseline. Each is tested out of sample, on house sales after 2020.

Status

This paper is in progress. The abstract, data description and results will be added here as they are written, along with a link to the PDF.