IELTS writing task 1 in and by with dates

 I used "by" with the past perfect had risen to give the idea that the increase had happened in the years leading up to 2007.

IELTS Writing Task 1: 'in' and 'by' with dates

Look at the following description:

In 2002, the cost of an average house in the UK was around £130,000 By 2007, the average house price had risen to almost £190,000, but it fell back to just under

£150,000 in 2008

Notice the verbs used with " in" and " by" :

 I used "in" with the past simple (was, fell)

 I used "by" with the past perfect (had risen) to give the idea that the increase had happened in the years leading up to 2007

 To avoid worrying about "by + past perfect" you could write: "Between 2002 and

2007, the average house price rose to "