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East Midlands

Region

North England. 5,085,641 people in 15,643 square kilometres.

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Average house price
£242,274
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
4,880,054
4th lowest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
82.8years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Midlands compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

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Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. East Midlands is £242,274.
£242,2746th highest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. East Midlands is 1.9%.
+1.9%6th weakest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. East Midlands is 4,880,054.
4,880,0544th lowest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. East Midlands is 82.8 years.
82.8 yearsjoint 5th highest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. East Midlands is 3.5%.
3.5%6th highest

Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. East Midlands’s is 4.3 times its 2000 level, faster than England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthEast MidlandsEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£55,927£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£63,289£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£72,490£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£96,421£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£114,984£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£130,266£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£135,237£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£145,749£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£147,391£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£126,834£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£131,404£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£131,361£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£131,314£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£132,438£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£139,876£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£147,972£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£158,831£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£166,547£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£177,732£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£184,148£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£187,868£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£202,133£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£219,956£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£235,315£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£227,053£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£236,516£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£240,626£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£242,274£293,479£272,611

Councils in East Midlands

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
Amber ValleyDistrict£233,295126,20682.6 years
AshfieldDistrict£190,179126,30081.7 years
BassetlawDistrict£214,281117,80482.7 years
BlabyDistrict£289,282102,92684.5 years
BolsoverDistrict£182,75980,27281.0 years
BostonDistrict£177,43870,50281.9 years
BroxtoweDistrict£252,624110,94083.5 years
CharnwoodDistrict£273,945183,97184.0 years
ChesterfieldDistrict£203,367103,56981.6 years
DerbyUnitary authority£207,250261,36481.8 years
Derbyshire DalesDistrict£355,38771,54084.7 years
East LindseyDistrict£214,508142,29681.7 years
ErewashDistrict£217,941112,90682.1 years
GedlingDistrict£241,473117,26483.8 years
HarboroughDistrict£347,01097,62584.8 years
High PeakDistrict£258,85690,93382.8 years
Hinckley and BosworthDistrict£260,187113,64283.7 years
LeicesterUnitary authority£227,322368,57181.3 years
LincolnDistrict£187,079103,81381.0 years
MansfieldDistrict£185,870110,48281.6 years
MeltonDistrict£282,52151,75283.9 years
Newark and SherwoodDistrict£234,764122,95683.2 years
North East DerbyshireDistrict£253,810102,00183.3 years
North KestevenDistrict£242,834118,07583.2 years
North NorthamptonshireUnitary authority£257,807359,52582.6 years
North West LeicestershireDistrict£280,530104,70683.6 years
NottinghamUnitary authority£190,200323,63280.8 years
Oadby and WigstonDistrict£251,25357,74783.8 years
RushcliffeDistrict£324,012119,07785.6 years
RutlandUnitary authority£298,91641,04984.8 years
South DerbyshireDistrict£261,544107,20583.4 years
South HollandDistrict£226,66095,12282.9 years
South KestevenDistrict£260,359143,40483.5 years
West LindseyDistrict£203,59295,15683.7 years
West NorthamptonshireUnitary authority£291,929425,72583.6 years
East Midlands in brief

East Midlands’s average house price was £242,274 in July 2026.

East Midlands had 4,880,054 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in East Midlands could expect to live 82.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In East Midlands, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.