Cheapest and most expensive places in East of England for detached houses (August 2026)
St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026 (detached house price £1,274,817).
Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£308,013). The middle council, Maldon, had £576,820.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans | £1,274,817 |
| 2 | Hertsmere | £1,207,168 |
| 3 | Three Rivers | £1,202,340 |
| 4 | Epping Forest | £1,010,884 |
| 5 | Brentwood | £1,001,554 |
| 6 | Cambridge | £955,469 |
| 7 | Welwyn Hatfield | £946,848 |
| 8 | Watford | £941,650 |
| 9 | Dacorum | £913,529 |
| 10 | Broxbourne | £897,035 |
| 11 | East Hertfordshire | £878,608 |
| 12 | North Hertfordshire | £798,369 |
| 13 | Uttlesford | £716,088 |
| 14 | Chelmsford | £676,766 |
| 15 | Basildon | £672,752 |
| 16 | Southend-on-Sea | £638,159 |
| 17 | South Cambridgeshire | £635,858 |
| 18 | Stevenage | £625,464 |
| 19 | Rochford | £623,849 |
| 20 | Harlow | £620,028 |
| 21 | Central Bedfordshire | £603,864 |
| 22 | Thurrock | £590,156 |
| 23 | Maldon | £576,820 |
| 24 | Braintree | £566,447 |
| 25 | Bedford | £557,923 |
| 26 | Colchester | £493,135 |
| 27 | Babergh | £483,902 |
| 28 | East Cambridgeshire | £482,586 |
| 29 | Huntingdonshire | £479,672 |
| 30 | Castle Point | £477,570 |
| 31 | Luton | £473,261 |
| 32 | Norwich | £460,728 |
| 33 | West Suffolk | £449,670 |
| 34 | Mid Suffolk | £440,981 |
| 35 | South Norfolk | £422,408 |
| 36 | Broadland | £420,696 |
| 37 | East Suffolk | £403,830 |
| 38 | Ipswich | £402,030 |
| 39 | North Norfolk | £399,791 |
| 40 | Peterborough | £372,087 |
| 41 | Tendring | £367,926 |
| 42 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £364,985 |
| 43 | Breckland | £363,192 |
| 44 | Fenland | £308,805 |
| 45 | Great Yarmouth | £308,013 |