Cheapest and most expensive places in England for detached houses (August 2026)
Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 294 councils in August 2026 (detached house price £4,344,621).
Stoke-on-Trent was the cheapest (£234,700). The middle council, Huntingdonshire, had £479,672.
2 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Region | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | London | £4,344,621 |
| 2 | WestminsterLondon | London | £3,935,497 |
| 3 | CamdenLondon | London | £3,574,639 |
| 4 | WandsworthLondon | London | £2,517,820 |
| 5 | HaringeyLondon | London | £2,434,471 |
| 6 | MertonLondon | London | £2,362,655 |
| 7 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | London | £1,823,726 |
| 8 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | London | £1,763,936 |
| 9 | SouthwarkLondon | London | £1,727,364 |
| 10 | IslingtonLondon | London | £1,615,582 |
| 11 | BarnetLondon | London | £1,599,518 |
| 12 | ElmbridgeSouth East | South East | £1,566,899 |
| 13 | EalingLondon | London | £1,423,676 |
| 14 | HackneyLondon | London | £1,369,433 |
| 15 | BrentLondon | London | £1,354,287 |
| 16 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | London | £1,318,737 |
| 17 | St AlbansEast of England | East of England | £1,274,817 |
| 18 | EnfieldLondon | London | £1,249,707 |
| 19 | HarrowLondon | London | £1,217,606 |
| 20 | HertsmereEast of England | East of England | £1,207,168 |
| 21 | Three RiversEast of England | East of England | £1,202,340 |
| 22 | LambethLondon | London | £1,160,559 |
| 23 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | South East | £1,142,002 |
| 24 | LewishamLondon | London | £1,106,429 |
| 25 | RedbridgeLondon | London | £1,100,507 |
| 26 | BromleyLondon | London | £1,082,545 |
| 27 | SuttonLondon | London | £1,051,034 |
| 28 | Waltham ForestLondon | London | £1,048,493 |
| 29 | HounslowLondon | London | £1,047,015 |
| 30 | GreenwichLondon | London | £1,011,676 |
| 31 | Epping ForestEast of England | East of England | £1,010,884 |
| 32 | SevenoaksSouth East | South East | £1,004,668 |
| 33 | BrentwoodEast of England | East of England | £1,001,554 |
| 34 | Mole ValleySouth East | South East | £985,240 |
| 35 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | South East | £975,736 |
| 36 | OxfordSouth East | South East | £965,950 |
| 37 | GuildfordSouth East | South East | £963,231 |
| 38 | HillingdonLondon | London | £962,371 |
| 39 | CambridgeEast of England | East of England | £955,469 |
| 40 | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | East of England | £946,848 |
| 41 | WatfordEast of England | East of England | £941,650 |
| 42 | WaverleySouth East | South East | £936,989 |
| 43 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | South East | £926,802 |
| 44 | WokingSouth East | South East | £926,161 |
| 45 | DacorumEast of England | East of England | £913,529 |
| 46 | TandridgeSouth East | South East | £910,876 |
| 47 | Tower HamletsLondon | London | £899,832 |
| 48 | BroxbourneEast of England | East of England | £897,035 |
| 49 | RunnymedeSouth East | South East | £888,600 |
| 50 | East HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £878,608 |
| 51 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | South East | £858,368 |
| 52 | Brighton and HoveSouth East | South East | £855,390 |
| 53 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | South East | £852,415 |
| 54 | CroydonLondon | London | £848,183 |
| 55 | HaveringLondon | London | £831,386 |
| 56 | SpelthorneSouth East | South East | £801,004 |
| 57 | North HertfordshireEast of England | East of England | £798,369 |
| 58 | Surrey HeathSouth East | South East | £796,251 |
| 59 | TraffordNorth West | North West | £789,690 |
| 60 | HartSouth East | South East | £777,587 |
| 61 | South OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £770,493 |
| 62 | HorshamSouth East | South East | £763,686 |
| 63 | WokinghamSouth East | South East | £758,193 |
| 64 | BexleyLondon | London | £737,494 |
| 65 | Mid SussexSouth East | South East | £732,644 |
| 66 | NewhamLondon | London | £731,021 |
| 67 | WinchesterSouth East | South East | £727,365 |
| 68 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | South East | £727,187 |
| 69 | UttlesfordEast of England | East of England | £716,088 |
| 70 | ReadingSouth East | South East | £714,640 |
| 71 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | South West | £710,239 |
| 72 | West BerkshireSouth East | South East | £709,368 |
| 73 | East HampshireSouth East | South East | £705,338 |
| 74 | SloughSouth East | South East | £696,100 |
| 75 | BristolSouth West | South West | £689,673 |
| 76 | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | South East | £687,291 |
| 77 | DartfordSouth East | South East | £686,978 |
| 78 | CotswoldSouth West | South West | £683,406 |
| 79 | ChichesterSouth East | South East | £679,148 |
| 80 | ChelmsfordEast of England | East of England | £676,766 |
| 81 | BasildonEast of England | East of England | £672,752 |
| 82 | CrawleySouth East | South East | £662,949 |
| 83 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | South East | £662,416 |
| 84 | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | South East | £662,325 |
| 85 | West OxfordshireSouth East | South East | £654,257 |
| 86 | Barking and DagenhamLondon | London | £652,275 |
| 87 | WarwickWest Midlands | West Midlands | £648,164 |
| 88 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | East of England | £638,159 |
| 89 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £635,858 |
| 90 | CheltenhamSouth West | South West | £634,161 |
| 91 | AdurSouth East | South East | £632,543 |
| 92 | StevenageEast of England | East of England | £625,464 |
| 93 | RochfordEast of England | East of England | £623,849 |
| 94 | HarlowEast of England | East of England | £620,028 |
| 95 | GraveshamSouth East | South East | £611,046 |
| 96 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £609,696 |
| 97 | MaidstoneSouth East | South East | £608,280 |
| 98 | Test ValleySouth East | South East | £608,008 |
| 99 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | East of England | £603,864 |
| 100 | RushmoorSouth East | South East | £602,209 |
| 101 | LewesSouth East | South East | £601,470 |
| 102 | WorthingSouth East | South East | £598,727 |
| 103 | SolihullWest Midlands | West Midlands | £590,344 |
| 104 | ThurrockEast of England | East of England | £590,156 |
| 105 | New ForestSouth East | South East | £584,165 |
| 106 | MaldonEast of England | East of England | £576,820 |
| 107 | WealdenSouth East | South East | £575,010 |
| 108 | CherwellSouth East | South East | £571,986 |
| 109 | BraintreeEast of England | East of England | £566,447 |
| 110 | RotherSouth East | South East | £562,175 |
| 111 | BedfordEast of England | East of England | £557,923 |
| 112 | FarehamSouth East | South East | £556,444 |
| 113 | StroudSouth West | South West | £555,314 |
| 114 | StockportNorth West | North West | £554,997 |
| 115 | South GloucestershireSouth West | South West | £551,374 |
| 116 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | South West | £550,618 |
| 117 | ArunSouth East | South East | £549,293 |
| 118 | AshfordSouth East | South East | £549,212 |
| 119 | Milton KeynesSouth East | South East | £545,636 |
| 120 | South HamsSouth West | South West | £545,564 |
| 121 | East DevonSouth West | South West | £536,889 |
| 122 | North SomersetSouth West | South West | £536,372 |
| 123 | CanterburySouth East | South East | £532,531 |
| 124 | HavantSouth East | South East | £531,937 |
| 125 | MedwaySouth East | South East | £530,444 |
| 126 | EastleighSouth East | South East | £527,895 |
| 127 | ExeterSouth West | South West | £526,611 |
| 128 | LichfieldWest Midlands | West Midlands | £524,798 |
| 129 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | South East | £522,768 |
| 130 | DorsetSouth West | South West | £519,998 |
| 131 | EastbourneSouth East | South East | £518,902 |
| 132 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | West Midlands | £518,674 |
| 133 | WiltshireSouth West | South West | £517,138 |
| 134 | TewkesburySouth West | South West | £512,325 |
| 135 | YorkYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £510,541 |
| 136 | PortsmouthSouth East | South East | £506,503 |
| 137 | Cheshire EastNorth West | North West | £504,698 |
| 138 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £502,136 |
| 139 | ColchesterEast of England | East of England | £493,135 |
| 140 | GosportSouth East | South East | £488,598 |
| 141 | DoverSouth East | South East | £485,456 |
| 142 | ManchesterNorth West | North West | £485,089 |
| 143 | BaberghEast of England | East of England | £483,902 |
| 144 | WychavonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £483,526 |
| 145 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | East of England | £482,586 |
| 146 | ThanetSouth East | South East | £479,754 |
| 147 | HuntingdonshireEast of England | East of England | £479,672 |
| 148 | Castle PointEast of England | East of England | £477,570 |
| 149 | HastingsSouth East | South East | £476,848 |
| 150 | RushcliffeEast Midlands | East Midlands | £473,826 |
| 151 | LutonEast of England | East of England | £473,261 |
| 152 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | East Midlands | £473,168 |
| 153 | TeignbridgeSouth West | South West | £471,265 |
| 154 | SwaleSouth East | South East | £470,140 |
| 155 | HarboroughEast Midlands | East Midlands | £469,722 |
| 156 | SwindonSouth West | South West | £467,900 |
| 157 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £467,095 |
| 158 | NorwichEast of England | East of England | £460,728 |
| 159 | SomersetSouth West | South West | £459,165 |
| 160 | High PeakEast Midlands | East Midlands | £454,305 |
| 161 | RugbyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £453,539 |
| =162 | LeedsYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £449,768 |
| =162 | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £449,768 |
| 164 | West SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £449,670 |
| 165 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £448,275 |
| 166 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | North West | £444,514 |
| 167 | BirminghamWest Midlands | West Midlands | £444,169 |
| 168 | WarringtonNorth West | North West | £443,902 |
| 169 | RutlandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £441,804 |
| 170 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £440,981 |
| 171 | SalfordNorth West | North West | £439,476 |
| 172 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | North West | £439,091 |
| 173 | West DevonSouth West | South West | £432,878 |
| 174 | WorcesterWest Midlands | West Midlands | £432,745 |
| 175 | North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £431,122 |
| 176 | Mid DevonSouth West | South West | £422,862 |
| 177 | North DevonSouth West | South West | £422,772 |
| 178 | South NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £422,408 |
| 179 | BroadlandEast of England | East of England | £420,696 |
| 180 | CornwallSouth West | South West | £419,340 |
| 181 | SouthamptonSouth East | South East | £417,294 |
| 182 | PlymouthSouth West | South West | £417,218 |
| 183 | TorbaySouth West | South West | £416,968 |
| 184 | ShropshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £416,462 |
| 185 | BuryNorth West | North West | £414,043 |
| 186 | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £413,431 |
| 187 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £413,319 |
| 188 | GloucesterSouth West | South West | £409,806 |
| 189 | CoventryWest Midlands | West Midlands | £407,173 |
| 190 | East SuffolkEast of England | East of England | £403,830 |
| 191 | Forest of DeanSouth West | South West | £403,314 |
| 192 | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £402,803 |
| 193 | IpswichEast of England | East of England | £402,030 |
| 194 | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £401,061 |
| 195 | BlabyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £400,551 |
| 196 | North NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £399,791 |
| 197 | RedditchWest Midlands | West Midlands | £399,577 |
| 198 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | North East | £398,736 |
| 199 | StaffordWest Midlands | West Midlands | £397,417 |
| 200 | MeltonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £397,362 |
| 201 | LiverpoolNorth West | North West | £397,175 |
| 202 | WirralNorth West | North West | £395,663 |
| 203 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | North West | £390,474 |
| 204 | Isle of WightSouth East | South East | £390,434 |
| 205 | TorridgeSouth West | South West | £389,229 |
| 206 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | West Midlands | £388,777 |
| 207 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £388,218 |
| 208 | SeftonNorth West | North West | £386,996 |
| 209 | FyldeNorth West | North West | £380,875 |
| 210 | LeicesterEast Midlands | East Midlands | £380,683 |
| 211 | South KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £380,636 |
| 212 | CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £380,393 |
| 213 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | East Midlands | £379,839 |
| 214 | West LancashireNorth West | North West | £379,602 |
| 215 | SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £379,082 |
| 216 | North TynesideNorth East | North East | £379,016 |
| 217 | OldhamNorth West | North West | £378,615 |
| 218 | BoltonNorth West | North West | £376,034 |
| 219 | TamworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £374,457 |
| 220 | PeterboroughEast of England | East of England | £372,087 |
| 221 | NorthumberlandNorth East | North East | £371,788 |
| 222 | TamesideNorth West | North West | £370,564 |
| 223 | TendringEast of England | East of England | £367,926 |
| 224 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | East of England | £364,985 |
| 225 | GedlingEast Midlands | East Midlands | £363,530 |
| 226 | BrecklandEast of England | East of England | £363,192 |
| 227 | RochdaleNorth West | North West | £362,263 |
| 228 | DudleyWest Midlands | West Midlands | £362,171 |
| 229 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £361,957 |
| 230 | RossendaleNorth West | North West | £361,572 |
| 231 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | East Midlands | £360,724 |
| 232 | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | West Midlands | £356,559 |
| 233 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | East Midlands | £356,020 |
| 234 | WalsallWest Midlands | West Midlands | £355,603 |
| 235 | KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £352,682 |
| 236 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | West Midlands | £348,921 |
| 237 | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | West Midlands | £348,119 |
| 238 | LancasterNorth West | North West | £347,475 |
| 239 | ChorleyNorth West | North West | £345,701 |
| 240 | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | West Midlands | £345,093 |
| 241 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | East Midlands | £343,161 |
| 242 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | West Midlands | £343,043 |
| 243 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £335,368 |
| 244 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £333,758 |
| 245 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | West Midlands | £331,178 |
| 246 | PrestonNorth West | North West | £330,599 |
| 247 | BradfordYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £330,266 |
| 248 | SandwellWest Midlands | West Midlands | £329,048 |
| 249 | South RibbleNorth West | North West | £326,910 |
| 250 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £322,413 |
| 251 | ErewashEast Midlands | East Midlands | £321,201 |
| 252 | DerbyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £320,804 |
| 253 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | West Midlands | £319,466 |
| 254 | WiganNorth West | North West | £316,388 |
| 255 | HaltonNorth West | North West | £316,315 |
| 256 | NottinghamEast Midlands | East Midlands | £315,580 |
| 257 | WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £314,988 |
| 258 | BassetlawEast Midlands | East Midlands | £313,779 |
| 259 | South TynesideNorth East | North East | £312,438 |
| 260 | FenlandEast of England | East of England | £308,805 |
| 261 | Great YarmouthEast of England | East of England | £308,013 |
| 262 | North KestevenEast Midlands | East Midlands | £307,840 |
| 263 | St. HelensNorth West | North West | £305,687 |
| 264 | KnowsleyNorth West | North West | £305,093 |
| 265 | WyreNorth West | North West | £303,233 |
| 266 | PendleNorth West | North West | £301,637 |
| 267 | LincolnEast Midlands | East Midlands | £301,468 |
| 268 | RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £293,663 |
| 269 | West LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £289,214 |
| 270 | GatesheadNorth East | North East | £287,336 |
| 271 | CumberlandNorth West | North West | £286,152 |
| 272 | South HollandEast Midlands | East Midlands | £281,302 |
| 273 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | North West | £280,280 |
| 274 | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | North East | £278,896 |
| 275 | DarlingtonNorth East | North East | £277,876 |
| 276 | BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £272,591 |
| 277 | East LindseyEast Midlands | East Midlands | £269,100 |
| 278 | AshfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £267,605 |
| 279 | MansfieldEast Midlands | East Midlands | £264,919 |
| 280 | DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £262,142 |
| 281 | SunderlandNorth East | North East | £261,768 |
| 282 | BolsoverEast Midlands | East Midlands | £261,339 |
| 283 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | North East | £253,859 |
| 284 | North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £251,367 |
| 285 | HyndburnNorth West | North West | £249,874 |
| 286 | BurnleyNorth West | North West | £248,463 |
| 287 | BostonEast Midlands | East Midlands | £246,209 |
| 288 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £244,807 |
| 289 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | North East | £243,765 |
| 290 | HartlepoolNorth East | North East | £241,025 |
| 291 | BlackpoolNorth West | North West | £239,310 |
| 292 | County DurhamNorth East | North East | £238,105 |
| 293 | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber | £235,537 |
| 294 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | West Midlands | £234,700 |
| – | City of LondonLondon The UK House Price Index publishes no price for this type of home in this area. | London | No figure |
| – | Isles of ScillySouth West The UK House Price Index leaves out the Isles of Scilly because it has very few sales each month. | South West | No figure |