Cheapest and most expensive places in England to buy a flat (August 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 295 councils in August 2026 (flat price £947,855).

North East Lincolnshire was the cheapest (£74,316). The middle council, Swindon, had £153,968.

1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

Flat price for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£947,855
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£784,694
3	City of LondonLondon	London	£726,060
4	CamdenLondon	London	£656,955
5	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£579,711
6	IslingtonLondon	London	£542,886
7	HackneyLondon	London	£535,923
8	WandsworthLondon	London	£532,028
9	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£492,607
10	HaringeyLondon	London	£467,608
11	SouthwarkLondon	London	£466,671
12	LambethLondon	London	£441,815
13	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£429,851
14	EalingLondon	London	£410,282
15	MertonLondon	London	£409,754
16	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£390,968
17	BrentLondon	London	£383,498
18	LewishamLondon	London	£374,267
19	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£368,099
20	BarnetLondon	London	£364,239
21	HounslowLondon	London	£353,291
22	GreenwichLondon	London	£350,603
23	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£345,639
24	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£330,508
25	NewhamLondon	London	£320,546
26	HarrowLondon	London	£319,799
27	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£307,916
28	BromleyLondon	London	£306,823
29	RedbridgeLondon	London	£301,680
30	EnfieldLondon	London	£300,325
31	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£299,227
32	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£295,754
33	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£295,136
34	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£294,407
35	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£292,389
36	HillingdonLondon	London	£291,852
37	OxfordSouth East	South East	£291,220
38	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£290,250
39	SuttonLondon	London	£287,646
40	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£284,513
41	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£278,604
42	WaverleySouth East	South East	£277,139
43	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£272,671
44	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£270,148
45	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£269,657
46	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£265,100
47	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£264,978
48	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£258,834
49	CroydonLondon	London	£257,891
50	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£257,815
51	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£257,553
52	WokingSouth East	South East	£250,028
53	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£249,320
54	HaveringLondon	London	£249,212
55	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£247,124
56	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£245,845
57	BexleyLondon	London	£245,833
58	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£245,507
59	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£243,974
60	BristolSouth West	South West	£242,445
61	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£237,954
62	HartSouth East	South East	£236,217
63	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£235,476
64	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£233,403
65	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£230,236
66	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£229,978
67	SloughSouth East	South East	£226,525
68	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£226,292
69	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£225,424
70	ReadingSouth East	South East	£224,077
71	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£221,399
72	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£219,137
73	HorshamSouth East	South East	£216,988
74	TraffordNorth West	North West	£216,397
=75	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£216,221
=75	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£216,221
77	AdurSouth East	South East	£215,437
78	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£213,850
79	CrawleySouth East	South East	£210,938
80	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£210,354
81	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£209,356
82	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£209,165
83	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£208,414
84	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£207,458
85	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£204,782
86	DartfordSouth East	South East	£203,885
87	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£203,116
88	LewesSouth East	South East	£201,106
89	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£200,909
90	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£199,005
91	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£198,888
92	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£198,543
93	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£197,827
94	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£196,969
95	New ForestSouth East	South East	£195,805
96	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£190,151
97	South HamsSouth West	South West	£189,302
98	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£188,968
99	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£188,423
100	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£188,380
101	CanterburySouth East	South East	£183,434
102	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£183,358
103	East DevonSouth West	South West	£183,334
104	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£183,236
105	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£183,153
106	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£182,628
107	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£181,883
108	RotherSouth East	South East	£181,563
109	WorthingSouth East	South East	£181,456
110	WealdenSouth East	South East	£180,919
111	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£180,669
112	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£178,725
113	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£175,957
114	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£175,875
115	StockportNorth West	North West	£175,667
116	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£173,626
117	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£173,335
118	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£172,575
119	CherwellSouth East	South East	£172,531
120	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£171,723
121	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£169,859
122	DorsetSouth West	South West	£169,474
123	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£169,212
124	ExeterSouth West	South West	£169,073
125	MedwaySouth East	South East	£168,915
126	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£168,633
127	ArunSouth East	South East	£167,944
128	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£166,395
129	StroudSouth West	South West	£166,366
130	EastleighSouth East	South East	£164,961
131	HavantSouth East	South East	£164,631
132	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£164,484
133	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£164,083
134	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£163,826
135	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£163,156
136	AshfordSouth East	South East	£161,628
137	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£161,277
138	LutonEast of England	East of England	£160,283
139	FarehamSouth East	South East	£160,054
140	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£159,840
141	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£158,339
142	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£158,083
143	ThanetSouth East	South East	£158,063
144	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£157,615
145	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£157,593
146	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£157,592
147	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£155,667
148	SwindonSouth West	South West	£153,968
149	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£153,068
150	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£152,550
151	SwaleSouth East	South East	£152,532
152	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£151,876
153	GosportSouth East	South East	£151,720
154	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£151,673
155	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£151,317
156	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£151,108
157	SalfordNorth West	North West	£150,829
158	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£149,582
159	DoverSouth East	South East	£148,781
160	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£148,395
161	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£148,127
162	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£147,270
163	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£147,028
164	West DevonSouth West	South West	£146,185
165	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£145,376
166	CornwallSouth West	South West	£144,637
167	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£143,861
168	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£143,510
169	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£143,295
170	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£142,783
171	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£142,118
172	HastingsSouth East	South East	£141,840
173	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£140,565
174	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£140,344
175	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£139,876
176	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£139,615
177	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£139,348
178	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£137,061
179	North DevonSouth West	South West	£136,873
180	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£136,612
181	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£136,524
182	SomersetSouth West	South West	£136,214
183	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£136,189
184	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£136,043
185	TorbaySouth West	South West	£135,892
186	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£135,874
187	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£135,806
188	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£135,574
189	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£135,362
190	BuryNorth West	North West	£134,929
191	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£134,138
192	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£133,922
193	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£133,333
194	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£133,133
195	OldhamNorth West	North West	£132,991
196	FyldeNorth West	North West	£132,848
197	TendringEast of England	East of England	£132,634
198	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£132,631
199	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£132,556
200	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£131,979
201	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£131,411
202	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£131,297
203	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£131,182
204	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£131,096
205	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£130,233
206	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£129,386
207	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£128,941
208	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£127,868
209	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£125,571
210	SeftonNorth West	North West	£125,367
211	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£125,327
212	TamesideNorth West	North West	£125,225
213	WirralNorth West	North West	£125,172
214	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£124,672
215	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£124,145
216	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£123,342
217	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£121,871
218	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£120,744
219	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£120,567
220	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£120,440
221	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£119,723
222	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£118,783
223	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£118,348
224	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£118,345
225	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£118,098
226	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£118,012
227	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£117,641
228	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£117,357
229	BoltonNorth West	North West	£117,128
230	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£116,590
231	LancasterNorth West	North West	£116,419
232	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£115,889
233	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£115,200
234	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£115,160
235	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£114,509
236	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£114,034
237	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£112,899
238	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£112,477
239	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£112,093
240	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£111,710
241	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£111,697
242	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£111,646
243	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£111,510
244	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£111,371
245	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£110,042
246	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£108,024
247	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£107,742
248	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£107,389
249	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£106,485
250	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£106,403
251	WiganNorth West	North West	£106,371
252	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£105,774
253	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£104,534
254	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£103,675
255	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£103,154
256	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£102,301
257	HaltonNorth West	North West	£102,027
258	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£101,601
259	PrestonNorth West	North West	£100,723
260	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£100,645
261	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£98,994
262	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£98,929
263	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£98,202
264	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£97,856
265	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£97,658
266	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£97,138
267	WyreNorth West	North West	£95,212
268	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£95,015
269	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£94,927
270	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£94,879
271	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£92,239
272	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£92,204
273	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£91,971
274	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£91,102
275	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£90,902
276	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£90,653
277	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£89,909
278	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£89,610
279	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£89,570
280	PendleNorth West	North West	£89,102
281	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£87,564
282	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£87,504
283	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£87,199
284	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£84,341
285	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£82,349
286	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£82,296
287	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£79,470
288	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£79,042
289	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£77,998
290	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£77,700
291	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£77,244
292	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£76,605
293	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£76,356
294	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£74,317
295	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£74,316
–	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

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