Cheapest and most expensive places in East of England to buy a house (August 2026)
St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026 (average house price £655,974).
Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£204,630). The middle council, Bedford, had £330,462.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans | £655,974 |
| 2 | Three Rivers | £590,232 |
| 3 | Hertsmere | £553,008 |
| 4 | Epping Forest | £530,653 |
| 5 | Brentwood | £522,672 |
| 6 | Cambridge | £470,360 |
| 7 | Uttlesford | £468,166 |
| 8 | East Hertfordshire | £455,973 |
| 9 | Dacorum | £450,935 |
| 10 | Welwyn Hatfield | £446,043 |
| 11 | South Cambridgeshire | £441,410 |
| 12 | North Hertfordshire | £422,835 |
| 13 | Broxbourne | £414,692 |
| 14 | Watford | £408,659 |
| 15 | Rochford | £405,340 |
| 16 | Maldon | £393,909 |
| 17 | Chelmsford | £376,682 |
| 18 | Basildon | £366,218 |
| 19 | Castle Point | £357,241 |
| 20 | Central Bedfordshire | £355,263 |
| 21 | East Cambridgeshire | £340,059 |
| 22 | Babergh | £331,207 |
| 23 | Bedford | £330,462 |
| 24 | Braintree | £330,089 |
| 25 | Southend-on-Sea | £326,132 |
| 26 | Thurrock | £319,969 |
| 27 | Mid Suffolk | £317,979 |
| 28 | Harlow | £317,453 |
| 29 | Broadland | £313,806 |
| 30 | Stevenage | £309,123 |
| 31 | South Norfolk | £307,735 |
| 32 | Huntingdonshire | £306,954 |
| 33 | West Suffolk | £295,860 |
| 34 | Colchester | £294,210 |
| 35 | North Norfolk | £286,315 |
| 36 | Luton | £285,800 |
| 37 | East Suffolk | £277,949 |
| 38 | Breckland | £266,835 |
| 39 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £266,248 |
| 40 | Tendring | £260,636 |
| 41 | Peterborough | £231,634 |
| 42 | Norwich | £227,535 |
| 43 | Ipswich | £226,175 |
| 44 | Fenland | £224,770 |
| 45 | Great Yarmouth | £204,630 |