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

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of England’s 295 councils in August 2026 (average house price £1,204,072).

Kingston upon Hull was the cheapest (£136,593). The middle council, Worthing, had £299,075.

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

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Average house 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	£1,204,072
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£887,206
3	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£813,931
4	CamdenLondon	London	£798,486
5	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£754,825
6	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£735,548
7	City of LondonLondon	London	£726,633
8	WandsworthLondon	London	£694,210
9	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£655,974
10	IslingtonLondon	London	£654,286
11	HaringeyLondon	London	£633,221
12	MertonLondon	London	£623,791
13	HackneyLondon	London	£619,408
14	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£597,587
15	BarnetLondon	London	£592,892
16	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£590,232
17	EalingLondon	London	£589,875
18	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£583,688
19	SouthwarkLondon	London	£569,160
20	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£566,163
21	WaverleySouth East	South East	£559,306
22	BrentLondon	London	£555,687
23	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£553,008
24	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£552,344
25	LambethLondon	London	£540,198
26	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£537,660
27	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£535,810
28	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£532,212
29	HarrowLondon	London	£532,173
30	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£530,653
31	HounslowLondon	London	£528,051
32	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£522,672
33	BromleyLondon	London	£520,253
34	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£506,774
35	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£491,944
36	LewishamLondon	London	£486,416
37	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£485,856
38	RedbridgeLondon	London	£484,378
39	HillingdonLondon	London	£482,137
40	OxfordSouth East	South East	£478,080
41	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£477,450
42	EnfieldLondon	London	£474,855
43	HartSouth East	South East	£472,755
44	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£472,507
45	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£471,427
46	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£470,360
47	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£468,166
48	GreenwichLondon	London	£462,868
49	SuttonLondon	London	£458,954
50	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£457,981
51	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£455,973
52	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£453,188
53	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£452,845
54	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£450,935
55	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£447,950
56	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£446,043
57	HaveringLondon	London	£444,572
58	HorshamSouth East	South East	£441,491
59	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£441,410
60	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£440,812
61	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£440,599
62	WokingSouth East	South East	£437,628
63	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£431,904
64	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£428,364
65	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£426,296
66	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£422,835
67	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£416,123
68	BexleyLondon	London	£414,833
69	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£414,692
70	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£411,712
71	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£408,659
72	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£408,240
73	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£406,084
74	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£405,507
75	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£405,340
76	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£401,830
77	CroydonLondon	London	£396,718
78	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£396,711
79	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£393,909
80	TraffordNorth West	North West	£393,897
81	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£391,521
82	NewhamLondon	London	£388,045
83	New ForestSouth East	South East	£384,564
84	WealdenSouth East	South East	£380,679
85	AdurSouth East	South East	£378,990
86	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£376,682
87	LewesSouth East	South East	£374,305
88	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£373,551
89	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£372,289
90	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£370,924
91	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£369,881
92	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£366,218
93	South HamsSouth West	South West	£360,616
94	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£357,241
95	CherwellSouth East	South East	£355,981
96	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£355,263
97	BristolSouth West	South West	£353,596
98	StroudSouth West	South West	£353,416
99	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£352,878
100	ReadingSouth East	South East	£350,501
101	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£349,550
102	SloughSouth East	South East	£349,397
103	East DevonSouth West	South West	£345,256
104	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£342,498
105	DartfordSouth East	South East	£342,167
106	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£341,776
107	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£341,706
108	AshfordSouth East	South East	£340,991
109	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£340,059
110	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£339,176
111	CanterburySouth East	South East	£336,427
112	RotherSouth East	South East	£335,680
113	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£335,572
114	FarehamSouth East	South East	£334,303
115	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£332,683
116	CrawleySouth East	South East	£332,097
117	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£332,022
118	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£331,207
119	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£330,462
120	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£330,089
121	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£329,528
122	DorsetSouth West	South West	£328,589
123	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£328,178
124	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£328,102
125	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£326,799
126	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£326,132
127	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£323,868
128	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£323,497
129	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£322,210
130	ArunSouth East	South East	£320,505
131	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£319,969
132	HavantSouth East	South East	£319,869
133	StockportNorth West	North West	£319,016
134	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£317,979
135	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£317,453
136	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£314,307
137	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£313,806
138	EastleighSouth East	South East	£312,753
139	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£311,897
140	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£311,865
141	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£310,176
142	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£309,123
143	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£308,695
144	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£307,735
145	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£307,406
146	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£306,954
147	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£302,106
148	WorthingSouth East	South East	£299,075
149	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£298,159
150	MedwaySouth East	South East	£297,757
151	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£296,807
152	SwaleSouth East	South East	£296,578
153	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£295,860
154	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£294,210
155	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£293,412
156	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£291,495
157	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£289,726
158	ExeterSouth West	South West	£289,403
159	West DevonSouth West	South West	£286,921
160	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£286,469
161	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£286,315
162	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£285,982
163	LutonEast of England	East of England	£285,800
164	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£284,529
165	DoverSouth East	South East	£282,945
166	SomersetSouth West	South West	£282,498
167	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£282,397
168	North DevonSouth West	South West	£280,441
169	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£278,324
170	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£277,949
171	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£277,521
172	CornwallSouth West	South West	£274,570
173	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£270,534
174	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£270,351
175	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£270,080
176	ThanetSouth East	South East	£268,549
177	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£268,337
178	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£267,174
179	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£266,835
180	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£266,248
181	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£265,635
182	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£265,305
183	SwindonSouth West	South West	£263,685
184	TendringEast of England	East of England	£260,636
185	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£260,446
186	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£259,537
187	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£259,224
188	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£258,960
189	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£257,871
190	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£257,504
191	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£256,760
192	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£255,642
193	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£253,012
194	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£252,884
195	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£251,231
196	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£247,042
197	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£246,385
198	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£245,954
199	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£245,670
200	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£245,028
201	BuryNorth West	North West	£243,107
202	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£242,384
203	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£240,850
204	GosportSouth East	South East	£240,093
205	HastingsSouth East	South East	£238,780
206	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£237,705
207	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£236,524
208	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£235,729
209	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£234,867
210	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£233,819
211	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£233,740
212	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£232,956
213	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£232,141
214	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£231,634
215	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£231,333
216	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£231,161
217	FyldeNorth West	North West	£230,340
218	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£229,876
219	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£227,721
220	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£227,535
221	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£226,881
222	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£226,730
223	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£226,175
224	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£226,156
225	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£224,770
226	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£224,481
227	SalfordNorth West	North West	£223,323
228	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£223,229
229	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£221,853
230	WirralNorth West	North West	£221,673
231	TorbaySouth West	South West	£221,469
232	SeftonNorth West	North West	£221,105
233	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£219,871
234	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£218,506
235	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£217,603
236	OldhamNorth West	North West	£217,214
237	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£216,878
238	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£216,624
239	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£215,801
240	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£213,113
241	TamesideNorth West	North West	£213,026
242	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£212,563
243	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£211,488
244	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£211,255
245	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£211,022
246	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£210,754
247	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£210,076
248	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£208,427
249	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£208,269
250	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£208,075
251	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£207,065
252	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£205,554
253	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£204,630
254	BoltonNorth West	North West	£203,951
255	LancasterNorth West	North West	£203,781
256	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£202,519
257	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£201,483
258	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£199,283
259	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£197,651
260	WiganNorth West	North West	£194,393
261	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£191,550
262	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£191,052
263	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£189,547
264	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£189,498
265	HaltonNorth West	North West	£189,435
266	WyreNorth West	North West	£188,833
267	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£188,427
268	PrestonNorth West	North West	£188,103
269	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£186,445
270	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£185,297
271	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£184,895
272	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£183,198
273	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£182,294
274	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£180,345
275	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£180,174
276	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£173,053
277	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£172,770
278	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£172,698
279	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£172,654
280	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£160,727
281	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£160,518
282	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£159,770
283	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£156,036
284	PendleNorth West	North West	£156,011
285	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£150,112
286	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£147,763
287	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£146,370
288	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£146,259
289	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£142,964
290	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£142,868
291	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£140,788
292	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£138,065
293	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£136,703
294	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£136,625
295	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£136,593
–	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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