South East
RegionSouth England. 9,691,844 people in 19,088 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Most deprived 10%Least
There is no English Indices of Deprivation 2025 figure for South East’s neighbourhoods yet.
How South East compares
Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.
South EastMiddle
Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
£380,8782nd highest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
+0.2%3rd weakest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
9,278,065highest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
84.4 years2nd highest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
3.1%3rd lowest
Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. South East’s is 3.6 times its 2000 level, slower than England’s.
Councils in South East
| Name | Average house price, Jul 2026 | Population, 2021 | Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdurDistrict | £380,120 | 64,544 | 84.0 years |
| ArunDistrict | £321,460 | 164,889 | 83.9 years |
| AshfordDistrict | £347,562 | 132,747 | 83.9 years |
| Basingstoke and DeaneDistrict | £370,223 | 185,154 | 84.3 years |
| Bracknell ForestUnitary authority | £395,413 | 124,607 | 85.2 years |
| Brighton and HoveUnitary authority | £408,948 | 277,103 | 83.6 years |
| BuckinghamshireUnitary authority | £479,736 | 553,078 | 85.5 years |
| CanterburyDistrict | £337,454 | 157,432 | 83.7 years |
| CherwellDistrict | £356,935 | 161,016 | 84.1 years |
| ChichesterDistrict | £432,078 | 124,068 | 84.8 years |
| CrawleyDistrict | £332,384 | 118,493 | 84.1 years |
| DartfordDistrict | £347,773 | 116,753 | 83.1 years |
| DoverDistrict | £277,750 | 116,410 | 83.6 years |
| East HampshireDistrict | £440,541 | 125,744 | 85.0 years |
| EastbourneDistrict | £254,636 | 101,686 | 83.3 years |
| EastleighDistrict | £310,283 | 136,443 | 85.2 years |
| ElmbridgeDistrict | £748,080 | 138,754 | 86.0 years |
| Epsom and EwellDistrict | £568,214 | 80,938 | 85.7 years |
| FarehamDistrict | £333,599 | 114,511 | 85.3 years |
| Folkestone and HytheDistrict | £303,296 | 109,758 | 83.0 years |
| GosportDistrict | £240,696 | 81,952 | 82.3 years |
| GraveshamDistrict | £344,923 | 106,900 | 83.7 years |
| GuildfordDistrict | £532,917 | 143,650 | 85.4 years |
| HartDistrict | £481,051 | 99,408 | 86.2 years |
| HastingsDistrict | £238,757 | 90,995 | 81.6 years |
| HavantDistrict | £315,820 | 124,208 | 83.4 years |
| HorshamDistrict | £441,654 | 146,778 | 85.5 years |
| Isle of WightUnitary authority | £245,900 | 140,459 | 84.0 years |
| LewesDistrict | £368,408 | 99,905 | 84.8 years |
| MaidstoneDistrict | £352,722 | 175,782 | 83.9 years |
| MedwayUnitary authority | £298,547 | 279,773 | 82.6 years |
| Mid SussexDistrict | £430,777 | 152,566 | 85.2 years |
| Milton KeynesUnitary authority | £330,419 | 287,060 | 83.0 years |
| Mole ValleyDistrict | £555,858 | 87,386 | 85.6 years |
| New ForestDistrict | £384,977 | 175,785 | 85.3 years |
| OxfordDistrict | £471,667 | 162,040 | 84.1 years |
| PortsmouthUnitary authority | £251,220 | 208,003 | 82.6 years |
| ReadingUnitary authority | £349,550 | 174,224 | 83.3 years |
| Reigate and BansteadDistrict | £480,824 | 150,846 | 85.0 years |
| RotherDistrict | £337,816 | 93,108 | 83.0 years |
| RunnymedeDistrict | £477,182 | 88,079 | 83.9 years |
| RushmoorDistrict | £326,771 | 99,756 | 83.4 years |
| SevenoaksDistrict | £538,714 | 120,514 | 85.3 years |
| SloughUnitary authority | £335,759 | 158,500 | 82.6 years |
| South OxfordshireDistrict | £476,026 | 149,085 | 86.0 years |
| SouthamptonUnitary authority | £235,977 | 248,922 | 82.6 years |
| SpelthorneDistrict | £439,609 | 102,956 | 84.9 years |
| Surrey HeathDistrict | £457,988 | 90,453 | 85.1 years |
| SwaleDistrict | £298,985 | 151,676 | 83.2 years |
| TandridgeDistrict | £482,599 | 87,876 | 85.2 years |
| Test ValleyDistrict | £368,131 | 130,492 | 84.9 years |
| ThanetDistrict | £269,708 | 140,587 | 82.0 years |
| Tonbridge and MallingDistrict | £407,880 | 132,201 | 84.6 years |
| Tunbridge WellsDistrict | £456,227 | 115,311 | 84.9 years |
| Vale of White HorseDistrict | £413,773 | 138,913 | 85.4 years |
| WaverleyDistrict | £553,429 | 128,229 | 85.9 years |
| WealdenDistrict | £391,211 | 160,152 | 85.0 years |
| West BerkshireUnitary authority | £403,682 | 161,448 | 84.7 years |
| West OxfordshireDistrict | £418,586 | 114,237 | 85.4 years |
| WinchesterDistrict | £463,025 | 127,444 | 86.3 years |
| Windsor and MaidenheadUnitary authority | £575,036 | 153,496 | 85.4 years |
| WokingDistrict | £439,916 | 103,943 | 85.3 years |
| WokinghamUnitary authority | £496,537 | 177,503 | 85.8 years |
| WorthingDistrict | £297,200 | 111,338 | 83.5 years |
South East in brief
South East’s average house price was £380,878 in July 2026.
South East had 9,278,065 usual residents at the census.
A baby girl born in South East could expect to live 84.4 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
In South East, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.