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South West

Region

South west England. 5,906,997 people in 23,850 square kilometres.

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English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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Average house price
£302,298
Down 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
5,701,186
6th highest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
84.1years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South West compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

South WestMiddle
Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. South West is £302,298.
£302,2984th highest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. South West is −0.2%.
−0.2%2nd weakest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. South West is 5,701,186.
5,701,1866th highest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. South West is 84.1 years.
84.1 years3rd highest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. South West is 2.7%.
2.7%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 West’s is 3.8 times its 2000 level, slower than England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for South West, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthSouth WestEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£78,545£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£88,890£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£105,163£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£136,523£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£152,972£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£169,711£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£174,840£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£190,711£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£200,690£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£167,438£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£181,839£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£182,406£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£183,323£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£183,206£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£191,343£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£205,460£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£218,652£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£230,507£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£243,733£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£245,759£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£248,521£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£263,614£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£291,018£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£309,102£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£299,150£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£301,828£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£300,627£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£302,298£293,479£272,611

Councils in South West

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
Bath and North East SomersetUnitary authority£409,045193,40984.9 years
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleUnitary authority£310,094400,19683.9 years
BristolUnitary authority£352,262472,46583.0 years
CheltenhamDistrict£322,758118,83684.0 years
CornwallUnitary authority£275,642570,30583.6 years
CotswoldDistrict£421,12590,83284.6 years
DorsetUnitary authority£325,154379,57984.8 years
East DevonDistrict£339,683150,82885.6 years
ExeterDistrict£282,696130,70983.1 years
Forest of DeanDistrict£286,88887,00483.6 years
GloucesterDistrict£240,718132,41682.1 years
Isles of ScillyUnitary authorityNo figure2,053No figure
Mid DevonDistrict£281,45082,85284.1 years
North DevonDistrict£282,63398,61183.6 years
North SomersetUnitary authority£313,638216,72684.2 years
PlymouthUnitary authority£223,161264,69582.6 years
SomersetUnitary authority£282,062571,52684.1 years
South GloucestershireUnitary authority£341,833290,42484.7 years
South HamsDistrict£355,48388,62785.6 years
StroudDistrict£351,736121,10484.4 years
SwindonUnitary authority£263,611233,40783.7 years
TeignbridgeDistrict£302,368134,80384.9 years
TewkesburyDistrict£325,89894,88484.7 years
TorbayUnitary authority£222,118139,32483.2 years
TorridgeDistrict£263,37868,11483.8 years
West DevonDistrict£285,83457,09685.3 years
WiltshireUnitary authority£328,746510,33384.7 years
South West in brief

South West’s average house price was £302,298 in July 2026.

South West had 5,701,186 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in South West could expect to live 84.1 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In South West, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.