City guides · England & Wales

House prices by city

The UK's major cities, ranked by median sold price — pick one for the full trend, price distribution and property-type breakdown.

We track sold prices across 57 cities in England & Wales, built from 814,852 sales recorded by HM Land Registry over the last three years. The middle of the pack sits at a £261,000 median. The spread is wide: St Albans is the most expensive at £575,000, while Sunderland is the most affordable at £133,975 — roughly 4× apart. London records the most sales (165,363 over three years).

Most expensive
£575k
St Albans
median · last 3 yrs
Most affordable
£134k
Sunderland
median · last 3 yrs
Most sales
165,363
London
recorded sales · 3 yrs
Middle of the pack
£261k
All cities
median of city medians

57 places

Ranked by median sold price over the last three years, most expensive first.

St Albans£575k4.8k sales · 3 yrsLondon£558k165k sales · 3 yrsWinchester£528k2.9k sales · 3 yrsCambridge£450k10k sales · 3 yrsOxford£450k5.4k sales · 3 yrsBath£434k5.2k sales · 3 yrsReading£405k14k sales · 3 yrsBrighton£400k7.9k sales · 3 yrsChelmsford£393k7.8k sales · 3 yrsBristol£345k37k sales · 3 yrsMilton Keynes£338k11k sales · 3 yrsSalisbury£330k5.1k sales · 3 yrsLichfield£330k2.7k sales · 3 yrsTruro£330k2.5k sales · 3 yrsWells£330k971 sales · 3 yrsEly£328k3.1k sales · 3 yrsExeter£310k7.8k sales · 3 yrsCanterbury£310k4k sales · 3 yrsYork£304k13k sales · 3 yrsLuton£303k6.5k sales · 3 yrsSouthampton£295k18k sales · 3 yrsRipon£295k1.1k sales · 3 yrsHereford£285k4.6k sales · 3 yrsWorcester£280k6.6k sales · 3 yrsNorwich£278k18k sales · 3 yrsGloucester£275k9.3k sales · 3 yrsChester£268k6.2k sales · 3 yrsCardiff£264k14k sales · 3 yrsLeicester£261k20k sales · 3 yrsPortsmouth£250k4.6k sales · 3 yrsPeterborough£247k11k sales · 3 yrsManchester£235k40k sales · 3 yrsLeeds£228k27k sales · 3 yrsWolverhampton£227k9k sales · 3 yrsNottingham£225k33k sales · 3 yrsDerby£225k15k sales · 3 yrsCoventry£225k14k sales · 3 yrsPlymouth£225k12k sales · 3 yrsBirmingham£223k33k sales · 3 yrsNewport£220k10k sales · 3 yrsLincoln£220k9.9k sales · 3 yrsWakefield£220k7.2k sales · 3 yrsSalford£213k6k sales · 3 yrsSheffield£206k24k sales · 3 yrsPreston£206k15k sales · 3 yrsLancaster£202k3.2k sales · 3 yrsNewcastle upon Tyne£195k17k sales · 3 yrsSwansea£190k11k sales · 3 yrsWrexham£190k4.8k sales · 3 yrsBangor£180k864 sales · 3 yrsLiverpool£175k29k sales · 3 yrsStoke-on-Trent£165k16k sales · 3 yrsCarlisle£165k5.5k sales · 3 yrsDurham£154k5.9k sales · 3 yrsBradford£153k13k sales · 3 yrsHull£140k14k sales · 3 yrsSunderland£134k7.8k sales · 3 yrs

City house prices — FAQs

What is the most expensive city in England & Wales?

St Albans has the highest median sold price of the 57 cities we track, at £575,000 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

What is the most affordable city in England & Wales?

Sunderland has the lowest median sold price among cities with a meaningful number of recent sales, at £133,975 over the last three years.

What is the typical house price across cities in England & Wales?

The middle city of the 57 we track has a median sold price of about £261,000 — half sit below that, half above, with the full range running from £134k to £575k.

Which city has the most house sales?

London recorded the most sales of any city we track — 165,363 over the last three years. More sales generally means better price evidence and a more liquid market.

Area data is just the start.

An area guide shows the market. A Housometer report tells you about the actual home — value, risk, running costs and more.

Value & sold prices

An evidence-based estimate with a confidence range, every sale since 1995, and the nearest comparables.

Energy & EPC

EPC rating, floor area, heating type and what the home costs to run.

Council tax

The exact band for this property and what it costs you each year.

Flood risk

River, sea and surface-water flood risk, with the nearest watercourse.

Ground & mining

Subsidence and ground stability, radon potential and coal-mining legacy.

Crime & safety

Recent crime in the immediate area, by type and trend, plus road safety.

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Price figures are the median sold price over the last three years, from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence. Housometer reports add energy, risk, schools, transport and a fair-value estimate for a specific address.