House-price rankings · England & Wales

House-price league tables

The most expensive and most affordable places to buy, and where prices are climbing fastest — ranked from official Land Registry sold prices.

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The gap across England & Wales is stark: the most expensive town or city, Beaconsfield, has a £955,000 median sold price, while the most affordable, Shildon, sits at £60,000. The tables below rank every sufficiently active market in between.

Most expensive town or city

£955k

Beaconsfield →

median · last 3 yrs

Most affordable town or city

£60k

Shildon →

median · last 3 yrs

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Towns & cities · Top 50

Most expensive towns & cities →

Towns and cities ranked by median sold price over the last three years, from HM Land Registry data.

Towns & cities · Top 50

Most affordable towns & cities →

Where homes sell for the least — towns and cities ranked by lowest median sold price, floored to reasonably active markets.

Towns & cities · Top 50

Fastest-growing towns & cities →

Towns and cities ranked by 5-year growth in the median sold price, on a mix-robust median index. Fast growth often comes off a lower base.

Local authorities · Top 50

Most expensive local authorities →

Local authorities (council areas) ranked by median sold price over the last three years.

Local authorities · Top 50

Most affordable local authorities →

Council areas where homes sell for the least, ranked by lowest median sold price.

Local authorities · Top 50

Fastest-growing local authorities →

Council areas ranked by 5-year growth in the median sold price, on a mix-robust median index.

Counties · Top 60

Most expensive counties →

Counties ranked by median sold price over the last three years.

Counties · Top 60

Most affordable counties →

Counties where homes sell for the least — ranked by lowest median sold price over the last three years, floored to reasonably active markets.

Counties · Top 60

Fastest-growing counties →

Counties ranked by 5-year growth in the median sold price, on a mix-robust median index. Fast growth often comes off a lower base.

Regions · Top 12

House prices by region, ranked →

All nine English regions and Wales, ranked by median sold price over the last three years — the full regional picture from HM Land Registry data.

Postcode districts · Top 50

Best-value £ per square metre →

Postcode districts ranked by the lowest median £ per square metre — sold prices joined to EPC floor areas, the fairest like-for-like measure of what home costs.

Postcode districts · Top 50

Most expensive £ per square metre →

Postcode districts ranked by the highest median £ per square metre — sold prices joined to EPC floor areas, the fairest like-for-like measure of what home costs.

Cheapest towns, region by region

The same league tables scoped to where you're actually searching — every county guide links to its own pair too.

Cheapest towns in North East →Cheapest towns in North West →Cheapest towns in Yorkshire and The Humber →Cheapest towns in East Midlands →Cheapest towns in West Midlands →Cheapest towns in East of England →Cheapest towns in London →Cheapest towns in South East →Cheapest towns in South West →Cheapest towns in Wales →

How these rankings work

Every table is built from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — actual completed sales, not asking prices. Price rankings use each place's median sold price over the last three years; growth rankings use the 5-year change in that median on a mix-robust index, so a shift in what sells doesn't masquerade as a price move. Places with too few recent sales are excluded, because a handful of transactions can't support a reliable figure. Tables refresh daily as new sales are registered.

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