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The most affordable towns & cities in England & Wales

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

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Shildon tops the table with a £60,000 median. Peterlee and Ferryhill follow at £70,000 and £73,750, and the No. 50 entry, Workington, sits at £145,000 — a 2.4× spread from top to bottom. Every town or city here links to its full guide — the trend, prices by type and how it compares to England.

#Town or cityMedian · 5-yr

1Shildon£60,000+12.2%2Peterlee£70,000+19.4%3Ferryhill£73,750+43.4%4Ferndale£82,500+35%5Stanley£89,995+28.9%6Crook£100,000+7.6%7Treorchy£105,000+37%8Bishop Auckland£105,000+10.7%9Pentre£105,000+39.9%10Tonypandy£107,000+36.5%11Abertillery£108,000+48.4%12Seaham£110,000-10.1%13Mountain Ash£110,000+54.1%14Nelson£110,000+24.1%15Hartlepool£115,000+10.8%16Burnley£115,000+17.6%17Millom£117,250+9.3%18Ashington£122,500+7.5%19Blackpool£125,000+12.8%20Bootle£125,000+39.9%21Accrington£125,000+24.9%22Tredegar£125,000+28.7%23Maesteg£125,000+23%24Birkenhead£125,000+27.8%25Fleetwood£125,000+2.7%26South Shields£130,000+9.3%27Porth£132,000+14.2%28Merthyr Tydfil£132,250+21.4%29Sunderland£133,975+3.3%30Spennymoor£135,000+5.2%31Aberdare£135,000+26.2%32Consett£135,000+9.3%33Bargoed£135,000+30.8%34Ebbw Vale£137,000+21.8%35Houghton Le Spring£137,250-1.9%36Newton Aycliffe£137,725-2.7%37Choppington£138,500+40%38Hull£140,000+7.8%39Cleethorpes£140,000+8.9%40Treharris£140,000+10.7%41Middlesbrough£140,000+9%42Jarrow£140,000+26.6%43Washington£140,000+6.9%44Maryport£140,000+30.8%45Barrow-In-Furness£140,000+12.8%46Blyth£140,000+13.4%47Colne£140,000-0.6%48Gateshead£142,000+9.6%49Bacup£145,000+25%50Workington£145,000+13%

Median sold price over the last three years from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; 5-year change is on a mix-robust median index. Only towns and cities with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

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Most affordable towns & cities — FAQs

What is the most affordable town or city in England & Wales?

Shildon, with a £60,000 median (HM Land Registry sold-price data, among England & Wales towns and cities with at least 400 recent sales).

Which are the top three most affordable towns and cities?

1. Shildon (£60,000); 2. Peterlee (£70,000); 3. Ferryhill (£73,750).

How is this ranking calculated?

From HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: each town or city's median sold price over the last three years, with a floor of 400 recent sales so thin, noisy markets don't distort the table. Updated daily.