Rankings · League table

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.

#Town or cityMedian5-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%7Pentre£105,000+39.9%8Bishop Auckland£105,000+10.7%9Treorchy£105,000+37%10Tonypandy£107,000+36.5%11Abertillery£108,000+48.4%12Nelson£110,000+24.1%13Seaham£110,000-10.1%14Mountain Ash£110,000+54.1%15Hartlepool£115,000+10.8%16Burnley£115,000+17.6%17Millom£117,250+9.3%18Ashington£122,500+7.5%19Tredegar£125,000+28.7%20Maesteg£125,000+23%21Accrington£125,000+24.9%22Bootle£125,000+39.9%23Blackpool£125,000+12.8%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%31Bargoed£135,000+30.8%32Consett£135,000+9.3%33Aberdare£135,000+26.2%34Ebbw Vale£137,000+21.8%35Houghton Le Spring£137,250-1.9%36Newton Aycliffe£137,725-2.7%37Choppington£138,500+40%38Maryport£140,000+30.8%39Blyth£140,000+13.4%40Colne£140,000-0.6%41Jarrow£140,000+26.6%42Treharris£140,000+10.7%43Barrow-In-Furness£140,000+12.8%44Washington£140,000+6.9%45Cleethorpes£140,000+8.9%46Hull£140,000+7.8%47Middlesbrough£140,000+9%48Gateshead£142,000+9.6%49Bacup£145,000+25%50Darwen£145,000+20.9%

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 town or citys with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

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