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The fastest-growing counties (5-year price growth)

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.

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Blaenau Gwent tops the table with +29.8% over five years. Neath Port Talbot (+24.5%) and Bridgend (+24.2%) follow, while the No. 60 entry, Reading, is at +8%. Fast growth often comes off a lower base, so check the median alongside the percentage. Every county here links to its full guide — the trend, prices by type and how it compares to England.

#CountyMedian · 5-yr

1Blaenau Gwent£125,000+29.8%2Neath Port Talbot£152,500+24.5%3Bridgend£202,500+24.2%4Caerphilly£180,000+24.1%5Carmarthenshire£185,000+20.9%6City Of Nottingham£190,000+20.8%7Stoke-on-Trent£140,000+20.3%8Rhondda Cynon Taff£140,000+19.2%9Powys£245,000+19.2%10Merseyside£180,000+18.5%11Swansea£190,000+17.2%12Merthyr Tydfil£130,000+17.2%13South Yorkshire£180,000+16.9%14City Of Derby£201,000+16.6%15Wrexham£190,000+16.2%16Greater Manchester£222,500+16%17Leicester£231,000+16%18Blackburn With Darwen£155,000+15.8%19City Of Plymouth£217,500+15.7%20West Midlands£225,000+15.4%21Luton£300,000+15.4%22Halton£170,000+15.2%23West Yorkshire£200,000+15.2%24Blackpool£127,350+14.5%25Newport£225,000+14.3%26Southampton£250,000+13.8%27The Vale Of Glamorgan£275,000+13.4%28Warrington£241,250+13.2%29Pembrokeshire£220,000+13.2%30Flintshire£205,000+13.1%31City Of Bristol£340,000+12.9%32Redcar And Cleveland£154,000+12.6%33Torfaen£190,000+12.5%34Swindon£272,500+12.2%35Thurrock£348,000+12.1%36Cardiff£260,000+12%37Slough£375,000+12%38Bedford£335,000+11.7%39Medway£300,000+11.5%40Middlesbrough£131,000+11.4%41Nottinghamshire£227,000+11.3%42Portsmouth£250,000+11.2%43Isle Of Anglesey£224,000+11.1%44Staffordshire£240,000+10.8%45North Lincolnshire£169,998+10.7%46Monmouthshire£315,789+10.1%47Cheshire West And Chester£250,000+10.1%48City Of Kingston upon Hull£128,000+10%49Southend-on-Sea£325,000+9.4%50York£300,000+9.3%51Gwynedd£190,000+9.3%52Lancashire£185,680+9.3%53Stockton-on-Tees£164,000+8.7%54Bath And North East Somerset£390,000+8.6%55South Gloucestershire£335,500+8.3%56Wrekin£220,000+8.2%57Wokingham£482,500+8.2%58Ceredigion£235,000+8.1%59Hartlepool£120,000+8.1%60Reading£345,000+8%

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 counties with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

Fastest-growing counties — FAQs

What is the fastest-growing county in England & Wales?

Blaenau Gwent, with +29.8% over five years (HM Land Registry sold-price data, among counties with at least 2,000 recent sales).

Which are the top three fastest-growing counties?

1. Blaenau Gwent (+29.8%); 2. Neath Port Talbot (+24.5%); 3. Bridgend (+24.2%).

How is this ranking calculated?

From HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: 5-year change in each county's median sold price on a mix-robust median index, with a floor of 2,000 recent sales so thin, noisy markets don't distort the table. Updated daily.