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The fastest-growing local authorities (5-year price growth)

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

Sandwell tops the table with +30.6% over five years. Blaenau Gwent (+29.8%) and Bolton (+28.7%) follow, while the No. 50 entry, Barking And Dagenham, is at +15.4%. Fast growth often comes off a lower base, so check the median alongside the percentage. Every local authority here links to its full guide — the trend, prices by type and how it compares to England.

#Local authorityMedian · 5-yr

1Sandwell£205,000+30.6%2Blaenau Gwent£125,000+29.8%3Bolton£185,000+28.7%4Wolverhampton£202,250+26.2%5Hyndburn£127,250+25.6%6Newcastle-Under-Lyme£182,000+25.4%7Oldham£187,500+24.9%8Neath Port Talbot£152,500+24.5%9Bridgend£202,500+24.2%10Caerphilly£180,000+24.1%11Rochdale£185,000+23%12Liverpool£155,000+21.7%13Tameside£200,000+21.4%14Carmarthenshire£185,000+20.9%15City Of Nottingham£190,000+20.8%16Wigan£177,000+20.6%17St Helens£175,000+20.5%18Stoke-on-Trent£140,000+20.3%19Sheffield£205,000+19.8%20Broxtowe£240,000+19.7%21Walsall£210,000+19.6%22Erewash£205,000+19.2%23Powys£245,000+19.2%24Rhondda Cynon Taff£140,000+19.2%25Trafford£350,000+19%26Bradford£170,000+18.8%27Calderdale£177,500+18.7%28Dudley£225,000+18.7%29Barnsley£161,000+18.3%30High Peak£255,000+17.8%31Doncaster£163,000+17.7%32Merthyr Tydfil£130,000+17.2%33Swansea£190,000+17.2%34Stevenage£330,000+17%35Kirklees£198,000+16.9%36Burnley£109,000+16.9%37Mansfield£180,000+16.6%38Coventry£218,000+16.6%39City Of Derby£201,000+16.6%40Salford£220,000+16.5%41Rotherham£180,000+16.3%42South Ribble£205,000+16.2%43Wrexham£190,000+16.2%44Leicester£231,000+16%45Wakefield£190,000+15.9%46Manchester£245,000+15.8%47Blackburn With Darwen£155,000+15.8%48City Of Plymouth£217,500+15.7%49Wirral£202,375+15.5%50Barking And Dagenham£370,000+15.4%

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 local authorities with a meaningful number of recent sales are ranked.

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Fastest-growing local authorities — FAQs

What is the fastest-growing local authority in England & Wales?

Sandwell, with +30.6% over five years (HM Land Registry sold-price data, among England & Wales local authorities with at least 800 recent sales).

Which are the top three fastest-growing local authorities?

1. Sandwell (+30.6%); 2. Blaenau Gwent (+29.8%); 3. Bolton (+28.7%).

How is this ranking calculated?

From HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: 5-year change in each local authority's median sold price on a mix-robust median index, with a floor of 800 recent sales so thin, noisy markets don't distort the table. Updated daily.