HM Land Registry data · May 2026

UK house prices

Average house prices across England & Wales, updated monthly from official HM Land Registry figures. Explore the latest movers below, browse any local authority, or get a free instant estimate for your own home.

£292,095England average (+2.3% yr)
£215,252Wales average (+4.2% yr)

Last 12 months

Fastest-rising areas

The local authorities where average house prices rose most over the last 12 months.

  1. Preston£186,418+10.7%
  2. North East Derbyshire£254,787+10.6%
  3. Caerphilly£198,809+9.2%
  4. St Helens£182,923+8.8%
  5. Redcar and Cleveland£154,696+8.7%
  6. Rhondda Cynon Taf£168,304+8.7%
  7. Hyndburn£138,477+8.6%
  8. Northumberland£209,135+8.3%
  9. Pendle£151,427+8.3%
  10. Wolverhampton£216,339+8.0%
  11. Broadland£314,426+7.6%
  12. Staffordshire Moorlands£226,249+7.3%
  13. Harborough£346,278+7.1%
  14. Ceredigion£243,343+7.0%
  15. Blaenau Gwent£143,645+6.9%
  16. Sunderland£145,921+6.9%
  17. Westmorland and Furness£227,987+6.8%
  18. Bedford£332,893+6.7%
  19. Halton£195,813+6.6%
  20. Wirral£217,407+6.5%

Last 12 months

Biggest fallers

Where average prices dropped most over the last 12 months.

  1. City of London£626,980-28.1%
  2. City of Westminster£836,331-22.8%
  3. Tower Hamlets£444,332-14.5%
  4. Hammersmith and Fulham£729,407-10.9%
  5. Kensington and Chelsea£1,255,567-10.7%
  6. South Hams£363,603-6.5%
  7. Islington£669,879-6.4%
  8. Camden£805,837-6.2%
  9. Salford£231,153-6.1%
  10. Wandsworth£659,547-6.1%
  11. Guildford£522,008-5.6%
  12. Tandridge£476,832-4.9%
  13. Slough£329,713-4.4%
  14. Barnet£590,583-4.3%
  15. Rutland£295,693-4.3%
  16. Eastbourne£250,523-3.8%
  17. Worthing£299,298-3.7%
  18. Hastings£236,879-3.7%
  19. Spelthorne£429,916-3.5%
  20. Brent£548,895-3.3%

Last 12 months

Most expensive areas

The highest average house prices in England & Wales.

  1. Kensington and Chelsea£1,255,567-10.7%
  2. City of Westminster£836,331-22.8%
  3. Camden£805,837-6.2%
  4. Richmond upon Thames£788,872-2.5%
  5. Elmbridge£750,157-0.2%
  6. Hammersmith and Fulham£729,407-10.9%
  7. Islington£669,879-6.4%
  8. Wandsworth£659,547-6.1%
  9. St Albans£638,489+3.0%
  10. Haringey£633,853+2.4%
  11. City of London£626,980-28.1%
  12. Hackney£608,470+0.1%
  13. Merton£597,138-1.3%
  14. Barnet£590,583-4.3%
  15. Windsor and Maidenhead£584,743+0.2%
  16. Kingston upon Thames£582,403-0.0%
  17. Southwark£578,683+0.9%
  18. Three Rivers£576,942-1.2%
  19. Ealing£568,887-2.5%
  20. Epsom and Ewell£568,755+2.9%

Last 12 months

Most affordable areas

The lowest average house prices in England & Wales.

  1. Burnley£129,643+4.2%
  2. Hartlepool£131,342+2.8%
  3. City of Kingston upon Hull£133,485+3.4%
  4. Blackpool£133,919+5.3%
  5. County Durham£137,167+4.4%
  6. Middlesbrough£138,122+1.4%
  7. Hyndburn£138,477+8.6%
  8. Blaenau Gwent£143,645+6.9%
  9. Sunderland£145,921+6.9%
  10. Merthyr Tydfil£148,214-0.6%
  11. North East Lincolnshire£148,294+2.3%
  12. Stoke-on-Trent£151,355+5.0%
  13. Pendle£151,427+8.3%
  14. Redcar and Cleveland£154,696+8.7%
  15. Darlington£157,239+1.9%
  16. Gateshead£158,765+6.3%
  17. South Tyneside£159,318+3.8%
  18. Neath Port Talbot£161,864+1.3%
  19. Blackburn with Darwen£165,437+3.5%
  20. Rhondda Cynon Taf£168,304+8.7%

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