Areas

House prices by area, July 2026

The average UK home cost £272,611 in July 2026 (+1.4% over a year): £293,479 in England, £196,349 in Scotland, £215,037 in Wales, £202,487 in Northern Ireland. Among the 20 areas Payotte covers, prices range from £140,447 in County Durham to £479,736 in Buckinghamshire; in England, from £166,943 in the North East to £550,037 in London.

£272,611
average UK home, July 2026
£550,037
London, the dearest region
£196,349
average home in Scotland
146,017
sales in the 20 areas over 12 months

In short

The 20 areas are the local authorities with the most registered sales from May 2025 to April 2026, with at least one per nation. On the average price of Buckinghamshire (£479,736), a home mover pays £13,987 in purchase tax; in County Durham (£140,447), £309.

Map of the United Kingdom: average home price by nation and English region (July 2026) and the 20 areas covered North East: £166,943North West: £221,445Yorkshire and The Humber: £209,116East Midlands: £242,274West Midlands: £250,880East of England: £337,518London: £550,037South East: £380,878South West: £302,298Wales: £215,037Scotland: £196,349Northern Ireland: £202,487 Belfast: £184,768Birmingham: £234,257Bradford: £182,766Buckinghamshire: £479,736Cardiff: £272,252Cheshire East: £309,121City of Edinburgh: £303,965City of Glasgow: £193,675Cornwall: £275,642County Durham: £140,447Dorset: £325,154Fife: £179,134Leeds: £247,695North Lanarkshire: £158,591North Yorkshire: £270,463Sheffield: £219,713Somerset: £282,062South Lanarkshire: £185,267West Northamptonshire: £291,929Wiltshire: £328,746
  • under £210,000
  • £210,000 to £240,000
  • £240,000 to £340,000
  • £340,000 and over
  • area covered

Nations

Regions of England

The 20 areas, A to Z

The 5 most expensive

  1. Buckinghamshire£479,736
  2. Wiltshire£328,746
  3. Dorset£325,154
  4. Cheshire East£309,121
  5. City of Edinburgh£303,965

The 5 least expensive

  1. County Durham£140,447
  2. North Lanarkshire£158,591
  3. Fife£179,134
  4. Bradford£182,766
  5. Belfast£184,768
Full table: 20 areas, price, one-year change, sales and purchase tax
AreaNation or regionAverage price12 monthsSalesTax, home mover
BuckinghamshireSouth East£479,736+1.1%6,910£13,987
WiltshireSouth West£328,746+2.6%7,050£6,437
DorsetSouth West£325,154-0.1%5,820£6,258
Cheshire EastNorth West£309,121+5%6,552£5,456
City of EdinburghScotland£303,965+4%11,001£4,798
West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£291,929+1.2%5,918£4,596
SomersetSouth West£282,062+3.1%8,170£4,103
CornwallSouth West£275,642-0.7%7,831£3,782
CardiffWales£272,252+2.7%4,368£2,835
North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber£270,463+2.5%9,371£3,523
LeedsYorkshire and The Humber£247,695+3.8%9,455£2,454
BirminghamWest Midlands£234,257+2.5%8,963£2,185
SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber£219,713+2.8%6,032£1,894
City of GlasgowScotland£193,675+2.6%11,159£974
South LanarkshireScotland£185,267+4.1%6,693£805
BelfastNorthern Ireland£184,768+7.7%4,655£1,195
BradfordYorkshire and The Humber£182,766+2.5%6,400£1,155
FifeScotland£179,134+5.4%6,868£683
North LanarkshireScotland£158,591+3.6%5,432£272
County DurhamNorth East£140,447+4.7%7,369£309

Sources

  • Prices and sales: UK House Price Index (UK-HPI-full-file-2026-07.csv). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Map: Office for National Statistics, ITL1 (January 2025) boundaries and local authority centroids. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
  • Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator.