Buckinghamshire: the market in figures
Buckinghamshire is the highest-priced of the 12 covered areas in the South East, and it ranks 12th across all 135. The average of £477,450 is 25.7% above the regional £379,953 and 74.9% over the UK's £273,037. The change over the latest twelve months is 0%, while the region fell 0.8%. The recent record is a plateau. A jump of 10.5% in 2022 took the price to £476,552. The following years read £469,043, £476,700, £477,583 and £477,450, so the highest value in the series is 2025, with the present reading just behind. Earlier, the series began at £409,617 in 2016, rose 3.7%, 0.7%, then dipped 2.5% and 0.9% before climbing 4.4% in 2021. Across the whole period the area is up 16.6%, or £67,833, the smallest rise in this batch. Kensington and Chelsea heads the full list while City of Aberdeen closes it, and Buckinghamshire's 12th place is close to the top. The series has the lowest year at 2016 and the highest at 2025, so the net movement since the plateau began in 2022 has been close to nil.
Terraced homes average £378,056, semi-detached homes £470,342, detached houses £852,415, and flats £233,403. The detached category outstrips flats by £619,012, which is 265.2%. For first-time buyers the average is £353,944, 25.9% under the all-buyer figure.
Market activity reached 7,009 sales between June 2025 and May 2026. Stamp Duty at the average price is £13,873 when someone moves home, that is 2.9% of the price, with £8,873 on first homes and £37,745 on additional properties. The Land Registry asks £150.
Buckinghamshire's closest neighbours lie in three regions. Camden, in London, is 67.2% above at £798,486 and fell 10.6%. St Albans, in the East of England, is 37.4% above at £655,974, up 3.2%. Below it, North Hertfordshire (£422,835) is 11.4% below, Central Bedfordshire (£355,263) 25.6% below, and Milton Keynes (£323,868) 32.2% below. Centres lie 32 km to 51 km away.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Buckinghamshire
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (5 of 5 trades filled in Buckinghamshire). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Fine & Country | 5 | 33 | 61 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Frog Financial Management | 5 | 254 | 76 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Elite Law Solicitors Amersham | 4.8 | 448 | 78 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | BSA Chesters Limited | 5 | 2 | 55 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Phoenix & Partners | 4.8 | 22 | 73 | Selected | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Buckinghamshire?
The average price of a home in Buckinghamshire was £477,450 in August 2026, 0% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Buckinghamshire?
The average price in Buckinghamshire went from £409,617 in August 2016 to £477,450 in August 2026, a change of +16.6%; 0% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Buckinghamshire?
On £477,450, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £13,873 for a home mover, £8,873 for a first-time buyer and £37,745 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Buckinghamshire?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Buckinghamshire in August 2016 (£409,617) and sold at the August 2026 average (£477,450), the gain of £67,833 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,560, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Buckinghamshire expensive?
Buckinghamshire ranks 12th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | South East |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £852,415 | £682,708 |
| Semi-detached | £470,342 | £415,956 |
| Terraced | £378,056 | £324,511 |
| Flat or maisonette | £233,403 | £208,529 |
| All types | £477,450 | £379,953 |
| First-time buyers | £353,944 | £300,015 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £409,617 | — |
| 2017 | £424,798 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | £427,895 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | £417,149 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | £413,218 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | £431,360 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | £476,552 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | £469,043 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | £476,700 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | £477,583 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | £477,450 | -0% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).