Rutland: the market in figures
Rutland's price has turned down after reaching a high. The 2023 reading of £363,325 tops the series. From that top the August 2026 figure of £307,406 has slid, losing 8.9% for 2024, then 4.6%, then 2.7% for the newest reading. The rise before it was sharp: 11.3% for 2022 and 10.7% for 2023, on top of 6.6% for 2017 and 7.5% for 2020. Even so, the average remains £72,018 or 30.6% above its 2016 level of £235,388.
Nationally Rutland is still 46th of 135, and in the East Midlands it is 2nd of 11. It is 27.1% ahead of the regional £241,955, a figure that grew 0.5%, and 12.6% ahead of the UK average of £273,037.
The spread by type is wide. A flat averages £133,333 and a detached house £441,804, leaving £308,471 between them, or 231.4%. Terraced homes stand at £236,815, with semi-detached ones at £287,239,. Anyone buying a first home paid £240,213, on average, a discount of 21.9% on the all-buyer figure. Only 644 sales sit in the window that ends in May 2026.
In Rutland a first-time buyer owes some tax. At the average price the Stamp Duty Land Tax is £370 for that buyer, £5,370 for someone moving home (1.7% of the price), while a further home would bring £20,741. The HM Land Registry fee is £150.
The fall has not been shared by every neighbour. Harborough rose 5%, while North Northamptonshire edged up 0.1% and Charnwood 0.4%. Within the East Midlands, Rutland's drop of 2.7% compares with a regional gain of 0.5%, and its semi-detached average of £287,239 is below the all-type figure of £307,406.
Among neighbours, Harborough averages £341,706, 11.2% above Rutland, and rose 5% across the year. Charnwood, at £270,351, is 12.1% below, North Northamptonshire, at £252,884, is 17.7% below, and Leicester, at £226,881, is 26.2% below, with a fall of 1.5%. City of Peterborough, in the East of England, averages £231,634, 24.6% below, and its average fell 1.3%.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Rutland
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Rutland). 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 | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Hegarty | 4.5 | 51 | 74 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Rutland?
The average price of a home in Rutland was £307,406 in August 2026, -2.7% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Rutland?
The average price in Rutland went from £235,388 in August 2016 to £307,406 in August 2026, a change of +30.6%; -2.7% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Rutland?
On £307,406, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £5,370 for a home mover, £370 for a first-time buyer and £20,741 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Rutland?
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 Rutland in August 2016 (£235,388) and sold at the August 2026 average (£307,406), the gain of £72,018 costs a higher rate taxpayer £16,564, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Rutland expensive?
Rutland ranks 46th 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 | East Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £441,804 | £355,978 |
| Semi-detached | £287,239 | £231,098 |
| Terraced | £236,815 | £187,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,333 | £124,216 |
| All types | £307,406 | £241,955 |
| First-time buyers | £240,213 | £206,771 |
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 | £235,388 | — |
| 2017 | £250,895 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | £263,300 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | £272,562 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | £293,030 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | £294,804 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | £328,166 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | £363,325 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | £331,109 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | £316,020 | -4.6% |
| 2026 | £307,406 | -2.7% |
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).