# Cheapest and most expensive places in South West for detached houses (August 2026)

Bath and North East Somerset was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in August 2026 (detached house price £710,239).

Torridge was the cheapest (£389,229). The middle council, Wiltshire, had £517,138.

1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.

| Rank | Area | Detached house price | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | £710,239 | – |
| 2 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | £689,673 | – |
| 3 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | £683,406 | – |
| 4 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | £634,161 | – |
| 5 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | £555,314 | – |
| 6 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | £551,374 | – |
| 7 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | £550,618 | – |
| 8 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | £545,564 | – |
| 9 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | £536,889 | – |
| 10 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | £536,372 | – |
| 11 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | £526,611 | – |
| 12 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | £519,998 | – |
| 13 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | £517,138 | – |
| 14 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | £512,325 | – |
| 15 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | £471,265 | – |
| 16 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | £467,900 | – |
| 17 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | £459,165 | – |
| 18 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | £432,878 | – |
| 19 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | £422,862 | – |
| 20 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | £422,772 | – |
| 21 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | £419,340 | – |
| 22 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | £417,218 | – |
| 23 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | £416,968 | – |
| 24 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | £409,806 | – |
| 25 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | £403,314 | – |
| 26 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | £389,229 | – |
| – | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | No figure | The UK House Price Index leaves out the Isles of Scilly because it has very few sales each month. |

Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and partners. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/south-east)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/detached-house-prices)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/detached-house-prices)

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/detached-house-prices/south-west