Cheapest and most expensive places in East of England to buy a flat (August 2026)

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026 (flat price £330,508).

Fenland was the cheapest (£91,971). The middle council, East Cambridgeshire, had £169,212.

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Flat price for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	St Albans	£330,508
2	Cambridge	£295,754
3	Hertsmere	£294,407
4	Epping Forest	£292,389
5	Three Rivers	£290,250
6	Watford	£265,100
7	Brentwood	£264,978
8	Dacorum	£258,834
9	East Hertfordshire	£249,320
10	Welwyn Hatfield	£243,974
11	North Hertfordshire	£229,978
12	Broxbourne	£225,424
13	Chelmsford	£207,458
14	Uttlesford	£203,116
15	South Cambridgeshire	£200,909
16	Southend-on-Sea	£197,827
17	Basildon	£188,968
18	Thurrock	£188,423
19	Harlow	£183,153
20	Rochford	£178,725
21	Maldon	£175,875
22	Central Bedfordshire	£173,335
23	East Cambridgeshire	£169,212
24	Stevenage	£168,633
25	Castle Point	£163,826
26	Colchester	£161,277
27	Luton	£160,283
28	Bedford	£159,840
29	Braintree	£157,615
30	Babergh	£152,550
31	North Norfolk	£151,673
32	Huntingdonshire	£148,395
33	Broadland	£147,028
34	West Suffolk	£145,376
35	Norwich	£143,295
36	Mid Suffolk	£142,118
37	East Suffolk	£140,565
38	South Norfolk	£133,133
39	Tendring	£132,634
40	Ipswich	£131,096
41	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	£114,034
42	Peterborough	£111,710
43	Breckland	£108,024
44	Great Yarmouth	£103,675
45	Fenland	£91,971

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