Cheapest and most expensive places in the UK to buy a flat (July 2026)

Kensington and Chelsea was the most expensive of the UK’s 349 councils in July 2026 (flat price £971,688).

Na h-Eileanan Siar was the cheapest (£68,963). The middle council, West Suffolk, had £144,735.

12 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

Flat price for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	£971,688
2	WestminsterLondon	London	£775,956
3	City of LondonLondon	London	£709,939
4	CamdenLondon	London	£671,443
5	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	£568,235
6	IslingtonLondon	London	£560,124
7	WandsworthLondon	London	£526,813
8	HackneyLondon	London	£524,885
9	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	£487,215
10	HaringeyLondon	London	£473,036
11	SouthwarkLondon	London	£469,796
12	LambethLondon	London	£439,289
13	Tower HamletsLondon	London	£430,120
14	EalingLondon	London	£407,789
15	MertonLondon	London	£405,123
16	Waltham ForestLondon	London	£389,823
17	BrentLondon	London	£378,992
18	LewishamLondon	London	£376,322
19	BarnetLondon	London	£372,014
20	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	£364,805
21	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	£353,544
22	HounslowLondon	London	£352,823
23	GreenwichLondon	London	£351,675
24	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	£327,034
25	NewhamLondon	London	£325,381
26	HarrowLondon	London	£317,917
27	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	£304,000
28	BromleyLondon	London	£302,447
29	RedbridgeLondon	London	£301,186
30	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	£300,022
31	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	£298,575
32	EnfieldLondon	London	£298,486
33	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	£295,683
34	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	£291,783
35	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	£291,090
36	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	£289,967
37	OxfordSouth East	South East	£286,895
38	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	£285,549
39	HillingdonLondon	London	£285,116
40	SuttonLondon	London	£284,015
41	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	£279,276
42	WaverleySouth East	South East	£275,273
43	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	£269,712
44	GuildfordSouth East	South East	£269,364
45	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	£266,872
46	DacorumEast of England	East of England	£263,232
47	WatfordEast of England	East of England	£263,145
48	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	£261,716
49	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	£258,513
50	CroydonLondon	London	£253,660
51	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	£251,856
52	WokingSouth East	South East	£251,825
53	HaveringLondon	London	£251,321
54	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	£250,024
55	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£249,522
56	EdinburghScotland	Scotland	£246,563
57	WokinghamSouth East	South East	£246,509
58	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	£245,354
59	TandridgeSouth East	South East	£245,240
60	BexleyLondon	London	£244,998
61	BristolSouth West	South West	£241,393
62	HartSouth East	South East	£239,550
63	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	£239,382
64	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£237,655
65	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	£234,615
66	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	£230,715
67	WinchesterSouth East	South East	£229,970
68	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	£226,679
69	ReadingSouth East	South East	£223,165
70	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	£222,724
71	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	£222,661
72	TraffordNorth West	North West	£219,596
73	SloughSouth East	South East	£218,068
74	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	£217,740
75	ChichesterSouth East	South East	£217,163
76	HorshamSouth East	South East	£216,472
77	AdurSouth East	South East	£215,087
78	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	£214,833
79	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	£214,223
80	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	£211,314
81	CrawleySouth East	South East	£210,537
82	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	£209,670
83	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	£208,002
84	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	£207,861
85	DartfordSouth East	South East	£207,478
86	CotswoldSouth West	South West	£205,792
87	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	£204,588
88	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	£201,009
89	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£199,495
90	East HampshireSouth East	South East	£198,995
91	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	£198,797
92	RushmoorSouth East	South East	£197,978
93	LewesSouth East	South East	£197,656
94	New ForestSouth East	South East	£196,626
95	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	£196,471
96	ManchesterNorth West	North West	£195,305
97	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	£190,593
98	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£189,898
99	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	£189,108
100	BasildonEast of England	East of England	£188,907
101	South HamsSouth West	South West	£186,207
102	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	£186,163
103	WealdenSouth East	South East	£184,692
104	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	£184,659
105	HarlowEast of England	East of England	£183,628
106	CanterburySouth East	South East	£183,424
107	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£182,475
108	RotherSouth East	South East	£182,347
109	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	£181,667
110	RochfordEast of England	East of England	£181,107
111	East DevonSouth West	South West	£180,282
112	WorthingSouth East	South East	£180,014
113	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£179,808
114	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	£177,349
115	EastbourneSouth East	South East	£174,992
116	StockportNorth West	North West	£174,854
117	GraveshamSouth East	South East	£173,272
118	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	£173,264
119	MaldonEast of England	East of England	£172,556
120	East RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	£172,002
121	CherwellSouth East	South East	£171,749
122	StevenageEast of England	East of England	£171,538
123	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	£171,057
124	Test ValleySouth East	South East	£169,578
125	North SomersetSouth West	South West	£168,970
126	MedwaySouth East	South East	£168,832
127	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	£167,700
128	ArunSouth East	South East	£167,469
129	DorsetSouth West	South West	£167,282
130	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	£166,372
131	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	£166,320
132	ExeterSouth West	South West	£164,900
133	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	£164,428
134	AshfordSouth East	South East	£164,305
135	StroudSouth West	South West	£164,299
136	EastleighSouth East	South East	£163,088
137	GlasgowScotland	Scotland	£162,766
138	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	£162,307
139	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	£162,126
140	East LothianScotland	Scotland	£161,933
141	HavantSouth East	South East	£161,921
142	BedfordEast of England	East of England	£160,624
143	CardiffWales	Wales	£160,574
144	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	£159,660
145	LutonEast of England	East of England	£159,594
146	FarehamSouth East	South East	£159,540
147	MidlothianScotland	Scotland	£158,971
148	ThanetSouth East	South East	£158,597
149	WiltshireSouth West	South West	£158,309
150	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	£157,918
151	SalfordNorth West	North West	£157,361
152	East DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	£156,101
153	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	£155,799
154	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	£155,501
155	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	£155,474
156	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£154,534
157	SwindonSouth West	South West	£153,240
158	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	£152,952
159	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	£152,827
160	SwaleSouth East	South East	£152,723
161	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	£152,104
162	GosportSouth East	South East	£151,926
163	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	£151,911
164	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£151,734
165	BaberghEast of England	East of England	£151,585
166	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	£150,966
167	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£148,692
168	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	£148,544
169	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£147,785
170	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	£146,680
171	StirlingScotland	Scotland	£145,487
172	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	£145,444
173	DoverSouth East	South East	£145,181
174	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	£144,814
175	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£144,735
176	CornwallSouth West	South West	£144,632
177	West DevonSouth West	South West	£144,496
178	TewkesburySouth West	South West	£144,407
179	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£142,516
180	HastingsSouth East	South East	£141,312
181	NorwichEast of England	East of England	£141,187
182	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	£140,724
183	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£139,838
184	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£139,418
185	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	£139,283
186	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£138,909
187	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£138,172
188	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	£137,672
189	North DevonSouth West	South West	£137,330
190	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	£136,254
191	TorbaySouth West	South West	£136,162
192	WarringtonNorth West	North West	£136,157
193	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	£135,999
194	FyldeNorth West	North West	£135,906
195	SomersetSouth West	South West	£135,593
196	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	£135,419
197	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£135,151
198	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£135,123
199	BuryNorth West	North West	£134,160
200	TorridgeSouth West	South West	£134,098
201	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£133,971
202	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£133,960
203	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£133,923
204	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£133,576
205	PlymouthSouth West	South West	£133,502
206	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£133,487
207	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	£133,389
208	GloucesterSouth West	South West	£132,809
209	OldhamNorth West	North West	£132,493
210	TendringEast of England	East of England	£131,125
211	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	£129,664
212	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	£129,558
213	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	£129,239
214	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£128,926
215	IpswichEast of England	East of England	£128,335
216	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	£128,296
217	ConwyWales	Wales	£127,857
218	SeftonNorth West	North West	£126,948
219	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£126,501
220	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	£126,283
221	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£126,018
222	West LothianScotland	Scotland	£125,382
223	WirralNorth West	North West	£125,091
224	Perth and KinrossScotland	Scotland	£124,846
225	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£124,544
226	HighlandScotland	Scotland	£124,443
227	RossendaleNorth West	North West	£124,055
228	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	£123,746
229	TamesideNorth West	North West	£122,902
230	West LancashireNorth West	North West	£121,784
231	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	£120,872
232	North TynesideNorth East	North East	£120,343
233	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	£120,300
234	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£120,197
235	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	£119,159
236	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	£119,130
237	Argyll and ButeScotland	Scotland	£118,925
238	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	£118,723
239	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£118,081
240	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	£118,067
241	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£117,732
242	BoltonNorth West	North West	£117,335
243	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£117,136
244	ChorleyNorth West	North West	£116,566
245	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£116,032
246	NewportWales	Wales	£115,929
247	LancasterNorth West	North West	£115,617
248	GwyneddWales	Wales	£115,339
249	RochdaleNorth West	North West	£115,242
250	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	£115,198
251	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	£114,975
252	South RibbleNorth West	North West	£114,342
253	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	£113,307
254	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	£113,105
255	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	£112,964
256	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	£112,497
257	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	£111,632
258	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£111,489
259	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	£111,228
260	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	£111,101
261	BridgendWales	Wales	£111,075
262	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	£110,959
263	Scottish BordersScotland	Scotland	£110,768
264	MorayScotland	Scotland	£110,429
265	FifeScotland	Scotland	£110,150
266	Orkney IslandsScotland	Scotland	£109,676
267	SwanseaWales	Wales	£109,080
268	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	£109,037
269	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£108,829
270	CeredigionWales	Wales	£108,698
271	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£108,466
272	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	£108,177
273	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	£108,028
274	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	£107,135
275	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£107,116
276	CaerphillyWales	Wales	£106,676
277	WrexhamWales	Wales	£106,066
278	WiganNorth West	North West	£105,966
279	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	£105,674
280	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	£105,668
281	FlintshireWales	Wales	£105,572
282	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	£105,307
283	South LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	£104,617
284	HaltonNorth West	North West	£104,527
285	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	£104,269
286	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	£102,655
287	AberdeenshireScotland	Scotland	£102,401
288	RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	£102,341
289	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£102,025
290	FalkirkScotland	Scotland	£101,564
291	DundeeScotland	Scotland	£101,496
292	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£101,263
293	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	£100,590
294	South AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£100,297
295	PrestonNorth West	North West	£100,224
296	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£100,223
297	AngusScotland	Scotland	£98,714
298	TorfaenWales	Wales	£98,297
299	St. HelensNorth West	North West	£97,946
300	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£97,674
301	WyreNorth West	North West	£97,630
302	GatesheadNorth East	North East	£97,082
303	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	£96,358
304	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	£96,103
305	DenbighshireWales	Wales	£95,829
306	PowysWales	Wales	£95,721
307	South TynesideNorth East	North East	£95,261
308	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	£94,467
309	West DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	£94,082
310	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	£93,733
311	CumberlandNorth West	North West	£93,707
312	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£93,316
313	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	£92,966
314	AberdeenScotland	Scotland	£92,897
315	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£92,791
316	North LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	£92,382
317	FenlandEast of England	East of England	£91,859
318	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	£91,843
319	ClackmannanshireScotland	Scotland	£91,550
320	North AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£89,912
321	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	£89,666
322	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£89,652
323	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	£89,564
324	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	£89,184
325	PendleNorth West	North West	£88,551
326	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	Scotland	£87,699
327	Shetland IslandsScotland	Scotland	£87,674
328	InverclydeScotland	Scotland	£87,280
329	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	£87,272
330	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	£87,023
331	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	£85,706
332	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	£85,525
333	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	£84,377
334	HyndburnNorth West	North West	£83,420
335	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	£81,954
336	SunderlandNorth East	North East	£81,768
337	BurnleyNorth West	North West	£81,075
338	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	£79,940
339	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£78,654
340	County DurhamNorth East	North East	£78,510
341	East AyrshireScotland	Scotland	£77,665
342	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£77,598
343	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	£76,394
344	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	£75,951
345	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	£75,894
346	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	£74,880
347	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	£72,477
348	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	£69,683
349	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	Scotland	£68,963
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West The UK House Price Index leaves out the Isles of Scilly because it has very few sales each month.	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland The UK House Price Index publishes prices by property type for Northern Ireland as a whole, not for its councils.	Northern Ireland	No figure

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