House price growth: fastest and slowest places in England (August 2026)

Pendle had the strongest annual price change of England’s 295 councils in August 2026, at 9.0%.

City of London had the weakest, at −14.6%. The middle council, Welwyn Hatfield, had 0.7%.

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

Map of annual price change across the UK

Annual price change for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	PendleNorth West	North West	9.0%
2	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.8%
3	HyndburnNorth West	North West	7.6%
4	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.6%
=5	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.4%
=5	TraffordNorth West	North West	6.4%
7	BurnleyNorth West	North West	6.0%
=8	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	5.8%
=8	WirralNorth West	North West	5.8%
10	West LancashireNorth West	North West	5.6%
11	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	5.5%
=12	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	5.3%
=12	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.3%
14	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.2%
=15	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.1%
=15	St. HelensNorth West	North West	5.1%
=15	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.1%
=15	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	5.1%
19	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.0%
=20	County DurhamNorth East	North East	4.9%
=20	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	4.9%
=20	RossendaleNorth West	North West	4.9%
23	BoltonNorth West	North West	4.8%
=24	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	4.7%
=24	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	4.7%
=24	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	4.7%
=27	LancasterNorth West	North West	4.6%
=27	OldhamNorth West	North West	4.6%
=27	SunderlandNorth East	North East	4.6%
=27	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	4.6%
=31	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	4.5%
=31	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	4.5%
33	GatesheadNorth East	North East	4.4%
=34	HarlowEast of England	East of England	4.3%
=34	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	4.3%
=36	ChorleyNorth West	North West	4.2%
=36	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.2%
=38	CumberlandNorth West	North West	4.1%
=38	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	4.1%
40	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	4.0%
41	StockportNorth West	North West	3.9%
=42	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.8%
=42	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.8%
=44	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	3.7%
=44	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	3.7%
=44	North TynesideNorth East	North East	3.7%
=47	North SomersetSouth West	South West	3.6%
=47	PrestonNorth West	North West	3.6%
49	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.5%
=50	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.4%
=50	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.4%
52	RochdaleNorth West	North West	3.3%
=53	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	3.2%
=53	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.2%
=53	PlymouthSouth West	South West	3.2%
=53	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	3.2%
=57	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	3.1%
=57	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	3.1%
=59	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.0%
=59	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.0%
=61	EastleighSouth East	South East	2.9%
=61	FenlandEast of England	East of England	2.9%
=61	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.9%
=64	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	2.8%
=64	BuryNorth West	North West	2.8%
=64	SomersetSouth West	South West	2.8%
=64	SwindonSouth West	South West	2.8%
=64	WarringtonNorth West	North West	2.8%
=64	WiganNorth West	North West	2.8%
=70	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.7%
=70	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.7%
=70	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.7%
=70	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.7%
=70	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.7%
=75	CherwellSouth East	South East	2.6%
=75	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	2.6%
=75	South RibbleNorth West	North West	2.6%
=75	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=79	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.5%
=79	South TynesideNorth East	North East	2.5%
=81	IpswichEast of England	East of England	2.4%
=81	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.4%
=83	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.3%
=83	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	2.3%
=83	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.3%
=86	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	2.2%
=86	GloucesterSouth West	South West	2.2%
=86	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	2.2%
=86	StroudSouth West	South West	2.2%
=90	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.1%
=90	East DevonSouth West	South West	2.1%
=90	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.1%
=90	ManchesterNorth West	North West	2.1%
=94	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.0%
=94	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	2.0%
=94	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.0%
=94	SeftonNorth West	North West	2.0%
=94	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.0%
=99	BexleyLondon	London	1.9%
=99	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	1.9%
=99	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	1.9%
=99	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.9%
=103	EalingLondon	London	1.8%
=103	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.8%
=103	WyreNorth West	North West	1.8%
=106	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.7%
=106	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.7%
=108	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	1.6%
=108	GosportSouth East	South East	1.6%
=108	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	1.6%
=108	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	1.6%
=108	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.6%
=113	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.5%
=113	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.5%
=113	CrawleySouth East	South East	1.5%
=113	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	1.5%
=113	LewesSouth East	South East	1.5%
=113	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	1.5%
=113	SuttonLondon	London	1.5%
=113	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.5%
=113	WiltshireSouth West	South West	1.5%
=122	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=122	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	1.4%
=122	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.4%
=122	TamesideNorth West	North West	1.4%
=126	MaldonEast of England	East of England	1.3%
=126	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.3%
=128	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.2%
=128	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	1.2%
=128	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.2%
=131	BedfordEast of England	East of England	1.1%
=131	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	1.1%
=131	HaveringLondon	London	1.1%
=131	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	1.1%
135	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	1.0%
=136	BaberghEast of England	East of England	0.9%
=136	BristolSouth West	South West	0.9%
=136	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	0.9%
=136	FyldeNorth West	North West	0.9%
=136	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	0.9%
=141	EnfieldLondon	London	0.8%
=141	South HamsSouth West	South West	0.8%
=141	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	0.8%
=144	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	0.7%
=144	HartSouth East	South East	0.7%
=144	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.7%
=144	Waltham ForestLondon	London	0.7%
=144	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	0.7%
=144	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.7%
=150	GuildfordSouth East	South East	0.6%
=150	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.6%
=150	SwaleSouth East	South East	0.6%
=153	FarehamSouth East	South East	0.5%
=153	MedwaySouth East	South East	0.5%
=153	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	0.5%
=153	RochfordEast of England	East of England	0.5%
=157	BasildonEast of England	East of England	0.4%
=157	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.4%
=157	DoverSouth East	South East	0.4%
=157	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	0.4%
=157	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	0.4%
=157	SloughSouth East	South East	0.4%
=163	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	0.3%
=163	GraveshamSouth East	South East	0.3%
=163	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.3%
=163	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	0.3%
=163	TorridgeSouth West	South West	0.3%
=163	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.3%
=169	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	0.2%
=169	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.2%
=169	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	0.2%
=169	TewkesburySouth West	South West	0.2%
=169	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.2%
=174	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	0.1%
=174	DacorumEast of England	East of England	0.1%
=174	LutonEast of England	East of England	0.1%
=174	MertonLondon	London	0.1%
=174	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	0.1%
=174	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	0.1%
=174	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	0.1%
=174	WinchesterSouth East	South East	0.1%
=182	AdurSouth East	South East	0.0%
=182	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	0.0%
=182	HillingdonLondon	London	0.0%
=182	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	0.0%
=182	RushmoorSouth East	South East	0.0%
=182	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	0.0%
=182	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	0.0%
=189	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.1%
=189	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.1%
=189	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	−0.1%
=189	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	−0.1%
=193	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	−0.2%
=193	New ForestSouth East	South East	−0.2%
=193	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.2%
=193	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	−0.2%
=193	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.2%
=193	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	−0.2%
=199	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	−0.3%
=199	BrentLondon	London	−0.3%
=199	CanterburySouth East	South East	−0.3%
=199	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	−0.3%
=199	HavantSouth East	South East	−0.3%
=204	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.4%
=204	DorsetSouth West	South West	−0.4%
=204	ReadingSouth East	South East	−0.4%
=204	WatfordEast of England	East of England	−0.4%
=204	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	−0.4%
=204	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.4%
=210	BromleyLondon	London	−0.5%
=210	HorshamSouth East	South East	−0.5%
=210	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	−0.5%
=210	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	−0.5%
=214	EastbourneSouth East	South East	−0.7%
=214	ExeterSouth West	South West	−0.7%
=214	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	−0.7%
=217	AshfordSouth East	South East	−0.8%
=217	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	−0.8%
=217	Test ValleySouth East	South East	−0.8%
=217	ThanetSouth East	South East	−0.8%
=221	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	−0.9%
=221	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	−0.9%
223	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.0%
=224	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.1%
=224	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	−1.1%
=224	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	−1.1%
=224	TandridgeSouth East	South East	−1.1%
=228	ArunSouth East	South East	−1.2%
=228	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	−1.2%
=228	TendringEast of England	East of England	−1.2%
=231	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	−1.3%
=231	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	−1.3%
=233	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	−1.4%
=233	HaringeyLondon	London	−1.4%
=233	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	−1.4%
=236	CroydonLondon	London	−1.5%
=236	HounslowLondon	London	−1.5%
=236	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.5%
=236	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.5%
=236	West DevonSouth West	South West	−1.5%
=241	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	−1.6%
=241	HackneyLondon	London	−1.6%
=241	LewishamLondon	London	−1.6%
=241	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	−1.6%
=241	WealdenSouth East	South East	−1.6%
=246	East HampshireSouth East	South East	−1.7%
=246	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	−1.7%
=246	SalfordNorth West	North West	−1.7%
=249	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	−1.8%
=249	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	−1.8%
=251	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	−1.9%
=251	RotherSouth East	South East	−1.9%
=253	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	−2.0%
=253	NorwichEast of England	East of England	−2.0%
=253	WaverleySouth East	South East	−2.0%
=256	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	−2.1%
=256	SouthwarkLondon	London	−2.1%
=256	StevenageEast of England	East of England	−2.1%
=259	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	−2.2%
=259	GreenwichLondon	London	−2.2%
=259	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	−2.2%
=262	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	−2.3%
=262	CotswoldSouth West	South West	−2.3%
=262	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	−2.3%
=262	HaltonNorth West	North West	−2.3%
=262	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	−2.3%
267	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	−2.4%
=268	HarrowLondon	London	−2.5%
=268	HastingsSouth East	South East	−2.5%
=268	WokinghamSouth East	South East	−2.5%
=271	ChichesterSouth East	South East	−2.7%
=271	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	−2.7%
=271	WokingSouth East	South East	−2.7%
274	RedbridgeLondon	London	−2.8%
=275	CornwallSouth West	South West	−2.9%
=275	OxfordSouth East	South East	−2.9%
277	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	−3.0%
278	TorbaySouth West	South West	−3.1%
=279	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	−4.0%
=279	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	−4.0%
281	North DevonSouth West	South West	−4.2%
=282	BarnetLondon	London	−4.4%
=282	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	−4.4%
284	NewhamLondon	London	−4.7%
285	DartfordSouth East	South East	−4.9%
286	WorthingSouth East	South East	−5.0%
287	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	−5.1%
288	WandsworthLondon	London	−5.3%
289	LambethLondon	London	−6.5%
290	IslingtonLondon	London	−8.6%
291	CamdenLondon	London	−10.6%
292	Tower HamletsLondon	London	−13.3%
293	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	−13.8%
294	WestminsterLondon	London	−14.3%
295	City of LondonLondon	London	−14.6%
–	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

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