# House price growth: fastest and slowest places in South West (August 2026)

North Somerset had the strongest annual price change of South West’s 26 councils in August 2026, at 3.6%.

North Devon had the weakest, at −4.2%. The middle council, South Hams, had 0.8%.

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

| Rank | Area | Annual price change | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 3.6% | – |
| 2 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 3.2% | – |
| =3 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 2.8% | – |
| =3 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 2.8% | – |
| =5 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 2.2% | – |
| =5 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 2.2% | – |
| 7 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 2.1% | – |
| 8 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 1.5% | – |
| 9 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 1.1% | – |
| 10 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 1.0% | – |
| =11 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 0.9% | – |
| =11 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 0.9% | – |
| 13 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 0.8% | – |
| 14 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 0.3% | – |
| =15 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 0.2% | – |
| =15 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 0.2% | – |
| 17 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | −0.4% | – |
| 18 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | −0.5% | – |
| 19 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | −0.7% | – |
| 20 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | −1.5% | – |
| 21 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | −1.8% | – |
| 22 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | −1.9% | – |
| 23 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | −2.3% | – |
| 24 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | −2.9% | – |
| 25 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | −3.1% | – |
| 26 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | −4.2% | – |
| – | [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/house-price-change/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-price-change/south-east)

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

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