Average house price: every council in East of England
St Albans had the highest average house price of East of England’s 45 councils in July 2026, at £646,781.
Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at £209,114. The middle council, Babergh, had £330,523.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Albans | £646,781 |
| 2 | Three Rivers | £590,816 |
| 3 | Hertsmere | £548,704 |
| 4 | Epping Forest | £525,719 |
| 5 | Brentwood | £514,480 |
| 6 | Uttlesford | £476,329 |
| 7 | Cambridge | £475,151 |
| 8 | Dacorum | £459,235 |
| 9 | East Hertfordshire | £457,417 |
| 10 | Welwyn Hatfield | £448,681 |
| 11 | South Cambridgeshire | £439,573 |
| 12 | North Hertfordshire | £418,857 |
| 13 | Rochford | £412,543 |
| 14 | Broxbourne | £411,689 |
| 15 | Watford | £404,299 |
| 16 | Maldon | £389,529 |
| 17 | Chelmsford | £378,080 |
| 18 | Basildon | £367,233 |
| 19 | Central Bedfordshire | £356,758 |
| 20 | Castle Point | £356,579 |
| 21 | East Cambridgeshire | £346,413 |
| 22 | Bedford | £333,824 |
| 23 | Babergh | £330,523 |
| 24 | Braintree | £328,477 |
| 25 | Southend-on-Sea | £328,383 |
| 26 | Thurrock | £321,941 |
| 27 | Harlow | £319,860 |
| 28 | Stevenage | £316,210 |
| 29 | Mid Suffolk | £315,898 |
| 30 | Broadland | £313,407 |
| 31 | South Norfolk | £311,587 |
| 32 | Huntingdonshire | £308,374 |
| 33 | Colchester | £297,824 |
| 34 | West Suffolk | £294,810 |
| 35 | North Norfolk | £292,563 |
| 36 | Luton | £284,946 |
| 37 | East Suffolk | £276,301 |
| 38 | Breckland | £268,905 |
| 39 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £265,715 |
| 40 | Tendring | £259,568 |
| 41 | Peterborough | £234,690 |
| 42 | Fenland | £225,613 |
| 43 | Norwich | £224,323 |
| 44 | Ipswich | £221,445 |
| 45 | Great Yarmouth | £209,114 |