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

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026 (average house price £655,974).

Great Yarmouth was the cheapest (£204,630). The middle council, Bedford, had £330,462.

| Rank | Area | Average house price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £655,974 |
| 2 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £590,232 |
| 3 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £553,008 |
| 4 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £530,653 |
| 5 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £522,672 |
| 6 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £470,360 |
| 7 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £468,166 |
| 8 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £455,973 |
| 9 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £450,935 |
| 10 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £446,043 |
| 11 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £441,410 |
| 12 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £422,835 |
| 13 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £414,692 |
| 14 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £408,659 |
| 15 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £405,340 |
| 16 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £393,909 |
| 17 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £376,682 |
| 18 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £366,218 |
| 19 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £357,241 |
| 20 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £355,263 |
| 21 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £340,059 |
| 22 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £331,207 |
| 23 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £330,462 |
| 24 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £330,089 |
| 25 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £326,132 |
| 26 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £319,969 |
| 27 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £317,979 |
| 28 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £317,453 |
| 29 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £313,806 |
| 30 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £309,123 |
| 31 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £307,735 |
| 32 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £306,954 |
| 33 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £295,860 |
| 34 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £294,210 |
| 35 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £286,315 |
| 36 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £285,800 |
| 37 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £277,949 |
| 38 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £266,835 |
| 39 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £266,248 |
| 40 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £260,636 |
| 41 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £231,634 |
| 42 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £227,535 |
| 43 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £226,175 |
| 44 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £224,770 |
| 45 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £204,630 |

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-prices/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-west)

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

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