Cheapest and most expensive places in South West to buy a house (August 2026)
Cotswold was the most expensive of South West’s 26 councils in August 2026 (average house price £426,296).
Torbay was the cheapest (£221,469). The middle council, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, had £310,176.
1 council has no figure, and it is listed at the end with the reason.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotswold | £426,296 |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £406,084 |
| 3 | South Hams | £360,616 |
| 4 | Bristol | £353,596 |
| 5 | Stroud | £353,416 |
| 6 | East Devon | £345,256 |
| 7 | South Gloucestershire | £335,572 |
| 8 | Dorset | £328,589 |
| 9 | Cheltenham | £328,178 |
| 10 | Wiltshire | £328,102 |
| 11 | Tewkesbury | £323,497 |
| 12 | North Somerset | £314,307 |
| 13 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | £310,176 |
| 14 | Teignbridge | £298,159 |
| 15 | Forest of Dean | £296,807 |
| 16 | Exeter | £289,403 |
| 17 | West Devon | £286,921 |
| 18 | Mid Devon | £285,982 |
| 19 | Somerset | £282,498 |
| 20 | North Devon | £280,441 |
| 21 | Cornwall | £274,570 |
| 22 | Torridge | £267,174 |
| 23 | Swindon | £263,685 |
| 24 | Gloucester | £237,705 |
| 25 | Plymouth | £223,229 |
| 26 | Torbay | £221,469 |
| – | Isles of Scilly The UK House Price Index leaves out the Isles of Scilly because it has very few sales each month. | No figure |