# 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.

| Rank | Area | Average house price | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | £426,296 | – |
| 2 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | £406,084 | – |
| 3 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | £360,616 | – |
| 4 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | £353,596 | – |
| 5 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | £353,416 | – |
| 6 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | £345,256 | – |
| 7 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | £335,572 | – |
| 8 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | £328,589 | – |
| 9 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | £328,178 | – |
| 10 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | £328,102 | – |
| 11 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | £323,497 | – |
| 12 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | £314,307 | – |
| 13 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | £310,176 | – |
| 14 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | £298,159 | – |
| 15 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | £296,807 | – |
| 16 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | £289,403 | – |
| 17 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | £286,921 | – |
| 18 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | £285,982 | – |
| 19 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | £282,498 | – |
| 20 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | £280,441 | – |
| 21 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | £274,570 | – |
| 22 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | £267,174 | – |
| 23 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | £263,685 | – |
| 24 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | £237,705 | – |
| 25 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | £223,229 | – |
| 26 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | £221,469 | – |
| – | [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-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)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-east)

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/house-prices/south-west