House price to pay: every council in the UK

Kensington and Chelsea had the least affordable house price to pay of the UK’s 348 councils in 2025, at 23.4×.

Inverclyde had the most affordable, at 3.1×. The middle council, Hinckley and Bosworth, had 7.3×.

13 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

House price to pay for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	23.4×
2	WestminsterLondon	London	16.7×
3	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	15.6×
4	CamdenLondon	London	15.3×
5	HaringeyLondon	London	14.5×
6	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	14.4×
7	EalingLondon	London	14.3×
8	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	14.0×
9	BrentLondon	London	13.7×
10	Three RiversEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	13.4×
11	IslingtonLondon	London	13.3×
=12	HounslowLondon	London	12.9×
=12	Mole ValleySouth East use-with-caution	South East	12.9×
14	BarnetLondon	London	12.7×
=15	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	12.6×
=15	WandsworthLondon	London	12.6×
17	HertsmereEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	12.5×
18	ChichesterSouth East	South East	12.3×
19	HackneyLondon	London	12.2×
=20	MertonLondon	London	12.1×
=20	SevenoaksSouth East use-with-caution	South East	12.1×
=20	TandridgeSouth East	South East	12.1×
=20	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	12.1×
24	SouthwarkLondon	London	11.8×
25	Waltham ForestLondon	London	11.7×
26	HarrowLondon	London	11.6×
27	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	11.5×
28	GuildfordSouth East	South East	11.4×
=29	Epsom and EwellSouth East use-with-caution	South East	11.3×
=29	St AlbansEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	11.3×
=31	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	11.1×
=31	HillingdonLondon	London	11.1×
=31	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	11.1×
=31	WaverleySouth East	South East	11.1×
=35	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	10.9×
=35	LambethLondon	London	10.9×
=35	OxfordSouth East	South East	10.9×
38	BrentwoodEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	10.8×
=39	EnfieldLondon	London	10.7×
=39	LewishamLondon	London	10.7×
=39	RedbridgeLondon	London	10.7×
42	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	10.5×
43	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	10.4×
=44	DacorumEast of England	East of England	10.3×
=44	HartSouth East	South East	10.3×
=46	CotswoldSouth West use-with-caution	South West	10.2×
=46	GreenwichLondon	London	10.2×
=46	HorshamSouth East	South East	10.2×
=46	RunnymedeSouth East use-with-caution	South East	10.2×
=46	SuttonLondon	London	10.2×
=51	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	10.1×
=51	WinchesterSouth East	South East	10.1×
=51	WokingSouth East	South East	10.1×
=54	BromleyLondon	London	10.0×
=54	New ForestSouth East	South East	10.0×
=56	Malvern HillsWest Midlands use-with-caution	West Midlands	9.9×
=56	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	9.9×
=56	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	9.9×
=59	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	9.8×
=59	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	9.8×
=61	AdurSouth East use-with-caution	South East	9.7×
=61	BaberghEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	9.7×
=61	HaveringLondon	London	9.7×
=61	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	9.7×
65	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	9.6×
=66	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	9.5×
=66	Tunbridge WellsSouth East use-with-caution	South East	9.5×
=66	UttlesfordEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	9.5×
=66	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	9.5×
=66	WokinghamSouth East	South East	9.5×
=71	BexleyLondon	London	9.4×
=71	WatfordEast of England	East of England	9.4×
=73	ArunSouth East	South East	9.3×
=73	AshfordSouth East	South East	9.3×
=73	RotherSouth East	South East	9.3×
=73	TraffordNorth West	North West	9.3×
=73	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	9.3×
=78	BasildonEast of England	East of England	9.2×
=78	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	9.2×
=78	East HampshireSouth East	South East	9.2×
=78	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	9.2×
=78	NewhamLondon	London	9.2×
=78	RochfordEast of England	East of England	9.2×
=78	South HamsSouth West	South West	9.2×
=85	StroudSouth West	South West	9.1×
=85	Test ValleySouth East	South East	9.1×
=87	CanterburySouth East	South East	9.0×
=87	LewesSouth East	South East	9.0×
=87	MaldonEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	9.0×
=87	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	9.0×
=87	WealdenSouth East	South East	9.0×
=87	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	9.0×
=93	BristolSouth West	South West	8.9×
=93	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	8.9×
=93	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.9×
=96	CroydonLondon	London	8.8×
=96	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	8.8×
=98	DorsetSouth West	South West	8.7×
=98	SloughSouth East	South East	8.7×
=98	WiltshireSouth West	South West	8.7×
=101	North DevonSouth West	South West	8.6×
=101	ReadingSouth East	South East	8.6×
=101	RushmoorSouth East	South East	8.6×
=101	Tower HamletsLondon	London	8.6×
=105	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	8.5×
=105	CherwellSouth East	South East	8.5×
=105	CrawleySouth East	South East	8.5×
=105	East DevonSouth West	South West	8.5×
=105	HavantSouth East	South East	8.5×
=105	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	8.5×
=105	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	8.5×
=105	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	8.5×
=113	East CambridgeshireEast of England use-with-caution	East of England	8.4×
=113	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	8.4×
=115	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	8.3×
=115	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	8.3×
=115	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	8.3×
=115	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	8.3×
=115	HarlowEast of England	East of England	8.3×
=115	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.3×
=115	MeltonEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	8.3×
=115	TewkesburySouth West	South West	8.3×
=123	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	8.2×
=123	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	8.2×
=123	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	8.2×
=123	ExeterSouth West	South West	8.2×
=123	GraveshamSouth East	South East	8.2×
=123	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	8.2×
=123	LutonEast of England	East of England	8.2×
=130	BedfordEast of England	East of England	8.1×
=130	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	8.1×
=130	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	8.1×
=130	StockportNorth West	North West	8.1×
=130	WorthingSouth East	South East	8.1×
=135	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.0×
=135	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	8.0×
=135	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	8.0×
=138	CornwallSouth West	South West	7.9×
=138	DartfordSouth East	South East	7.9×
=138	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	7.9×
=138	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	7.9×
=138	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	7.9×
=143	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	7.8×
=143	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	7.8×
=143	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	7.8×
=143	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	7.8×
=143	North SomersetSouth West	South West	7.8×
=143	SomersetSouth West	South West	7.8×
=143	SwaleSouth East	South East	7.8×
=143	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	7.8×
=151	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	7.7×
=151	TorridgeSouth West	South West	7.7×
=151	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.7×
=151	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.7×
=155	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.6×
=155	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	7.6×
=155	FarehamSouth East	South East	7.6×
=155	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	7.6×
=155	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	7.6×
=155	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	7.6×
=161	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	7.5×
=161	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	7.5×
=161	MedwaySouth East	South East	7.5×
=161	South KestevenEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	7.5×
=161	StevenageEast of England	East of England	7.5×
=161	ThanetSouth East use-with-caution	South East	7.5×
=167	CardiffWales	Wales	7.4×
=167	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.4×
=167	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	7.4×
=167	West DevonSouth West use-with-caution	South West	7.4×
=167	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	7.4×
=172	East LothianScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	7.3×
=172	EastleighSouth East	South East	7.3×
=172	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.3×
=175	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.2×
=175	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	7.2×
=175	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.2×
=175	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	7.2×
=179	CeredigionWales	Wales	7.1×
=179	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.1×
=181	City of EdinburghScotland	Scotland	7.0×
=181	GloucesterSouth West	South West	7.0×
=181	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.0×
=181	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.0×
=181	ManchesterNorth West	North West	7.0×
=181	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.0×
=181	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	7.0×
=181	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	7.0×
=181	Ribble ValleyNorth West use-with-caution	North West	7.0×
=181	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.0×
=181	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	7.0×
=192	DoverSouth East	South East	6.9×
=192	HastingsSouth East	South East	6.9×
=192	MidlothianScotland	Scotland	6.9×
=195	BuryNorth West	North West	6.8×
=195	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.8×
=195	EastbourneSouth East	South East	6.8×
=195	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	6.8×
=195	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.8×
=195	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.8×
=195	SwindonSouth West	South West	6.8×
=202	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.7×
=202	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	6.7×
=202	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.7×
=205	BroxtoweEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	6.6×
=205	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.6×
=205	East RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	6.6×
=205	FenlandEast of England	East of England	6.6×
=205	PowysWales	Wales	6.6×
=205	SalfordNorth West	North West	6.6×
=205	TorbaySouth West	South West	6.6×
=212	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.5×
=212	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	6.5×
=212	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.5×
=212	GosportSouth East	South East	6.5×
=212	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	6.5×
=212	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.5×
=212	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.5×
=212	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.5×
=212	TendringEast of England	East of England	6.5×
=212	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.5×
=222	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.4×
=222	NorwichEast of England	East of England	6.4×
=222	OldhamNorth West	North West	6.4×
=222	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	6.4×
=222	WarringtonNorth West	North West	6.4×
=227	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.3×
=227	NewportWales	Wales	6.3×
=227	PlymouthSouth West	South West	6.3×
=227	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.3×
=227	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.3×
=227	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.3×
=233	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.2×
=233	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.2×
=233	DenbighshireWales	Wales	6.2×
=233	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.2×
=233	GwyneddWales	Wales	6.2×
=233	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.2×
=233	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands use-with-caution	East Midlands	6.2×
=233	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.2×
=233	TamesideNorth West	North West	6.2×
=233	West LancashireNorth West	North West	6.2×
=233	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.2×
=244	ConwyWales	Wales	6.1×
=244	East DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	6.1×
=244	SeftonNorth West	North West	6.1×
=247	BoltonNorth West	North West	6.0×
=247	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.0×
=247	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.0×
=247	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.0×
=247	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	6.0×
=247	IpswichEast of England	East of England	6.0×
=247	MorayScotland	Scotland	6.0×
=247	RochdaleNorth West	North West	6.0×
=247	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.0×
=247	WrexhamWales	Wales	6.0×
=257	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.9×
=257	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	5.9×
=257	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.9×
=257	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.9×
=261	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.8×
=261	FlintshireWales	Wales	5.8×
=261	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.8×
=261	LancasterNorth West	North West	5.8×
=261	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.8×
=261	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.8×
=261	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.8×
=261	WirralNorth West	North West	5.8×
=269	BridgendWales	Wales	5.7×
=269	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.7×
=269	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.7×
=269	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.7×
=269	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	5.7×
=269	Perth and KinrossScotland	Scotland	5.7×
=269	RossendaleNorth West	North West	5.7×
=269	Scottish BordersScotland	Scotland	5.7×
=269	West LothianScotland	Scotland	5.7×
=278	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.6×
=278	CaerphillyWales	Wales	5.6×
=278	HighlandScotland	Scotland	5.6×
=278	North TynesideNorth East	North East	5.6×
=278	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	5.6×
=278	South RibbleNorth West	North West	5.6×
=278	SwanseaWales	Wales	5.6×
=285	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.5×
=285	HaltonNorth West	North West	5.5×
=285	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.5×
=285	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.5×
=285	StirlingScotland	Scotland	5.5×
=285	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	5.5×
291	ChorleyNorth West	North West	5.4×
=292	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.3×
=292	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	5.3×
=292	FyldeNorth West	North West	5.3×
=292	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.3×
=296	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.2×
=296	WiganNorth West	North West	5.2×
=298	Glasgow CityScotland	Scotland	5.1×
=298	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	5.1×
=298	PrestonNorth West	North West	5.1×
=298	TorfaenWales	Wales	5.1×
=298	WyreNorth West	North West	5.1×
=303	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	5.0×
=303	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	5.0×
=303	PendleNorth West	North West	5.0×
=303	St. HelensNorth West	North West	5.0×
=307	Argyll and ButeScotland	Scotland	4.9×
=307	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.9×
=307	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	Scotland	4.9×
=307	Orkney IslandsScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	4.9×
=311	AngusScotland	Scotland	4.8×
=311	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.8×
=311	South TynesideNorth East	North East	4.8×
=314	AberdeenshireScotland	Scotland	4.7×
=314	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	4.7×
=316	ClackmannanshireScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	4.6×
=316	FifeScotland	Scotland	4.6×
=316	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	4.6×
=319	FalkirkScotland	Scotland	4.5×
=319	GatesheadNorth East	North East	4.5×
=319	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	4.5×
=319	South LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	4.5×
=319	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	4.5×
=319	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	4.5×
=319	SunderlandNorth East	North East	4.5×
326	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	4.4×
=327	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	4.3×
=327	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	4.3×
=327	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.3×
=327	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	4.3×
=331	County DurhamNorth East	North East	4.2×
=331	Dundee CityScotland	Scotland	4.2×
=331	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	4.2×
=331	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.2×
=335	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	4.1×
=335	BurnleyNorth West	North West	4.1×
=337	CumberlandNorth West	North West	4.0×
=337	HyndburnNorth West	North West	4.0×
=337	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	4.0×
=337	RenfrewshireScotland	Scotland	4.0×
=337	South AyrshireScotland	Scotland	4.0×
=342	North LanarkshireScotland	Scotland	3.9×
=342	Shetland IslandsScotland use-with-caution	Scotland	3.9×
344	East AyrshireScotland	Scotland	3.7×
345	North AyrshireScotland	Scotland	3.6×
346	Aberdeen CityScotland	Scotland	3.3×
347	West DunbartonshireScotland	Scotland	3.2×
348	InverclydeScotland	Scotland	3.1×
–	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	BelfastNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	City of LondonLondon No matching pay figure.	London	No figure
–	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Isles of ScillySouth West No house price figure for this council.	South West	No figure
–	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure
–	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland No matching pay figure.	Northern Ireland	No figure

Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Source and method · See it on the map