# Cheapest and most expensive places in East of England for semi-detached houses (August 2026)

St Albans was the most expensive of East of England’s 45 councils in August 2026 (semi-detached house price £780,991).

Fenland was the cheapest (£205,246). The middle council, Maldon, had £353,892.

| Rank | Area | Semi-detached house price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | £780,991 |
| 2 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | £619,477 |
| 3 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | £597,397 |
| 4 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | £594,332 |
| 5 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | £582,954 |
| 6 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | £557,916 |
| 7 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | £544,712 |
| 8 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | £541,069 |
| 9 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | £528,531 |
| 10 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | £525,827 |
| 11 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | £525,806 |
| 12 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | £486,365 |
| 13 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | £439,513 |
| 14 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | £434,005 |
| 15 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | £427,038 |
| 16 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | £426,880 |
| 17 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | £422,542 |
| 18 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | £406,744 |
| 19 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | £398,062 |
| 20 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | £385,651 |
| 21 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | £383,556 |
| 22 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | £376,156 |
| 23 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | £353,892 |
| 24 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | £350,825 |
| 25 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | £348,256 |
| 26 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | £342,100 |
| 27 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | £331,013 |
| 28 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | £326,614 |
| 29 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | £323,642 |
| 30 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | £311,195 |
| 31 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | £303,239 |
| 32 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | £291,175 |
| 33 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | £280,776 |
| 34 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | £278,154 |
| 35 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | £276,029 |
| 36 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | £272,879 |
| 37 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | £266,250 |
| 38 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | £265,470 |
| 39 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | £264,688 |
| 40 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | £255,436 |
| 41 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | £243,023 |
| 42 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | £240,022 |
| 43 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | £238,211 |
| 44 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | £208,344 |
| 45 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | £205,246 |

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

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

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