# South East

South England. 9,691,844 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 19,088 square kilometres.

South East had 9,278,065 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). South East’s average house price was £380,878 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry).

Region. Code E12000008. In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £380,878** (July 2026). South East’s average house price was £380,878 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-east#f-house-price-average
- **Population estimate: 9,691,844** (2025). South East’s population was an estimated 9,691,844 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-east#f-population-estimate
- **Female life expectancy: 84.4 years** (2022 to 2024). A baby girl born in South East could expect to live 84.4 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024 (ONS life expectancy). UK 83.0 years. Source: Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, 2022 to 2024. Published 10 December 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/south-east#f-life-expectancy-female
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/south-east#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E12000008) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): There is no English Indices of Deprivation 2025 figure for South East’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E12000008) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): There is no house sales per year figure for South East’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E12000008) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): There is no crime and anti-social behaviour figure for South East’s neighbourhoods yet.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E12000008) (Census 2021, England and Wales): There is no population figure for South East’s output areas yet.

## How South East compares

Each region against every other region the measure covers.

| Measure | South East | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £380,878 | 2nd most expensive | 12 regions, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Annual price change | +0.2% | 3rd weakest | 12 regions, UK · Jul 2026 |
| Population estimate | 9,691,844 | most populated | 12 regions, UK · 2025 |
| Annual population change | +0.6% | 3rd fastest growing | 12 regions, UK · 2025 |
| Female life expectancy | 84.4 years | 2nd highest | 12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | joint 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 12 regions, UK · 2022 |

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for South East, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | South East | England | United Kingdom |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £105,145 | £71,017 | £77,950 |
| Jan 2001 | £119,563 | £79,663 | £85,794 |
| Jan 2002 | £138,188 | £90,840 | £89,928 |
| Jan 2003 | £170,299 | £114,816 | £114,996 |
| Jan 2004 | £183,513 | £131,914 | £126,179 |
| Jan 2005 | £197,095 | £149,713 | £138,759 |
| Jan 2006 | £202,770 | £157,240 | £147,360 |
| Jan 2007 | £222,209 | £171,666 | £162,825 |
| Jan 2008 | £237,074 | £181,037 | £171,137 |
| Jan 2009 | £196,036 | £153,585 | £144,840 |
| Jan 2010 | £219,580 | £164,711 | £154,268 |
| Jan 2011 | £218,315 | £164,697 | £154,113 |
| Jan 2012 | £219,302 | £164,449 | £152,831 |
| Jan 2013 | £226,909 | £166,938 | £154,495 |
| Jan 2014 | £242,778 | £177,748 | £164,137 |
| Jan 2015 | £266,846 | £191,523 | £175,636 |
| Jan 2016 | £295,893 | £208,050 | £189,268 |
| Jan 2017 | £315,255 | £218,655 | £198,276 |
| Jan 2018 | £323,399 | £227,594 | £206,844 |
| Jan 2019 | £324,657 | £230,974 | £210,317 |
| Jan 2020 | £324,130 | £234,049 | £213,657 |
| Jan 2021 | £337,566 | £249,890 | £228,417 |
| Jan 2022 | £368,184 | £270,231 | £248,031 |
| Jan 2023 | £387,727 | £285,817 | £260,941 |
| Jan 2024 | £369,326 | £278,060 | £255,972 |
| Jan 2025 | £381,267 | £287,264 | £264,936 |
| Jan 2026 | £379,707 | £290,511 | £268,862 |
| Jul 2026 | £380,878 | £293,479 | £272,611 |

## Councils in South East

| Area | Average house price, Jul 2026 | Population, 2025 | Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | £380,120 | 64,802 | 84.0 years |
| [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | £321,460 | 172,326 | 83.9 years |
| [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | £347,562 | 142,523 | 83.9 years |
| [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | £370,223 | 194,037 | 84.3 years |
| [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | £395,413 | 132,145 | 85.2 years |
| [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | £408,948 | 284,170 | 83.6 years |
| [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | £479,736 | 584,296 | 85.5 years |
| [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | £337,454 | 162,612 | 83.7 years |
| [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | £356,935 | 172,178 | 84.1 years |
| [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | £432,078 | 130,224 | 84.8 years |
| [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | £332,384 | 124,462 | 84.1 years |
| [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | £347,773 | 126,297 | 83.1 years |
| [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | £277,750 | 121,055 | 83.6 years |
| [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | £440,541 | 130,599 | 85.0 years |
| [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | £254,636 | 103,894 | 83.3 years |
| [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | £310,283 | 143,710 | 85.2 years |
| [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | £748,080 | 142,484 | 86.0 years |
| [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | £568,214 | 83,370 | 85.7 years |
| [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | £333,599 | 115,373 | 85.3 years |
| [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | £303,296 | 112,163 | 83.0 years |
| [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | £240,696 | 82,618 | 82.3 years |
| [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | £344,923 | 111,221 | 83.7 years |
| [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | £532,917 | 152,148 | 85.4 years |
| [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | £481,051 | 103,335 | 86.2 years |
| [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | £238,757 | 90,855 | 81.6 years |
| [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | £315,820 | 127,362 | 83.4 years |
| [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | £441,654 | 152,016 | 85.5 years |
| [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | £245,900 | 140,777 | 84.0 years |
| [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | £368,408 | 102,648 | 84.8 years |
| [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | £352,722 | 191,415 | 83.9 years |
| [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | £298,547 | 292,697 | 82.6 years |
| [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | £430,777 | 163,566 | 85.2 years |
| [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | £330,419 | 308,866 | 83.0 years |
| [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | £555,858 | 88,808 | 85.6 years |
| [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | £384,977 | 175,930 | 85.3 years |
| [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | £471,667 | 165,940 | 84.1 years |
| [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | £251,220 | 211,475 | 82.6 years |
| [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | £349,550 | 183,762 | 83.3 years |
| [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | £480,824 | 159,413 | 85.0 years |
| [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | £337,816 | 96,150 | 83.0 years |
| [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | £477,182 | 93,013 | 83.9 years |
| [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | £326,771 | 106,185 | 83.4 years |
| [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | £538,714 | 123,183 | 85.3 years |
| [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | £335,759 | 167,450 | 82.6 years |
| [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | £476,026 | 158,084 | 86.0 years |
| [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | £235,977 | 259,230 | 82.6 years |
| [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | £439,609 | 107,188 | 84.9 years |
| [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | £457,988 | 95,094 | 85.1 years |
| [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | £298,985 | 160,671 | 83.2 years |
| [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | £482,599 | 90,322 | 85.2 years |
| [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | £368,131 | 135,698 | 84.9 years |
| [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | £269,708 | 143,618 | 82.0 years |
| [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | £407,880 | 137,913 | 84.6 years |
| [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | £456,227 | 120,098 | 84.9 years |
| [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | £413,773 | 152,217 | 85.4 years |
| [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | £553,429 | 137,218 | 85.9 years |
| [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | £391,211 | 168,308 | 85.0 years |
| [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | £403,682 | 165,523 | 84.7 years |
| [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | £418,586 | 121,412 | 85.4 years |
| [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | £463,025 | 136,856 | 86.3 years |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | £575,036 | 159,776 | 85.4 years |
| [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | £439,916 | 106,197 | 85.3 years |
| [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | £496,537 | 189,024 | 85.8 years |
| [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | £297,200 | 113,844 | 83.5 years |

## South East in brief

South East’s average house price was £380,878 in July 2026.
South East’s population was an estimated 9,691,844 in mid-2025.
A baby girl born in South East could expect to live 84.4 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.
About 47% of people in South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Region
- Code: E12000008
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19,088 km²
- People, mid-2025: 9,691,844
- Councils: 64
- Constituencies: 91
- Wards: 1,271
- Middle areas: 1,119
- Neighbourhoods: 5,571
- Output areas: 28,969

## Next door

[South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west), [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england), [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london), [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands), [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)

## Similar places

Regions with the closest mix of age, prices and density. [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england), [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands), [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands), [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west), [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west), [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber).

## Latest updates for South East

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/council-tax) (9)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000008

## How to cite

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