UK house price statistics
What the average home costs, where the most and least expensive places to buy are, and how price varies by property type, computed from 31,434,147 recorded sales.
What is the average house price in the UK?
The median recorded sale price is £159,950, drawn from 31,434,147 individual sales in the published Land Registry price-paid record. The median is used rather than the mean because a small number of very high sales would otherwise distort the figure.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | £159,950 |
| Sales analysed | 31,434,147 |
Where are the most expensive places to buy a house?
Among towns with a large number of recorded sales, Beaconsfield has the highest median sale price at £550,000. The dearest places cluster in the commuter belt around London and the South East.
| Town | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | £550,000 | 9,712 |
| Cobham | £525,000 | 9,836 |
| Gerrards Cross | £496,290 | 11,537 |
| Virginia Water | £495,475 | 4,098 |
| Esher | £495,000 | 12,612 |
| Chalfont St. Giles | £485,000 | 3,585 |
| Brockenhurst | £435,000 | 2,679 |
| Radlett | £410,000 | 7,530 |
| Welwyn | £410,000 | 6,287 |
| Henley-On-Thames | £405,000 | 14,322 |
| Betchworth | £394,475 | 2,042 |
| Ascot | £390,250 | 15,504 |
Where are the cheapest places to buy a house?
At the other end, Ferndale has the lowest median at £47,500. The most affordable towns are concentrated in the South Wales valleys and the North East.
| Town | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ferndale | £47,500 | 5,642 |
| Ferryhill | £53,000 | 11,746 |
| Shildon | £55,000 | 6,210 |
| Nelson | £56,450 | 27,467 |
| Treorchy | £58,000 | 6,549 |
| Pentre | £60,000 | 5,018 |
| Peterlee | £60,000 | 19,286 |
| Mountain Ash | £61,000 | 8,770 |
| Abertillery | £62,000 | 8,562 |
| Tonypandy | £62,000 | 9,199 |
| Burnley | £64,000 | 66,785 |
| Trimdon Station | £65,000 | 2,844 |
How does price vary by property type?
Detached homes carry the highest median and flats the lowest. Each figure is the median across every recorded sale of that type.
| Property type | Median | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £123,000 | 29.6% |
| Semi-detached | £150,000 | 27.3% |
| Detached | £246,500 | 23.0% |
| Flat / maisonette | £149,995 | 18.0% |
| Other | £262,730 | 2.1% |
Which postcode areas are most and least expensive?
By postcode area, SW1X has the highest median (£970,000) and TS1 the lowest (£46,000). Browse any area for its own median, trend and recent sales.
| Dearest area | Median | Cheapest area | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW1X | £970,000 | TS1 | £46,000 |
| SW1W | £805,000 | CF43 | £48,000 |
| W8 | £750,000 | BB11 | £50,000 |
| SW7 | £685,000 | HU3 | £51,000 |
| SW3 | £620,000 | DN31 | £52,000 |
| W1U | £595,000 | DL17 | £53,000 |
| HP9 | £550,000 | BD3 | £53,500 |
| KT24 | £540,000 | DL4 | £55,000 |
| W11 | £530,000 | BB9 | £56,450 |
| KT11 | £525,000 | S4 | £57,000 |
| SW10 | £521,025 | CF42 | £58,000 |
| SW13 | £520,000 | TS3 | £58,000 |
Computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which records residential property sales in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.