Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in UK is £349,004 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.1%.

£349,004

Average price, last 12 months

−3.1% in a year

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Where is this area?

Boundary outlines for this location, using the same colours as the rest of the page.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £507,689

Semi-detached

  • £321,902

Terraced

  • £287,770

Flats

  • £295,013

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

UK

Mostly terraced houses

24%
29%
29%
17%

How much do prices vary within each area?

In UK the priciest area costs 1.5× the cheapest.

Cheapest and most expensive area inside each location, with the overall average marked.

  • UK

    1.5× spread

    Cheapest

    Cymru / Wales

    £241,973

    Most expensive

    England

    £354,381

Overall average for the location

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • UK

    UK

    £349,004

Change over 1 year

  • UK

    UK

    −£11,147

Change over ~10 years

  • UK

    UK

    +£71,043

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • UK

    UK

    686,331

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • UK

    UK

    −265,258

Number of postcodes

  • UK

    UK

    2,376,017

Households (Census 2021)

  • UK

    UK

    24,783,819

Household density

  • UK

    UK

    296 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • UK

    UK

    59,596,726

Population density

  • UK

    UK

    712 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • UK

    UK

    39 m² per resident · more than 63% of areas

Green space share of area

  • UK

    UK

    1.1%

Public parks

  • UK

    UK

    19,211

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • UK

    UK

    84 per 1,000

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • UK

    UK

    −0.4%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • UK

    UK

    16 per 1,000

Peak month

  • UK

    UK

    JUN 2021 · £399,235

Most common price band

  • UK

    UK

    £200k – £300k · 39.5%

Detached average

  • UK

    UK

    £507,689

Semi-detached average

  • UK

    UK

    £321,902

Terraced average

  • UK

    UK

    £287,770

Flats average

  • UK

    UK

    £295,013

Detached share of sales

  • UK

    UK

    24.1%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • UK

    UK

    29.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • UK

    UK

    29.3%

Flats share of sales

  • UK

    UK

    17.4%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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