Detached
£521,066
47% above the England average
23.2% of sales
What is the average house price in England? £354,756
The average house price in England is £354,756, based on 635,538 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 2.9% (£10,510) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 635,538
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in England?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£327,546
8% below the England average
29.3% of sales
Terraced
£295,867
17% below the England average
29.7% of sales
Flats
£294,880
17% below the England average
17.8% of sales
Are house prices in England going up or down?
House prices in England are falling: down 2.9% (£10,510) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 25.2% (£71,513).
Past 12 months
−2.9%
−£10,510From £365,266 to £354,756
£365,387£354,756
Past 10 years
+25.2%
+£71,513From £283,243 to £354,756
£369,001£283,243
Quick answers for England
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£406,151
Highest average, reached in June 2021
How many homes sold?
635,538
In the last 12 months-25.4% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
29.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
38.9% of sales
How many people live in England?
56,489,289
811 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in England?
23,436,867
337 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in England?
38 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.2% of the area · 18,060 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Greater London
£651,235
Least expensive
Kingston upon Hull
£140,463
How does England rank?
1st most expensive area of England and Wales.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in England?
The highest recorded sale prices in England, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
one hyde park apartment b.10.01, city of westminster
£160,000,000
Sold May 2018
View house details
#4
the knightsbridge apartments apartment 1101, city of westminster
£90,000,000
Sold April 2017
View details
How do house prices in England compare with nearby areas?
England compared with the nearest other area in England and Wales.
Compare England with a different areaWhich areas of England are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 71 areas of England, most expensive first.
- 1
£651,235
Change over one year: −5.2%
- 2
£601,281
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 3
£546,825
Change over one year: −3.0%
- 4
£530,812
Change over one year: −1.1%
- 5
£481,193
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 6
£476,957
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 7
£475,741
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 8
£430,177
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 9
£419,118
Change over one year: −0.2%
- 10
£410,346
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 11
£400,696
Change over one year: −0.9%
- 12
£395,459
Change over one year: −4.2%
- 13
£391,434
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 14
£384,554
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 15
£383,841
Change over one year: +2.4%
- 16
£377,119
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 17
£374,230
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 18
£371,925
Change over one year: −38.9%
- 19
£365,846
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 20
£364,694
Change over one year: −0.2%
- 21
£363,849
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 22
£360,399
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 23
£360,231
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 24
£355,082
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 25
£353,623
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 26
£352,846
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 27
£348,331
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 28
£346,324
Change over one year: −3.3%
- 29
£342,022
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 30
£329,170
Change over one year: −4.1%
- 31
£326,801
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 32
£325,547
Change over one year: −2.5%
- 33
£319,198
Change over one year: −0.6%
- 34
£318,939
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 35
£317,321
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 36
£316,694
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 37
£313,510
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 38
£308,647
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 39
£303,775
Change over one year: −0.0%
- 40
£301,153
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 41
£287,934
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 42
£284,860
Change over one year: −0.8%
- 43
£281,512
Change over one year: −3.9%
- 44
£276,198
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 45
£270,753
Change over one year: −7.1%
- 46
£268,769
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 47
£266,009
Change over one year: −3.5%
- 48
£261,042
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 49
£260,597
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 50
£259,414
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 51
£257,211
Change over one year: +1.0%
- 52
£249,637
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 53
£247,559
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 54
£247,144
Change over one year: +1.6%
- 55
£246,178
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 56
£240,872
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 57
£239,190
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 58
£229,172
Change over one year: +0.3%
- 59
£227,760
Change over one year: −2.3%
- 60
£222,063
Change over one year: +2.0%
- 61
£221,411
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 62
£212,811
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 63
£210,794
Change over one year: −1.0%
- 64
£194,620
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 65
£176,636
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 66
£169,930
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 67
£160,035
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 68
£159,510
Change over one year: −0.9%
- 69
£156,586
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 70
£143,290
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 71
£140,463
Change over one year: +1.6%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 20:48 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The England dataset covers 2,235,964 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.