Detached
£608,947
52% above the West of England average
13.8% of sales
What is the average house price in West of England? £400,696
The average house price in West of England is £400,696, based on 11,394 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.7% (£2,686) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 11,394
- 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 West of England?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£422,273
5% above the West of England average
25.3% of sales
Terraced
£388,407
3% below the West of England average
37.2% of sales
Flats
£277,567
31% below the West of England average
23.7% of sales
Are house prices in West of England going up or down?
House prices in West of England are falling: down 0.7% (£2,686) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.2% (£112,920).
Past 12 months
−0.7%
−£2,686From £403,382 to £400,696
£406,477£400,696
Past 10 years
+39.2%
+£112,920From £287,776 to £400,696
£403,382£287,776
Quick answers for West of England
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£426,324
Highest average, reached in July 2025
How many homes sold?
11,394
In the last 12 months-21.6% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
45.1% of sales
How many people live in West of England?
956,349
2,204 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in West of England?
388,969
897 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in West of England?
35 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.0% of the area · 322 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
Bath and North East Somerset
£474,644
Least expensive
South Gloucestershire
£362,548
How does West of England rank?
11th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in West of England?
The highest recorded sale prices in West of England, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
339 badminton road, south gloucestershire
£19,548,178
Sold December 2019
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How do house prices in West of England compare with nearby areas?
West of England compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
West of England vs North Somerset
- West of England
- £400,696
- North Somerset
- £352,846−£47,850
Open comparison
West of England vs Somerset
- West of England
- £400,696
- Somerset
- £316,694−£84,002
Open comparison
West of England vs Gloucestershire
- West of England
- £400,696
- Gloucestershire
- £383,841−£16,855
Open comparison
West of England vs Wiltshire
- West of England
- £400,696
- Wiltshire
- £360,231−£40,465
Open comparison
West of England vs Swindon
- West of England
- £400,696
- Swindon
- £287,934−£112,762
Open comparison
West of England vs Herefordshire
- West of England
- £400,696
- Herefordshire
- £325,547−£75,149
Open comparison
Which areas of West of England are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 3 areas of West of England, most expensive first.
- 1
£474,644
Change over one year: −2.3%
- 2
£394,388
Change over one year: −0.9%
- 3
£362,548
Change over one year: +1.0%
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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 7 October 2026 at 02:00 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The West of England dataset covers 40,907 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.