East of England: home prices and housing market

Region · price index through 2026-08

Average house price
£337,848
≈ $453,312
2026-08 · UK HPI
1-year change
+0.2%
Same month last year
5 years / 10 years
+9.0% / +25.9%
Change in the price index
Sales (monthly)
4,989
UK HPI (latest two months are still being counted)
Rank in England
#3 of 9
By price · #6 by growth

Average price by property type 2026-08

Detached
£521,437
Semi-detached
£352,638
Terraced
£289,236
Flat / maisonette
£192,035

Price index annual average

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UK House Price Index (January 2023 = 100), annual average.

Compared with larger areas

AreaAverage price1 year5 years10 years
United Kingdom £273,037 +0.9%+14.4%+37.6%
England £293,525 +0.4%+13.2%+34.4%
East of England £337,848 +0.2%+9.0%+25.9%

Home prices by local authority in East of England 45 areas · highest first

Local authorityAverage price1 year5 years10 yearsSales (monthly)
St Albans £655,974 +3.2% +11.1% +18.7% 133
Three Rivers £590,232 +0.9% +7.4% +13.7% 63
Hertsmere £553,008 +1.5% +2.1% +10.8% 65
Epping Forest £530,653 −0.3% +7.2% +14.5% 85
Brentwood £522,672 +0.3% +10.8% +18.2% 81
Cambridge £470,360 −2.2% +3.5% +6.5% 58
Uttlesford £468,166 +0.1% +6.4% +19.9% 80
East Hertfordshire £455,973 +1.9% +11.8% +21.1% 108
Dacorum £450,935 +0.1% +8.4% +21.1% 125
Welwyn Hatfield £446,043 +0.7% +7.0% +12.7% 75
South Cambridgeshire £441,410 +0.2% +11.5% +21.8% 98
North Hertfordshire £422,835 +3.1% +12.3% +23.1% 104
Broxbourne £414,692 +2.3% +10.7% +20.1% 77
Watford £408,659 −0.4% +6.2% +11.9% 70
Rochford £405,340 +0.5% +10.2% +24.4% 66
Maldon £393,909 +1.3% +10.7% +31.3% 46
Chelmsford £376,682 −2.4% +10.1% +23.0% 151
Basildon £366,218 +0.4% +11.8% +30.8% 134
Castle Point £357,241 −4.0% +8.5% +31.2% 72
Central Bedfordshire £355,263 +0.1% +14.8% +27.9% 282
East Cambridgeshire £340,059 +2.0% +15.9% +31.7% 74
Babergh £331,207 +0.9% +7.5% +29.4% 69
Bedford £330,462 +1.1% +16.0% +35.9% 132
Braintree £330,089 +1.6% +12.0% +24.8% 148
Southend-on-Sea £326,132 ±0.0% +8.0% +31.6% 136
Thurrock £319,969 −1.4% +6.6% +22.5% 124
Mid Suffolk £317,979 +5.3% +10.8% +27.8% 84
Harlow £317,453 +4.3% +9.5% +18.4% 59
Broadland £313,806 +2.8% +10.1% +32.4% 124
Stevenage £309,123 −2.1% +3.7% +21.0% 55
South Norfolk £307,735 −0.2% +10.8% +33.2% 124
Huntingdonshire £306,954 +1.1% +13.2% +30.5% 174
West Suffolk £295,860 −0.5% +8.3% +25.8% 135
Colchester £294,210 −1.4% +7.1% +22.6% 182
North Norfolk £286,315 −4.4% +5.5% +27.5% 103
Luton £285,800 +0.1% +11.4% +25.2% 108
East Suffolk £277,949 −2.3% +6.8% +27.8% 241
Breckland £266,835 −0.3% +11.4% +31.1% 119
King's Lynn and West Norfolk £266,248 +2.6% +11.6% +38.0% 123
Tendring £260,636 −1.2% +6.3% +31.5% 156
City of Peterborough £231,634 −1.3% +13.0% +41.8% 129
Norwich £227,535 −2.0% +6.1% +24.0% 148
Ipswich £226,175 +2.4% +7.6% +29.0% 92
Fenland £224,770 +2.9% +10.2% +36.4% 101
Great Yarmouth £204,630 −1.6% +8.5% +40.9% 76

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Average prices, changes and sales volumes are as published in the UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and partners). Local authority figures are three-month moving averages. These figures do not represent the sale or appraisal value of any specific property.

Sources: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, ONS, Registers of Scotland, LPS Northern Ireland). Compiled by Fudosan Zukan.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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