House prices per square metre, cheapest to most expensive

Middlesbrough is the cheapest of 314 councils in England and Wales, at a median of £1,482 per m². Next come Blackburn with Darwen (£1,519), Hyndburn (£1,524), County Durham (£1,527), Blaenau Gwent (£1,528). The most expensive is Kensington and Chelsea, at £14,881 per m². For comparison: £3,342 for the median council.

The cheapest council in each nation

England: Middlesbrough (£1,482)
Wales: Blaenau Gwent (£1,528)

All 314 councils, cheapest first

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House prices per square metre by council: all 314 councils, cheapest first. Sources and method below.
Rank	Council	Nation	Median price per m²	Per sq ft
1	Middlesbrough	England	£1,482	£138
2	Blackburn with Darwen	England	£1,519	£141
3	Hyndburn	England	£1,524	£142
4	County Durham	England	£1,527	£142
5	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£1,528	£142
6	Blackpool	England	£1,533	£142
7	Burnley	England	£1,534	£143
8	Hartlepool	England	£1,544	£143
9	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£1,585	£147
10	Sunderland	England	£1,587	£147
11	Kingston upon Hull	England	£1,595	£148
12	Pendle	England	£1,646	£153
13	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£1,684	£156
14	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£1,722	£160
15	Darlington	England	£1,734	£161
16	North East Lincolnshire	England	£1,800	£167
17	South Tyneside	England	£1,804	£168
18	Stoke-on-Trent	England	£1,833	£170
19	Redcar and Cleveland	England	£1,862	£173
20	Stockton-on-Tees	England	£1,903	£177
21	Gateshead	England	£1,917	£178
22	Preston	England	£1,933	£180
23	Doncaster	England	£1,939	£180
24	Knowsley	England	£1,941	£180
25	Barnsley	England	£2,001	£186
26	Bradford	England	£2,007	£187
27	Liverpool	England	£2,008	£187
28	North Lincolnshire	England	£2,013	£187
29	Carmarthenshire	Wales	£2,014	£187
30	Halton	England	£2,015	£187
31	Rossendale	England	£2,078	£193
32	Torfaen	Wales	£2,089	£194
33	Caerphilly	Wales	£2,112	£196
34	Rotherham	England	£2,146	£199
35	Swansea	Wales	£2,182	£203
36	Gwynedd	Wales	£2,188	£203
37	Mansfield	England	£2,189	£203
38	Boston	England	£2,192	£204
39	St. Helens	England	£2,192	£204
40	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	£2,225	£207
41	Northumberland	England	£2,226	£207
42	Bolsover	England	£2,236	£208
43	Calderdale	England	£2,237	£208
44	Wigan	England	£2,249	£209
45	Bassetlaw	England	£2,250	£209
46	Wirral	England	£2,256	£210
47	Ashfield	England	£2,266	£211
48	Rochdale	England	£2,278	£212
49	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	£2,280	£212
50	North Tyneside	England	£2,292	£213
51	Bolton	England	£2,293	£213
52	Sefton	England	£2,313	£215
53	Wyre	England	£2,317	£215
54	Ceredigion	Wales	£2,319	£215
55	Wrexham	Wales	£2,326	£216
56	Pembrokeshire	Wales	£2,327	£216
57	Kirklees	England	£2,332	£217
58	West Lindsey	England	£2,333	£217
59	Wakefield	England	£2,336	£217
60	Chesterfield	England	£2,353	£219
61	Oldham	England	£2,357	£219
62	Nottingham	England	£2,372	£220
63	Lincoln	England	£2,385	£222
64	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	£2,425	£225
65	East Lindsey	England	£2,428	£226
66	Lancaster	England	£2,432	£226
67	Denbighshire	Wales	£2,438	£226
68	Wolverhampton	England	£2,439	£227
69	Bridgend	Wales	£2,444	£227
70	Powys	Wales	£2,447	£227
71	Flintshire	Wales	£2,447	£227
72	Conwy	Wales	£2,455	£228
73	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	£2,455	£228
74	South Holland	England	£2,477	£230
75	Walsall	England	£2,478	£230
76	Newport	Wales	£2,482	£231
77	South Ribble	England	£2,490	£231
78	Fylde	England	£2,500	£232
79	Sheffield	England	£2,517	£234
80	Chorley	England	£2,529	£235
81	Newark and Sherwood	England	£2,535	£236
82	Telford and Wrekin	England	£2,536	£236
83	Derby	England	£2,540	£236
84	West Lancashire	England	£2,567	£238
85	Sandwell	England	£2,571	£239
86	Fenland	England	£2,578	£240
87	Plymouth	England	£2,585	£240
88	Tameside	England	£2,589	£241
89	Cannock Chase	England	£2,627	£244
90	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	£2,647	£246
91	Erewash	England	£2,657	£247
92	North Kesteven	England	£2,670	£248
93	North East Derbyshire	England	£2,696	£251
94	Great Yarmouth	England	£2,697	£251
95	Amber Valley	England	£2,702	£251
96	East Staffordshire	England	£2,703	£251
97	Peterborough	England	£2,704	£251
98	Birmingham	England	£2,706	£251
99	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	£2,707	£251
100	Coventry	England	£2,712	£252
101	Salford	England	£2,755	£256
102	Dudley	England	£2,761	£257
103	Ribble Valley	England	£2,767	£257
104	Bury	England	£2,814	£261
105	South Kesteven	England	£2,815	£262
106	Leicester	England	£2,822	£262
107	Leeds	England	£2,823	£262
108	Ipswich	England	£2,843	£264
109	South Derbyshire	England	£2,844	£264
110	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	£2,847	£264
111	Gedling	England	£2,874	£267
112	Cheshire West and Chester	England	£2,875	£267
113	Stafford	England	£2,877	£267
114	Tamworth	England	£2,897	£269
115	Wyre Forest	England	£2,904	£270
116	Redditch	England	£2,907	£270
117	North West Leicestershire	England	£2,909	£270
118	North Northamptonshire	England	£2,938	£273
119	Broxtowe	England	£2,954	£274
120	Manchester	England	£2,956	£275
121	Shropshire	England	£2,972	£276
122	North Warwickshire	England	£3,000	£279
123	Torbay	England	£3,000	£279
124	High Peak	England	£3,021	£281
125	Warrington	England	£3,021	£281
126	Worcester	England	£3,023	£281
127	Cheshire East	England	£3,034	£282
128	Breckland	England	£3,040	£282
129	Melton	England	£3,043	£283
130	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	£3,046	£283
131	Norwich	England	£3,050	£283
132	Isle of Wight	England	£3,083	£286
133	Cardiff	Wales	£3,094	£287
134	Gosport	England	£3,115	£289
135	Blaby	England	£3,135	£291
136	Portsmouth	England	£3,144	£292
137	Gloucester	England	£3,145	£292
138	Charnwood	England	£3,148	£293
139	Herefordshire	England	£3,148	£293
140	Forest of Dean	England	£3,168	£294
141	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£3,182	£296
142	Torridge	England	£3,184	£296
143	Rugby	England	£3,207	£298
144	West Devon	England	£3,218	£299
145	Swindon	England	£3,240	£301
146	South Staffordshire	England	£3,242	£301
147	Oadby and Wigston	England	£3,262	£303
148	East Suffolk	England	£3,270	£304
149	Southampton	England	£3,276	£304
150	Lichfield	England	£3,283	£305
151	Mid Devon	England	£3,293	£306
152	West Northamptonshire	England	£3,296	£306
153	South Norfolk	England	£3,304	£307
154	North Norfolk	England	£3,310	£308
155	North Devon	England	£3,314	£308
156	Malvern Hills	England	£3,334	£310
157	Rutland	England	£3,339	£310
158	Monmouthshire	Wales	£3,346	£311
159	West Suffolk	England	£3,370	£313
160	Harborough	England	£3,378	£314
161	Tendring	England	£3,395	£315
162	Mid Suffolk	England	£3,396	£315
163	Derbyshire Dales	England	£3,402	£316
164	Broadland	England	£3,403	£316
165	Cornwall	England	£3,414	£317
166	Hastings	England	£3,418	£318
167	Rushcliffe	England	£3,455	£321
168	Wychavon	England	£3,502	£325
169	Thanet	England	£3,521	£327
170	Eastbourne	England	£3,524	£327
171	Huntingdonshire	England	£3,544	£329
172	Stockport	England	£3,547	£330
173	Teignbridge	England	£3,572	£332
174	Dover	England	£3,587	£333
175	Wiltshire	England	£3,591	£334
176	Babergh	England	£3,607	£335
177	East Cambridgeshire	England	£3,611	£335
178	Swale	England	£3,621	£336
179	Folkestone and Hythe	England	£3,629	£337
180	Stroud	England	£3,633	£338
181	Exeter	England	£3,643	£338
182	Havant	England	£3,646	£339
183	Solihull	England	£3,664	£340
184	Tewkesbury	England	£3,668	£341
185	Bromsgrove	England	£3,674	£341
186	York	England	£3,693	£343
187	Bedford	England	£3,700	£344
188	Luton	England	£3,736	£347
189	North Somerset	England	£3,737	£347
190	Medway	England	£3,744	£348
191	East Devon	England	£3,765	£350
192	South Hams	England	£3,826	£355
193	Colchester	England	£3,846	£357
194	Dorset	England	£3,867	£359
195	Ashford	England	£3,892	£362
196	Stratford-on-Avon	England	£3,893	£362
197	Braintree	England	£3,922	£364
198	Milton Keynes	England	£3,925	£365
199	Stevenage	England	£3,938	£366
200	Arun	England	£3,972	£369
201	South Gloucestershire	England	£4,000	£372
202	Trafford	England	£4,000	£372
203	Rother	England	£4,004	£372
204	Canterbury	England	£4,022	£374
205	Eastleigh	England	£4,023	£374
206	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	£4,026	£374
207	Warwick	England	£4,031	£374
208	Cheltenham	England	£4,034	£375
209	Test Valley	England	£4,058	£377
210	Harlow	England	£4,059	£377
211	Fareham	England	£4,065	£378
212	Cherwell	England	£4,092	£380
213	Central Bedfordshire	England	£4,116	£382
214	Southend-on-Sea	England	£4,128	£384
215	Bristol	England	£4,139	£385
216	Maidstone	England	£4,146	£385
217	Gravesham	England	£4,155	£386
218	Maldon	England	£4,158	£386
219	Crawley	England	£4,168	£387
220	Basingstoke and Deane	England	£4,183	£389
221	Vale of White Horse	England	£4,227	£393
222	Castle Point	England	£4,232	£393
223	Basildon	England	£4,259	£396
224	Rushmoor	England	£4,261	£396
225	West Oxfordshire	England	£4,276	£397
226	Cotswold	England	£4,277	£397
227	Wealden	England	£4,297	£399
228	Bath and North East Somerset	England	£4,300	£400
229	Rochford	England	£4,311	£401
230	South Cambridgeshire	England	£4,313	£401
231	Reading	England	£4,322	£402
232	Thurrock	England	£4,322	£402
233	Worthing	England	£4,345	£404
234	New Forest	England	£4,356	£405
235	West Berkshire	England	£4,417	£410
236	Lewes	England	£4,476	£416
237	Uttlesford	England	£4,491	£417
238	East Hampshire	England	£4,499	£418
239	Adur	England	£4,500	£418
240	Chichester	England	£4,533	£421
241	Dartford	England	£4,552	£423
242	Tonbridge and Malling	England	£4,617	£429
243	Chelmsford	England	£4,620	£429
244	Bracknell Forest	England	£4,713	£438
245	Horsham	England	£4,789	£445
246	Surrey Heath	England	£4,789	£445
247	Barking and Dagenham	England	£4,833	£449
248	Tunbridge Wells	England	£4,834	£449
249	Mid Sussex	England	£4,855	£451
250	Winchester	England	£4,868	£452
251	North Hertfordshire	England	£4,870	£452
252	Hart	England	£4,917	£457
253	Slough	England	£4,928	£458
254	Broxbourne	England	£4,940	£459
255	South Oxfordshire	England	£4,946	£459
256	Buckinghamshire	England	£4,947	£460
257	Croydon	England	£5,000	£465
258	Wokingham	England	£5,038	£468
259	Havering	England	£5,044	£469
260	Welwyn Hatfield	England	£5,083	£472
261	East Hertfordshire	England	£5,089	£473
262	Dacorum	England	£5,092	£473
263	Tandridge	England	£5,147	£478
264	Redbridge	England	£5,167	£480
265	Sevenoaks	England	£5,176	£481
266	Bexley	England	£5,184	£482
267	Isles of Scilly	England	£5,227	£486
268	Watford	England	£5,269	£490
269	Newham	England	£5,283	£491
270	Brentwood	England	£5,286	£491
271	Spelthorne	England	£5,294	£492
272	Woking	England	£5,296	£492
273	Reigate and Banstead	England	£5,298	£492
274	Brighton and Hove	England	£5,374	£499
275	Runnymede	England	£5,384	£500
276	Greenwich	England	£5,407	£502
277	Enfield	England	£5,461	£507
278	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	£5,531	£514
279	Oxford	England	£5,618	£522
280	Waverley	England	£5,631	£523
281	Sutton	England	£5,645	£524
282	Epping Forest	England	£5,652	£525
283	Hounslow	England	£5,674	£527
284	Guildford	England	£5,692	£529
285	Bromley	England	£5,762	£535
286	Hertsmere	England	£5,800	£539
287	Cambridge	England	£5,849	£543
288	Hillingdon	England	£5,856	£544
289	Mole Valley	England	£5,874	£546
290	Harrow	England	£5,912	£549
291	Three Rivers	England	£5,947	£552
292	Epsom and Ewell	England	£5,949	£553
293	Brent	England	£6,095	£566
294	Lewisham	England	£6,290	£584
295	St Albans	England	£6,462	£600
296	Barnet	England	£6,524	£606
297	Merton	England	£6,525	£606
298	Elmbridge	England	£6,580	£611
299	Kingston upon Thames	England	£6,587	£612
300	Waltham Forest	England	£6,605	£614
301	Ealing	England	£6,620	£615
302	Haringey	England	£7,135	£663
303	Tower Hamlets	England	£7,246	£673
304	Lambeth	England	£7,461	£693
305	Southwark	England	£7,572	£704
306	Richmond upon Thames	England	£8,173	£759
307	Wandsworth	England	£8,349	£776
308	Hackney	England	£8,440	£784
309	Islington	England	£9,186	£853
310	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	£9,561	£888
311	Camden	England	£10,251	£952
312	Westminster	England	£11,995	£1,114
313	City of London	England	£12,689	£1,179
314	Kensington and Chelsea	England	£14,881	£1,383

How this ranking is made

Every sale in HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data since 2022 is matched to the floor area on the home's Energy Performance Certificate. We take the median price per square metre in each neighbourhood, then the median of those across the council. Price per m² compares homes of different sizes fairly; it reflects what sold, not every home. Scotland and Northern Ireland use different registers and are not covered.

Common questions

Where is the cheapest place to buy a home per square metre?

Middlesbrough, at a median of £1,482 per square metre, against £3,342 for the median council.

Where is the most expensive place to buy per square metre?

Kensington and Chelsea, at a median of £14,881 per square metre.

Why use price per square metre?

Average prices mostly reflect what kind of homes sell in an area. Price per square metre compares a flat and a family house on the same footing.

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Open data under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full details in the methodology. Page updated 9 October 2026. If you use these figures, a link to this page is appreciated.