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Cheapest places to live in England

Official UK House Price Index, August 2026.

The cheapest place to live in England is City of Kingston upon Hull, where the average home sold for £136,593 in August 2026, 6.6% up on a year earlier. We ranked all 294 local authority areas in England by average sold price.

Top 20 cheapest areas

  1. 1City of Kingston upon Hull£136,5936.6% up
  2. 2Hartlepool£136,6254.7% up
  3. 3Burnley£136,7036.0% up
  4. 4Blackpool£138,0655.5% up
  5. 5County Durham£140,7884.9% up
  6. 6Middlesbrough£142,8683.7% up
  7. 7Hyndburn£142,9647.6% up
  8. 8Redcar and Cleveland£146,2593.0% down
  9. 9North East Lincolnshire£146,3704.2% up
  10. 10Sunderland£147,7634.6% up
  11. 11Stoke-on-Trent£150,1120.2% down
  12. 12Pendle£156,0119.0% up
  13. 13Gateshead£156,0364.4% up
  14. 14Darlington£159,7701.9% up
  15. 15South Tyneside£160,5182.5% up
  16. 16Blackburn with Darwen£160,7270.2% down
  17. 17Cumberland£172,6544.1% up
  18. 18Stockton-on-Tees£172,6983.1% up
  19. 19Doncaster£172,7703.8% up
  20. 20Barnsley£173,0532.0% up

Cheapest by home type

  • Flats

    North East Lincolnshire · £74,316

  • Terraced houses

    Hartlepool · £107,662

  • Semi-detached houses

    County Durham · £141,657

  • Detached houses

    Stoke-on-Trent · £234,700

How we ranked this

Each area is a council or local authority, ranked by its average sold price in the official UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services). This ranks house prices only, not rent or wider living costs. The list updates automatically each month.

Questions

What is the cheapest place to live in England?
By average house price, City of Kingston upon Hull is the cheapest local area in England, where homes sold for an average of £136,593 in August 2026.
How does City of Kingston upon Hull compare with the rest of England?
The typical local area in England has an average price of £299,075, so City of Kingston upon Hull is £162,482 cheaper than the middle of the table.
Where are flats cheapest in England?
North East Lincolnshire, with an average flat price of £74,316.
How often is this list updated?
Every month. The figures come straight from the official UK House Price Index, so this page updates itself when new data is published.

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