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Cheapest places to buy a flat in the East of England

Every council area in the East of England ranked by its typical flat sale over the 12 months to August 2026, cheapest first.

typical flat in Great Yarmouth, the cheapest place in the East of England

Dearest place

£320,000

St Albans

Cheapest neighbourhood

£105,000

St Margaret's, Ipswich

All 45 places, cheapest first

Typical flat sale over the last 12 months, places with 50 or more flats sold. Open one for its streets, buildings and neighbourhoods.

1Great Yarmouth62 flats sold
£97,000
2FenlandWisbech · 54 flats sold
£105,000
3Peterborough205 flats sold
£118,000
4BrecklandDereham · 61 flats sold
£122,000
5Ipswich293 flats sold
£123,000
6King's Lynn and West NorfolkKing's Lynn · 102 flats sold
£129,000
7Mid SuffolkBury St Edmunds · 69 flats sold
£140,000
8TendringClacton-On-Sea · 302 flats sold
£142,000
9Norwich541 flats sold
£149,000
10South NorfolkNorwich · 105 flats sold
£155,000
11East SuffolkLowestoft · 236 flats sold
£160,000
12BaberghIpswich · 67 flats sold
£160,000
13East CambridgeshireEly · 56 flats sold
£162,000
14HuntingdonshireHuntingdon · 293 flats sold
£163,000
15Colchester463 flats sold
£165,000
16BroadlandNorwich · 96 flats sold
£166,000
17Luton366 flats sold
£170,000
18North NorfolkNorwich · 153 flats sold
£172,000
19Braintree279 flats sold
£173,000
20West SuffolkBury St Edmunds · 209 flats sold
£175,000
21Bedford308 flats sold
£180,000
22Maldon70 flats sold
£185,000
23Central BedfordshireDunstable · 526 flats sold
£186,000
24Basildon362 flats sold
£190,000
25Stevenage154 flats sold
£195,000
26Rochford131 flats sold
£195,000
27Harlow238 flats sold
£205,000
28ThurrockGrays · 422 flats sold
£208,000
29UttlesfordSaffron Walden · 122 flats sold
£212,000
30Chelmsford499 flats sold
£212,000
31Southend-On-Sea873 flats sold
£213,000
32South CambridgeshireCambridge · 125 flats sold
£220,000
33North HertfordshireHitchin · 401 flats sold
£220,000
34Castle PointBenfleet · 109 flats sold
£220,000
35Welwyn HatfieldHatfield · 294 flats sold
£236,000
36BroxbourneWaltham Cross · 295 flats sold
£240,000
37DacorumHemel Hempstead · 403 flats sold
£248,000
38East HertfordshireHertford · 465 flats sold
£255,000
39Watford358 flats sold
£265,000
40Brentwood289 flats sold
£275,000
41Three RiversRickmansworth · 202 flats sold
£295,000
42Epping ForestChigwell · 368 flats sold
£300,000
43HertsmerePotters Bar · 304 flats sold
£310,000
44Cambridge340 flats sold
£310,000
45St Albans439 flats sold
£320,000

Cheapest neighbourhoods for a flat

Council wards in the East of England with 20 or more flats sold over the last 12 months.

NeighbourhoodAreaTypical flat
St Margaret'sIpswich£105,000
St JamesTendring£120,000
PierTendring£128,000
FarleyLuton£130,000
AlexandraIpswich£133,000
CambourneSouth Cambridgeshire£135,000
High TownLuton£145,000
WigmoreLuton£164,000
ShoeburynessSouthend-On-Sea£172,000
WoodbridgeEast Suffolk£176,000

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