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Cheapest places to buy a house in the East of England

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

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

Dearest place

£710,000

St Albans

Cheapest neighbourhood

£169,000

St Andrews, Great Yarmouth

All 45 places, cheapest first

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

1Great Yarmouth1,328 houses sold
£216,000
2FenlandWisbech · 1,407 houses sold
£228,000
3Peterborough2,127 houses sold
£243,000
4Ipswich1,473 houses sold
£245,000
5Norwich1,389 houses sold
£255,000
6BrecklandDereham · 2,010 houses sold
£260,000
7King's Lynn and West NorfolkKing's Lynn · 2,047 houses sold
£268,000
8TendringClacton-On-Sea · 2,188 houses sold
£280,000
9East SuffolkLowestoft · 3,443 houses sold
£285,000
10West SuffolkBury St Edmunds · 2,318 houses sold
£290,000
11South NorfolkNorwich · 2,018 houses sold
£300,000
12North NorfolkNorwich · 1,443 houses sold
£308,000
13Mid SuffolkBury St Edmunds · 1,577 houses sold
£310,000
14BroadlandNorwich · 1,926 houses sold
£312,000
15Luton1,616 houses sold
£322,000
16BaberghIpswich · 1,322 houses sold
£325,000
17HuntingdonshireHuntingdon · 2,375 houses sold
£326,000
18Colchester2,293 houses sold
£338,000
19East CambridgeshireEly · 1,065 houses sold
£340,000
20Stevenage741 houses sold
£355,000
21Harlow762 houses sold
£360,000
22Bedford1,962 houses sold
£360,000
23Braintree1,893 houses sold
£360,000
24Central BedfordshireDunstable · 3,800 houses sold
£375,000
25Castle PointBenfleet · 1,100 houses sold
£375,000
26ThurrockGrays · 1,603 houses sold
£375,000
27Basildon2,081 houses sold
£380,000
28Southend-On-Sea1,689 houses sold
£390,000
29Maldon831 houses sold
£395,000
30Rochford1,082 houses sold
£417,000
31South CambridgeshireCambridge · 1,763 houses sold
£437,000
32Chelmsford1,905 houses sold
£440,000
33BroxbourneWaltham Cross · 886 houses sold
£455,000
34Welwyn HatfieldHatfield · 901 houses sold
£470,000
35North HertfordshireHitchin · 1,315 houses sold
£480,000
36Watford635 houses sold
£482,000
37UttlesfordSaffron Walden · 1,175 houses sold
£485,000
38East HertfordshireHertford · 1,596 houses sold
£495,000
39DacorumHemel Hempstead · 1,474 houses sold
£495,000
40Cambridge824 houses sold
£540,000
41Epping ForestChigwell · 1,197 houses sold
£575,000
42Brentwood903 houses sold
£580,000
43Three RiversRickmansworth · 806 houses sold
£600,000
44HertsmerePotters Bar · 831 houses sold
£603,000
45St Albans1,392 houses sold
£710,000

Cheapest neighbourhoods for a house

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

NeighbourhoodAreaTypical house
St AndrewsGreat Yarmouth£169,000
ClaydonGreat Yarmouth£170,000
RavensthorpePeterborough£200,000
KessinglandEast Suffolk£210,000
AlexandraIpswich£220,000
WitteringPeterborough£225,000
BactonNorth Norfolk£232,000
WattonBreckland£235,000
Oulton BroadEast Suffolk£239,000
SwaffhamBreckland£240,000

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