South East England Property Prices and Rents
Regional property market context for South East England, with live local-authority workspaces for house prices, rents, sold prices and labour-market context.
South East England market at a glance
Page refreshed 19 August 2026Average house price£380,380
MoM -0.3%YoY +0.3%
Average private rent£1,419
MoM +0.2%YoY +2.9%
Median annual pay£42,390ASHE 2025
Employment rate78.2%Aged 16-64
What this means
South East England house prices are rising modestly compared with last year. Rent and wage data help compare local affordability and demand.
Data freshness
- House price data
- June 2026
- Rent data
- July 2026
- Pay data
- Apr 2026-Jun 2026 / ASHE 2025
Official price trend
All homes UK HPI series, last 5Y.
All homes average price was £380,380 in June 2026, 0.3% down over the month and 0.3% up over the year.
Monthly movementDown 0.3%From £381,624 last month
Annual movementUp 0.3%From £379,262 last year
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month: July 2025 | Average: £380,437 | Monthly: +0.3% | Annual: +0.9% |
| Month: August 2025 | Average: £383,791 | Monthly: +0.9% | Annual: +0.5% |
| Month: September 2025 | Average: £380,638 | Monthly: -0.8% | Annual: 0.0% |
| Month: October 2025 | Average: £383,838 | Monthly: +0.8% | Annual: +0.7% |
| Month: November 2025 | Average: £381,346 | Monthly: -0.6% | Annual: +1.0% |
| Month: December 2025 | Average: £376,648 | Monthly: -1.2% | Annual: -0.6% |
| Month: January 2026 | Average: £379,371 | Monthly: +0.7% | Annual: -0.5% |
| Month: February 2026 | Average: £377,862 | Monthly: -0.4% | Annual: -0.6% |
| Month: March 2026 | Average: £379,119 | Monthly: +0.3% | Annual: -0.6% |
| Month: April 2026 | Average: £378,659 | Monthly: -0.1% | Annual: +0.8% |
| Month: May 2026 | Average: £381,624 | Monthly: +0.8% | Annual: +1.3% |
| Month: June 2026 | Average: £380,380 | Monthly: -0.3% | Annual: +0.3% |
Local authorities in South East England
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Medway£296,182average priceYoY +1.1%Open local authority
Bracknell Forest£396,103average priceYoY -0.2%Open local authority
West Berkshire£402,790average priceYoY +0.2%Open local authority
Reading£361,243average priceYoY +0.9%Open local authority
Slough£352,024average priceYoY +2.2%Open local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead£576,992average priceYoY -2.2%Open local authority
Wokingham£498,941average priceYoY -3.1%Open local authority
Milton Keynes£325,104average priceYoY -0.1%Open local authority
Brighton and Hove£407,803average priceYoY +0.3%Open local authority
Portsmouth£250,999average priceYoY +0.1%Open local authority
Southampton£235,362average priceYoY +0.1%Open local authority
Isle of Wight£240,998average priceYoY +1.1%Open local authority
Buckinghamshire£490,508average priceYoY +4.3%Open local authority
Eastbourne£251,811average priceYoY -3.7%Open local authority
Hastings£236,966average priceYoY -4.6%Open local authority
Lewes£367,918average priceYoY +1.7%Open local authority
Rother£343,870average priceYoY +2.4%Open local authority
Wealden£386,787average priceYoY -0.7%Open local authority
Basingstoke and Deane£368,739average priceYoY -1.3%Open local authority
East Hampshire£446,392average priceYoY +0.4%Open local authority
Eastleigh£308,476average priceYoY +1.7%Open local authority
Fareham£328,364average priceYoY +0.8%Open local authority
Gosport£235,188average priceYoY +1.4%Open local authority
Hart£479,978average priceYoY +2.3%Open local authority
Havant£320,643average priceYoY +3.9%Open local authority
New Forest£380,310average priceYoY +1.2%Open local authority
Rushmoor£328,963average priceYoY +2.4%Open local authority
Test Valley£372,348average priceYoY -0.2%Open local authority
Winchester£471,136average priceYoY +4.6%Open local authority
Ashford£344,332average priceYoY +0.3%Open local authority
Canterbury£338,030average priceYoY +3.3%Open local authority
Dartford£351,594average priceYoY +3.8%Open local authority
Dover£276,234average priceYoY +4.5%Open local authority
Gravesham£345,369average priceYoY +2.4%Open local authority
Maidstone£352,191average priceYoY +0.1%Open local authority
Sevenoaks£543,081average priceYoY +3.2%Open local authority
Folkestone and Hythe£304,717average priceYoY +2.4%Open local authority
Swale£298,394average priceYoY +4.5%Open local authority
Thanet£268,760average priceYoY +0.9%Open local authority
Tonbridge and Malling£405,932average priceYoY +2.6%Open local authority
Tunbridge Wells£445,133average priceYoY -3.0%Open local authority
Cherwell£353,632average priceYoY +3.8%Open local authority
Oxford£466,815average priceYoY -0.9%Open local authority
South Oxfordshire£474,283average priceYoY +5.2%Open local authority
Vale of White Horse£414,441average priceYoY +6.3%Open local authority
West Oxfordshire£416,425average priceYoY -1.5%Open local authority
Elmbridge£743,525average priceYoY -2.1%Open local authority
Epsom and Ewell£568,810average priceYoY +1.3%Open local authority
Guildford£523,974average priceYoY -5.6%Open local authority
Mole Valley£540,160average priceYoY +0.7%Open local authority
Reigate and Banstead£480,481average priceYoY +0.4%Open local authority
Runnymede£489,116average priceYoY +3.5%Open local authority
Spelthorne£429,916average priceYoY -4.7%Open local authority
Surrey Heath£461,396average priceYoY +6.1%Open local authority
Tandridge£475,344average priceYoY -5.6%Open local authority
Waverley£560,596average priceYoY -0.8%Open local authority
Woking£433,790average priceYoY -2.7%Open local authority
Adur£380,031average priceYoY +1.8%Open local authority
Arun£321,927average priceYoY +3.1%Open local authority
Chichester£429,978average priceYoY -2.3%Open local authority
Crawley£338,311average priceYoY +4.5%Open local authority
Horsham£436,940average priceYoY -0.2%Open local authority
Mid Sussex£426,441average priceYoY -0.9%Open local authority
Worthing£296,227average priceYoY -5.1%Open local authority
Sources of this data
UK House Price Index (ONS) · Office for National Statistics Private Rent Index · ASHE earnings data
Official property market data is usually delayed because figures are published after the reporting month has ended.
South East England market commentary
What the latest official data may mean for buyers, renters and investors.
South East England’s average house price stood at £380,380 in June 2026, according to the UK House Price Index. That was down 0.3% on May, when the regional average was £381,624.
The monthly move was modest, but it does show a slight easing after May’s stronger 0.8% rise.
Private rents in South East England averaged £1,419 in July 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. That was up £4 from June, and it marked a modest monthly rise of 0.24%.
The annual picture is still one of growth, but it is slower than a few months ago.
South East England combines a large resident base with relatively strong labour-market metrics. The region had a resident population of 9,638,645 in 2024, according to the official ONS/Nomis profile.
That scale matters for housing context because it points to a broad and diverse local workforce, rather than a small or narrowly concentrated labour market.