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Most affordable homes in South East

Where are homes cheapest? All 64 council areas in South East ranked on average house price. Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026.

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)
1stSouthampton£235,977
2ndHastings£238,757
3rdGosport£240,696

Not a better-or-worse measure: cheap can mean good value or low demand. Ranked to answer the question, not to judge the place.

#AreaAverage house priceEngland & Wales
1Southampton£235,977106th
2Hastings£238,757110th
3Gosport£240,696111th
4Isle of Wight£245,900117th
5Portsmouth£251,220119th
6Eastbourne£254,636125th
7Thanet£269,708138th
8Dover£277,750148th
9Worthing£297,200164th
10Medway£298,547166th
11Swale£298,985168th
12Folkestone and Hythe£303,296171st
13Eastleigh£310,283175th
14Havant£315,820181st
15Arun£321,460186th
16Rushmoor£326,771193rd
17Milton Keynes£330,419197th
18Crawley£332,384199th
19Fareham£333,599200th
20Slough£335,759204th
21Canterbury£337,454207th
22Rother£337,816208th
23Gravesham£344,923211th
24Ashford£347,562214th
25Dartford£347,773215th
26Reading£349,550216th
27Maidstone£352,722220th
28Cherwell£356,935225th
29Test Valley£368,131227th
30Lewes£368,408228th
31Basingstoke and Deane£370,223230th
32Adur£380,120233rd
33New Forest£384,977234th
34Wealden£391,211238th
35Bracknell Forest£395,413239th
36West Berkshire£403,682242nd
37Tonbridge and Malling£407,880244th
38Brighton and Hove£408,948245th
39Vale of White Horse£413,773250th
40West Oxfordshire£418,586251st
41Mid Sussex£430,777254th
42Chichester£432,078255th
43Spelthorne£439,609257th
44Woking£439,916258th
45East Hampshire£440,541259th
46Horsham£441,654260th
47Tunbridge Wells£456,227265th
48Surrey Heath£457,988267th
49Winchester£463,025270th
50Oxford£471,667273rd
51South Oxfordshire£476,026275th
52Runnymede£477,182277th
53Buckinghamshire£479,736278th
54Reigate and Banstead£480,824279th
55Hart£481,051280th
56Tandridge£482,599282nd
57Wokingham£496,537284th
58Guildford£532,917291st
59Sevenoaks£538,714293rd
60Waverley£553,429296th
61Mole Valley£555,858297th
62Epsom and Ewell£568,214298th
63Windsor and Maidenhead£575,036300th
64Elmbridge£748,080313th

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