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League table · Price change over 12 months

Fastest-rising prices in East of England

Where are prices rising fastest? All 45 council areas in East of England ranked on price change over 12 months. Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026.

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)
1stEast Cambridgeshire+5.8%
2ndNorth Hertfordshire+5.3%
3rdHarlow+4.4%

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

#AreaPrice change over 12 monthsEngland & Wales
1East Cambridgeshire+5.8%28th
2North Hertfordshire+5.3%37th
3Harlow+4.4%58th
4Bedford+3.9%69th
5East Hertfordshire+3.7%78th
6Mid Suffolk+3.2%96th
7Fenland+3.1%101st
8Huntingdonshire+3.1%102nd
9Dacorum+3.0%104th
10Welwyn Hatfield+3.0%105th
11King's Lynn and West Norfolk+3.0%106th
12Rochford+2.9%109th
13Broadland+2.9%113th
14Broxbourne+2.5%133rd
15Three Rivers+2.3%140th
16St Albans+2.3%141st
17South Cambridgeshire+2.2%150th
18Stevenage+1.8%162nd
19Uttlesford+1.7%164th
20Southend-on-Sea+1.6%172nd
21Braintree+1.6%173rd
22South Norfolk+1.5%178th
23Hertsmere+1.3%183rd
24Ipswich+1.3%184th
25Central Bedfordshire+1.2%187th
26Great Yarmouth+0.7%203rd
27Babergh+0.7%204th
28Breckland+0.6%208th
29Basildon+0.6%211th
30Luton+0.5%212th
31Maldon+0.3%217th
32West Suffolk+0.3%221st
33Cambridge+0.0%227th
34Peterborough-0.2%231st
35Colchester-0.5%239th
36Watford-0.7%247th
37Thurrock-0.9%254th
38East Suffolk-1.0%258th
39Tendring-1.4%268th
40Epping Forest-1.6%273rd
41Chelmsford-2.3%283rd
42Norwich-2.3%284th
43Brentwood-2.4%286th
44North Norfolk-3.1%295th
45Castle Point-4.3%301st

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