South East property prices

The average property price in South East region is £438k, the median price is £375k. The average price declined by £-6.7k (-2%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £437k. The price of a newly built property is £479k. There were 107k property sales and sales dropped by 12.9% (-17.3k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 26002 (24.4%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 18673 (17.5%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
December 2024 - November 2025South East regionEngland & Wales
Average price£438k£350k
Median price£375k£282k

South East property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between December 2024 - November 2025.

South East property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.0%24
£50k-£100k1.2%1.3k
£100k-£150k3.3%3.5k
£150k-£200k6.4%6.8k
£200k-£250k9.2%9.9k
£250k-£300k12.2%13.0k
£300k-£400k24.4%26.0k
£400k-£500k16.7%17.8k
£500k-£750k17.5%18.7k
£750k-£1M5.7%6.1k
over £1M3.4%3.6k

South East house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given county. The most affordable place is 'Isle of Wight' with the average price of £292k. The most expensive place is 'Surrey', £587k.

South East house prices map

Current Residential Property Prices by county
countyAverage price % of South East avg. price (£438k)
Berkshire£485k111%
Buckinghamshire£479k109%
East Sussex£409k93%
Hampshire£380k87%
Isle of Wight£292k67%
Kent£382k87%
Oxfordshire£463k106%
Surrey£587k134%
West Sussex£436k99%

South East house prices compared to other regions

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by region. Price % change compares the average property price between December 2024 - November 2025 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in region.

South East house prices compared to other regionsAverage price percentage change
Average property price

South East house price rank

With the average price of £438k, South East is the 2. most pricey region out of 10 England and Wales' regions.

South East house price rank
Ranking of region by Average House Price
RankregionAverage price
1.London£652k
2.South East£438k
3.East of England£388k
4.South West£352k
5.West Midlands£280k
6.East Midlands£264k
7.North West£247k
8.Yorkshire£237k
9.Wales£236k
10.North East£191k

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South East real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

South East real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for South East region
YearSouth East regionEngland & Wales
2025£438k£349k
2024£464k£371k
2023£512k£407k
2022£580k£458k
2021£570k£451k
2020£548k£428k
2019£520k£406k
2018£535k£418k
2017£544k£427k
2016£526k£420k
2015£496k£407k
2014£480k£400k
2013£466k£394k
2012£469k£393k
2011£484k£403k
2010£515k£427k
2009£457k£384k
2008£503k£408k
2007£524k£430k
2006£498k£411k
2005£479k£392k
2004£476k£383k
2003£447k£343k
2002£406k£309k
2001£357k£271k
2000£331k£253k
1999£285k£229k
1998£261k£210k
1997£240k£199k
1996£224k£186k
1995£221k£183k

South East house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

South East house prices

South East house prices and nearby regions

Yearly average nominal prices

South East house prices and nearby regions

South East house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

South East house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in South East region
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£684k
Flat£242k
Semi-Detached£434k
Terraced£353k

South East house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio in South East is 9.3. Ie. South East resident with middle-income needs 9.3 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
South East house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byRegion
RegionRatio in 2024
East Midlands6.9
West Midlands6.9
England and Wales7.54
South West8.4
East of England8.6
South East9.3
London11.7

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