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Where have owners made the biggest gains on resale?

Across England, the figure is 18.8%. Hastings leads at 52.3%, and Newham sits at the other end on 9.7%. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.

Hastings52.3%City of London50.8%Kensington and Chelsea49.2%Westminster47%Forest of Dean37.6%Great Yarmouth35.7%Brighton and Hove35.3%Thanet35.3%Rother34.6%Camden34.5%Dover34%Babergh33.8%

Every area ranked

#AreaRegionFigure
1HastingsSouth East52.3%
2City of LondonLondon50.8%
3Kensington and ChelseaLondon49.2%
4WestminsterLondon47%
5Forest of DeanSouth West37.6%
6Great YarmouthEast of England35.7%
7Brighton and HoveSouth East35.3%
8ThanetSouth East35.3%
9RotherSouth East34.6%
10CamdenLondon34.5%
11DoverSouth East34%
12BaberghEast of England33.8%
13Folkestone and HytheSouth East33.5%
14EnfieldLondon33.3%
15North NorfolkEast of England33.1%
16OxfordSouth East32.7%
17IslingtonLondon30%
18GedlingEast Midlands28.9%
19CornwallSouth West28.9%
20BassetlawEast Midlands28.6%
21Mid SuffolkEast of England28.6%
22TorridgeSouth West28.2%
23East SuffolkEast of England28.1%
24South HamsSouth West28.1%
25ThurrockEast of England28%
26East LindseyEast Midlands28%
27Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands27.6%
28Bristol, City ofSouth West27.5%
29BrecklandEast of England26.8%
30StroudSouth West26.6%
31EastbourneSouth East26.6%
32RedbridgeLondon26.6%
33North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber26.5%
34King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England26.3%
35FenlandEast of England25.8%
36TraffordNorth West25.8%
37SwaleSouth East25.5%
38North SomersetSouth West25.5%
39Isle of WightSouth East25.4%
40MaldonEast of England25.2%
41AshfieldEast Midlands25.1%
42WealdenSouth East25.1%
43AdurSouth East25.1%
44MertonLondon25%
45Bath and North East SomersetSouth West25%
46WorthingSouth East25%
47TorbaySouth West25%
48South NorfolkEast of England25%
49North East DerbyshireEast Midlands24.8%
50East DevonSouth West24.5%
51TewkesburySouth West24.4%
52Malvern HillsWest Midlands24.2%
53RossendaleNorth West24.1%
54OldhamNorth West23.8%
55RochdaleNorth West23.8%
56CambridgeEast of England23.7%
57North DevonSouth West23.5%
58Richmond upon ThamesLondon23.5%
59Herefordshire, County ofWest Midlands22.8%
60HaringeyLondon22.8%
61TeignbridgeSouth West22.8%
62BroadlandEast of England22.7%
63TendringEast of England22.7%
64StockportNorth West22.6%
65Tunbridge WellsSouth East22.6%
66ManchesterNorth West22.4%
67CotswoldSouth West22.4%
68Mid DevonSouth West22.3%
69SuttonLondon22.3%
70High PeakEast Midlands22.3%
71Telford and WrekinWest Midlands22%
72HackneyLondon22%
73CanterburySouth East21.9%
74Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West21.8%
75South OxfordshireSouth East21.7%
76AshfordSouth East21.7%
77HarrowLondon21.7%
78ArunSouth East21.6%
79BromleyLondon21.4%
80SouthwarkLondon21.4%
81SevenoaksSouth East21.3%
82LewesSouth East20.8%
83ExeterSouth West20.8%
84PortsmouthSouth East20.7%
85BexleyLondon20.7%
86UttlesfordEast of England20.5%
87West LindseyEast Midlands20.5%
88EalingLondon20.5%
89YorkYorkshire and The Humber20.3%
90Hammersmith and FulhamLondon20.3%
91CheltenhamSouth West20.3%
92SomersetSouth West20.2%
93Westmorland and FurnessNorth West20.1%
94BroxtoweEast Midlands20%
95NorthumberlandNorth East20%
96New ForestSouth East20%
97Kingston upon ThamesLondon20%
98WinchesterSouth East20%
99Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands19.9%
100ChichesterSouth East19.9%
101ShropshireWest Midlands19.8%
102Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands19.6%
103BuryNorth West19.5%
104Central BedfordshireEast of England19.5%
105BostonEast Midlands19.1%
106HuntingdonshireEast of England19%
107Southend-on-SeaEast of England19%
108GuildfordSouth East18.9%
109BroxbourneEast of England18.9%
110North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber18.9%
111WatfordEast of England18.8%
112RushcliffeEast Midlands18.7%
113LichfieldWest Midlands18.5%
114Waltham ForestLondon18.4%
115South GloucestershireSouth West18.4%
116BedfordEast of England18.3%
117DorsetSouth West18.1%
118Amber ValleyEast Midlands18.1%
119Epping ForestEast of England18%
120MeltonEast Midlands17.9%
121Cannock ChaseWest Midlands17.9%
122WaverleySouth East17.8%
123TamesideNorth West17.8%
124DudleyWest Midlands17.7%
125Redcar and ClevelandNorth East17.7%
126WirralNorth West17.7%
127DartfordSouth East17.7%
128South StaffordshireWest Midlands17.6%
129Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands17.5%
130Cheshire EastNorth West17.3%
131Wyre ForestWest Midlands17.1%
132Three RiversEast of England17%
133BarnetLondon16.9%
134BrentLondon16.8%
135MaidstoneSouth East16.7%
136Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands16.7%
137CroydonLondon16.7%
138South KestevenEast Midlands16.7%
139GosportSouth East16.6%
140East HertfordshireEast of England16.5%
141SalfordNorth West16.5%
142North HertfordshireEast of England16.5%
143Mole ValleySouth East16.4%
144Castle PointEast of England16.2%
145West DevonSouth West16.2%
146ColchesterEast of England16.1%
147HounslowLondon16.1%
148GraveshamSouth East16.1%
149CoventryWest Midlands16.1%
150RochfordEast of England16%
151East HampshireSouth East16%
152Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands16%
153FyldeNorth West16%
154WarwickWest Midlands16%
155WandsworthLondon15.9%
156HaveringLondon15.8%
157SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber15.8%
158LancasterNorth West15.8%
159BasildonEast of England15.8%
160WarringtonNorth West15.8%
161LeicesterEast Midlands15.7%
162LewishamLondon15.7%
163LambethLondon15.6%
164East CambridgeshireEast of England15.6%
165North WarwickshireWest Midlands15.6%
166BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber15.5%
167St AlbansEast of England15.5%
168MedwaySouth East15.4%
169EastleighSouth East15.4%
170SloughSouth East15.4%
171North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands15.4%
172Tower HamletsLondon15.3%
173PendleNorth West15.2%
174Reigate and BansteadSouth East15.2%
175NottinghamEast Midlands15.1%
176RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber15.1%
177SeftonNorth West15.1%
178Ribble ValleyNorth West15.1%
179HavantSouth East15.1%
180LutonEast of England15%
181LiverpoolNorth West15%
182WiltshireSouth West15%
183West SuffolkEast of England14.9%
184BrentwoodEast of England14.9%
185East StaffordshireWest Midlands14.8%
186BraintreeEast of England14.8%
187South DerbyshireEast Midlands14.7%
188BromsgroveWest Midlands14.6%
189BirminghamWest Midlands14.6%
190TandridgeSouth East14.6%
191WolverhamptonWest Midlands14.6%
192WychavonWest Midlands14.6%
193HorshamSouth East14.5%
194North KestevenEast Midlands14.5%
195PlymouthSouth West14.5%
196Barking and DagenhamLondon14.4%
197RedditchWest Midlands14.4%
198CharnwoodEast Midlands14.3%
199HarboroughEast Midlands14.3%
200North West LeicestershireEast Midlands14.3%
201CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber14.2%
202HyndburnNorth West14.1%
203ElmbridgeSouth East14.1%
204BuckinghamshireSouth East14.1%
205Epsom and EwellSouth East14%
206North TynesideNorth East14%
207Mid SussexSouth East14%
208Test ValleySouth East13.8%
209Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands13.8%
210SouthamptonSouth East13.6%
211Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West13.5%
212GloucesterSouth West13.4%
213SpelthorneSouth East13.4%
214South CambridgeshireEast of England13.4%
215DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber13.4%
216CumberlandNorth West13.3%
217RutlandEast Midlands13.2%
218LeedsYorkshire and The Humber13.2%
219East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber13.1%
220DacorumEast of England13%
221West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands13%
222TamworthWest Midlands12.6%
223South RibbleNorth West12.3%
224WiganNorth West12.1%
225NorwichEast of England12.1%
226WorcesterWest Midlands12.1%
227HarlowEast of England12%
228BlabyEast Midlands12%
229KnowsleyNorth West12%
230North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber11.9%
231SandwellWest Midlands11.9%
232RugbyWest Midlands11.7%
233ErewashEast Midlands11.6%
234Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East11.1%
235WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber11.1%
236West OxfordshireSouth East11.1%
237FarehamSouth East11.1%
238WyreNorth West11.1%
239County DurhamNorth East10.7%
240West LancashireNorth West10.7%
241BradfordYorkshire and The Humber10.7%
242CrawleySouth East10.5%
243ReadingSouth East10.3%
244Tonbridge and MallingSouth East10.2%
245GreenwichLondon10.1%
246BurnleyNorth West10.1%
247BoltonNorth West9.9%
248LincolnEast Midlands9.8%
249CherwellSouth East9.8%
250NewhamLondon9.7%

Median nominal gain when a home was resold in the last five years — before inflation, costs or improvements. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-05-29. How this is measured.

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