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.
Every area ranked
| # | Area | Region | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings | South East | 52.3% |
| 2 | City of London | London | 50.8% |
| 3 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 49.2% |
| 4 | Westminster | London | 47% |
| 5 | Forest of Dean | South West | 37.6% |
| 6 | Great Yarmouth | East of England | 35.7% |
| 7 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 35.3% |
| 8 | Thanet | South East | 35.3% |
| 9 | Rother | South East | 34.6% |
| 10 | Camden | London | 34.5% |
| 11 | Dover | South East | 34% |
| 12 | Babergh | East of England | 33.8% |
| 13 | Folkestone and Hythe | South East | 33.5% |
| 14 | Enfield | London | 33.3% |
| 15 | North Norfolk | East of England | 33.1% |
| 16 | Oxford | South East | 32.7% |
| 17 | Islington | London | 30% |
| 18 | Gedling | East Midlands | 28.9% |
| 19 | Cornwall | South West | 28.9% |
| 20 | Bassetlaw | East Midlands | 28.6% |
| 21 | Mid Suffolk | East of England | 28.6% |
| 22 | Torridge | South West | 28.2% |
| 23 | East Suffolk | East of England | 28.1% |
| 24 | South Hams | South West | 28.1% |
| 25 | Thurrock | East of England | 28% |
| 26 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | 28% |
| 27 | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | 27.6% |
| 28 | Bristol, City of | South West | 27.5% |
| 29 | Breckland | East of England | 26.8% |
| 30 | Stroud | South West | 26.6% |
| 31 | Eastbourne | South East | 26.6% |
| 32 | Redbridge | London | 26.6% |
| 33 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 26.5% |
| 34 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | 26.3% |
| 35 | Fenland | East of England | 25.8% |
| 36 | Trafford | North West | 25.8% |
| 37 | Swale | South East | 25.5% |
| 38 | North Somerset | South West | 25.5% |
| 39 | Isle of Wight | South East | 25.4% |
| 40 | Maldon | East of England | 25.2% |
| 41 | Ashfield | East Midlands | 25.1% |
| 42 | Wealden | South East | 25.1% |
| 43 | Adur | South East | 25.1% |
| 44 | Merton | London | 25% |
| 45 | Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 25% |
| 46 | Worthing | South East | 25% |
| 47 | Torbay | South West | 25% |
| 48 | South Norfolk | East of England | 25% |
| 49 | North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | 24.8% |
| 50 | East Devon | South West | 24.5% |
| 51 | Tewkesbury | South West | 24.4% |
| 52 | Malvern Hills | West Midlands | 24.2% |
| 53 | Rossendale | North West | 24.1% |
| 54 | Oldham | North West | 23.8% |
| 55 | Rochdale | North West | 23.8% |
| 56 | Cambridge | East of England | 23.7% |
| 57 | North Devon | South West | 23.5% |
| 58 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 23.5% |
| 59 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 22.8% |
| 60 | Haringey | London | 22.8% |
| 61 | Teignbridge | South West | 22.8% |
| 62 | Broadland | East of England | 22.7% |
| 63 | Tendring | East of England | 22.7% |
| 64 | Stockport | North West | 22.6% |
| 65 | Tunbridge Wells | South East | 22.6% |
| 66 | Manchester | North West | 22.4% |
| 67 | Cotswold | South West | 22.4% |
| 68 | Mid Devon | South West | 22.3% |
| 69 | Sutton | London | 22.3% |
| 70 | High Peak | East Midlands | 22.3% |
| 71 | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | 22% |
| 72 | Hackney | London | 22% |
| 73 | Canterbury | South East | 21.9% |
| 74 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 21.8% |
| 75 | South Oxfordshire | South East | 21.7% |
| 76 | Ashford | South East | 21.7% |
| 77 | Harrow | London | 21.7% |
| 78 | Arun | South East | 21.6% |
| 79 | Bromley | London | 21.4% |
| 80 | Southwark | London | 21.4% |
| 81 | Sevenoaks | South East | 21.3% |
| 82 | Lewes | South East | 20.8% |
| 83 | Exeter | South West | 20.8% |
| 84 | Portsmouth | South East | 20.7% |
| 85 | Bexley | London | 20.7% |
| 86 | Uttlesford | East of England | 20.5% |
| 87 | West Lindsey | East Midlands | 20.5% |
| 88 | Ealing | London | 20.5% |
| 89 | York | Yorkshire and The Humber | 20.3% |
| 90 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 20.3% |
| 91 | Cheltenham | South West | 20.3% |
| 92 | Somerset | South West | 20.2% |
| 93 | Westmorland and Furness | North West | 20.1% |
| 94 | Broxtowe | East Midlands | 20% |
| 95 | Northumberland | North East | 20% |
| 96 | New Forest | South East | 20% |
| 97 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 20% |
| 98 | Winchester | South East | 20% |
| 99 | Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | 19.9% |
| 100 | Chichester | South East | 19.9% |
| 101 | Shropshire | West Midlands | 19.8% |
| 102 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 19.6% |
| 103 | Bury | North West | 19.5% |
| 104 | Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 19.5% |
| 105 | Boston | East Midlands | 19.1% |
| 106 | Huntingdonshire | East of England | 19% |
| 107 | Southend-on-Sea | East of England | 19% |
| 108 | Guildford | South East | 18.9% |
| 109 | Broxbourne | East of England | 18.9% |
| 110 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 18.9% |
| 111 | Watford | East of England | 18.8% |
| 112 | Rushcliffe | East Midlands | 18.7% |
| 113 | Lichfield | West Midlands | 18.5% |
| 114 | Waltham Forest | London | 18.4% |
| 115 | South Gloucestershire | South West | 18.4% |
| 116 | Bedford | East of England | 18.3% |
| 117 | Dorset | South West | 18.1% |
| 118 | Amber Valley | East Midlands | 18.1% |
| 119 | Epping Forest | East of England | 18% |
| 120 | Melton | East Midlands | 17.9% |
| 121 | Cannock Chase | West Midlands | 17.9% |
| 122 | Waverley | South East | 17.8% |
| 123 | Tameside | North West | 17.8% |
| 124 | Dudley | West Midlands | 17.7% |
| 125 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 17.7% |
| 126 | Wirral | North West | 17.7% |
| 127 | Dartford | South East | 17.7% |
| 128 | South Staffordshire | West Midlands | 17.6% |
| 129 | Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | 17.5% |
| 130 | Cheshire East | North West | 17.3% |
| 131 | Wyre Forest | West Midlands | 17.1% |
| 132 | Three Rivers | East of England | 17% |
| 133 | Barnet | London | 16.9% |
| 134 | Brent | London | 16.8% |
| 135 | Maidstone | South East | 16.7% |
| 136 | Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | 16.7% |
| 137 | Croydon | London | 16.7% |
| 138 | South Kesteven | East Midlands | 16.7% |
| 139 | Gosport | South East | 16.6% |
| 140 | East Hertfordshire | East of England | 16.5% |
| 141 | Salford | North West | 16.5% |
| 142 | North Hertfordshire | East of England | 16.5% |
| 143 | Mole Valley | South East | 16.4% |
| 144 | Castle Point | East of England | 16.2% |
| 145 | West Devon | South West | 16.2% |
| 146 | Colchester | East of England | 16.1% |
| 147 | Hounslow | London | 16.1% |
| 148 | Gravesham | South East | 16.1% |
| 149 | Coventry | West Midlands | 16.1% |
| 150 | Rochford | East of England | 16% |
| 151 | East Hampshire | South East | 16% |
| 152 | Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | 16% |
| 153 | Fylde | North West | 16% |
| 154 | Warwick | West Midlands | 16% |
| 155 | Wandsworth | London | 15.9% |
| 156 | Havering | London | 15.8% |
| 157 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 15.8% |
| 158 | Lancaster | North West | 15.8% |
| 159 | Basildon | East of England | 15.8% |
| 160 | Warrington | North West | 15.8% |
| 161 | Leicester | East Midlands | 15.7% |
| 162 | Lewisham | London | 15.7% |
| 163 | Lambeth | London | 15.6% |
| 164 | East Cambridgeshire | East of England | 15.6% |
| 165 | North Warwickshire | West Midlands | 15.6% |
| 166 | Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | 15.5% |
| 167 | St Albans | East of England | 15.5% |
| 168 | Medway | South East | 15.4% |
| 169 | Eastleigh | South East | 15.4% |
| 170 | Slough | South East | 15.4% |
| 171 | North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 15.4% |
| 172 | Tower Hamlets | London | 15.3% |
| 173 | Pendle | North West | 15.2% |
| 174 | Reigate and Banstead | South East | 15.2% |
| 175 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 15.1% |
| 176 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 15.1% |
| 177 | Sefton | North West | 15.1% |
| 178 | Ribble Valley | North West | 15.1% |
| 179 | Havant | South East | 15.1% |
| 180 | Luton | East of England | 15% |
| 181 | Liverpool | North West | 15% |
| 182 | Wiltshire | South West | 15% |
| 183 | West Suffolk | East of England | 14.9% |
| 184 | Brentwood | East of England | 14.9% |
| 185 | East Staffordshire | West Midlands | 14.8% |
| 186 | Braintree | East of England | 14.8% |
| 187 | South Derbyshire | East Midlands | 14.7% |
| 188 | Bromsgrove | West Midlands | 14.6% |
| 189 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 14.6% |
| 190 | Tandridge | South East | 14.6% |
| 191 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 14.6% |
| 192 | Wychavon | West Midlands | 14.6% |
| 193 | Horsham | South East | 14.5% |
| 194 | North Kesteven | East Midlands | 14.5% |
| 195 | Plymouth | South West | 14.5% |
| 196 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 14.4% |
| 197 | Redditch | West Midlands | 14.4% |
| 198 | Charnwood | East Midlands | 14.3% |
| 199 | Harborough | East Midlands | 14.3% |
| 200 | North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 14.3% |
| 201 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | 14.2% |
| 202 | Hyndburn | North West | 14.1% |
| 203 | Elmbridge | South East | 14.1% |
| 204 | Buckinghamshire | South East | 14.1% |
| 205 | Epsom and Ewell | South East | 14% |
| 206 | North Tyneside | North East | 14% |
| 207 | Mid Sussex | South East | 14% |
| 208 | Test Valley | South East | 13.8% |
| 209 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | 13.8% |
| 210 | Southampton | South East | 13.6% |
| 211 | Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 13.5% |
| 212 | Gloucester | South West | 13.4% |
| 213 | Spelthorne | South East | 13.4% |
| 214 | South Cambridgeshire | East of England | 13.4% |
| 215 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | 13.4% |
| 216 | Cumberland | North West | 13.3% |
| 217 | Rutland | East Midlands | 13.2% |
| 218 | Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 13.2% |
| 219 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 13.1% |
| 220 | Dacorum | East of England | 13% |
| 221 | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 13% |
| 222 | Tamworth | West Midlands | 12.6% |
| 223 | South Ribble | North West | 12.3% |
| 224 | Wigan | North West | 12.1% |
| 225 | Norwich | East of England | 12.1% |
| 226 | Worcester | West Midlands | 12.1% |
| 227 | Harlow | East of England | 12% |
| 228 | Blaby | East Midlands | 12% |
| 229 | Knowsley | North West | 12% |
| 230 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 11.9% |
| 231 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 11.9% |
| 232 | Rugby | West Midlands | 11.7% |
| 233 | Erewash | East Midlands | 11.6% |
| 234 | Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 11.1% |
| 235 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 11.1% |
| 236 | West Oxfordshire | South East | 11.1% |
| 237 | Fareham | South East | 11.1% |
| 238 | Wyre | North West | 11.1% |
| 239 | County Durham | North East | 10.7% |
| 240 | West Lancashire | North West | 10.7% |
| 241 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.7% |
| 242 | Crawley | South East | 10.5% |
| 243 | Reading | South East | 10.3% |
| 244 | Tonbridge and Malling | South East | 10.2% |
| 245 | Greenwich | London | 10.1% |
| 246 | Burnley | North West | 10.1% |
| 247 | Bolton | North West | 9.9% |
| 248 | Lincoln | East Midlands | 9.8% |
| 249 | Cherwell | South East | 9.8% |
| 250 | Newham | London | 9.7% |
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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